TOKYO - Japanese tech and fibre firm Teijin has announced it has introduced an internal carbon pricing (ICP) system for the group's capital investment plans.The ICP mechanism creates economic incentives to reduce CO2 emissions by quantifying CO2 emissions as costs that the company can consider when making investment decisions.The Teijin Group will apply the system to all future capital investment plans that are expected to impact the group’s CO2 emissions to help mitigate climate change.Sour

Cottage, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (CMSMEs) are considered to be catalyzers of any economy. In the development context, CMSMEs play a crucial role in both developed and developing countries impacting positive changes in the community level economy and in boosting the national economic scenario.Terming the contribution of CMSMEs to be the lifeline of Bangladesh’s economy, the Honorable Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi recently stated on 11 January 2021 that the sector is contributing abou

LEICESTER - A £300,000 training academy for the fashion sectoris to be set up in the heart of Leicester’s troubled garment industry.The city council is to establish the Leicester Fashion Technology Academy (LFTA) in the Spinney Hills district where many of the city’s apparel factories are based.Leicester's garment industry has been at the centre of allegations of illegally low pay and poor conditions involving suppliers to fast fashion giant Boohoo.Source:Eco Textile

PEORIA - Sustainable startup Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) has announced it is doubling manufacturing capacity at its Illinois base for the production of its 'Mirum' plant-based leather.The company says it has added 110,000 sq ft of space for production - sufficient to eventually produce tens of millions of square feet of Mirum each year for its brand partners.NFW founder and CEO Dr Luke Haverhals said he believed the expansion would mean that the company's production capacity outstrip

Chen Jianzhiwho is a specialist in new retailer and new e-commercefields will give a lecturefrom15:30 to 16:30 on January 15th. He willreveal buyers' thinkings when they choose suppliers.

Cotton yarns import value of USA has dropped 8.64 per cent to US $ 71.61 million in Jan.-Nov. ’20 period, as per OTEXA data.Cotton yarns import value of USAThere was nil shipment from China to USA in cotton yarn category and the top 3 shippers were South Korea, Pakistan and India which collectively shipped US $ 48.30 million worth of cotton yarns to USA.South Korea shipped US $ 18.14 million worth of cotton yarns to USA in the 11-month period of 2020, declining 11.34 per cent on yearly basis.Pak

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, and Clariter, an international clean-tech company, today announced a strategic partnership to pursue a next-generation chemical recycling solution for products based on DSM’s Dyneema®, an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber. As a first step, sample products – including ropes, nets, and ballistic materials made with Dyneema® – were successfully converted at Clariter’s pilot plant in Poland,

For the past four to five years, stand-alone spinning segment in India was performing very poorly (with an unsustainable EBITDA margin of 7 to 8 per cent) compared to all other segments of the textile value chain. However, now due to pent-up demand for finished goods, there is good demand for yarn, and some much-needed green shoots are visible in the segment, according to the Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF).Pic: ShutterstockPost-lockdown, prices of cotton yarn have increased, for e.g. price

Now a day competition is increasing in the garments industry. In past, factories rely on few buyers with huge order volumes. Now, because of huge competition, factories have to work with lots of buyers with short volume orders. If one style is running in a garments line continuously, productivity should be increased gradually and after few days it reaches maximum productivity (There is always a scope to increase productivity).Figure: To achieve targeted profit for short order quantity, maintaini

HONG KONG – Eurofins Softlines and Leather has received approval from ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme for four of its laboratories in India, Spain, Italy and Turkey to conduct ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL) tests for Level 1, 2 and 3 conformance in its chemical gateway.The ZDHC MRSL supports good chemical management and helps to avoid the use of hazardous substances during production and manufacturing.Source:Eco Textile