ZURICH – As part of the regular annual updates to its testing criteria and limit values, Oeko-Tex has included an approach to integrate recycled materials as part of its Standard by 100 along with the systemic integration of the carbon and water footprint into its ‘Made in Green’ traceability standard.Other updates include changes to limit values for metals in tanned leather and PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid), the introduction of virtual audits due to on-going travel restrictions, as well as reve

Bangladesh’s cotton import growth signifies that the apparel sector is growing. The local cotton import raised by about 9% to 75 lakh bales in the 2019-20 marketing year (MY) – the cotton marketing year begins in August and ends in July and one bale equals to 480 pounds – in spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said a data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).Figure: Bangladesh’s cotton imports grew by about 9% to 75 lakh bales in the 2019-20 marketing year (MY).US cotton e

Yanhuiping majored intextile engineering at Donghua University. He is a teacher at Xuancai Textile Training Center now, and will give a lecture from15:30 to 16:30 on January 6th. He will teach professional knowledge of textile and answer questions fromaudiences in the live stream chatting room.

GLOBAL – A statement issued by the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) says the coronavirus pandemic has created “a new level of despair among workers” and warns that “if brands don’t step up to help stanch the human damage the pandemic and their own practices are doing across the globe, the suffering will be enormous”.Authored by the CCC’s campaign and outreach director Christie Miedema and the WRC’s executive director Scott Nova and crisis response director Liana Fo

DHAKA - Union leaders in Bangladesh are urging the government to reject a plea by garment manufacturers to suspend a planned five per cent hike in the minimum wage for garment workers because of the pandemic.The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) wants the minimum wage to be frozen for two years to help its members survive the economic impact of COVID-19.However, the Samilito Garments Sramik Federation (SGSF) says garment workers are already facing abject poverty

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) under India's ministry of commerce & industry has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on import of viscose spun yarn. In its investigation, the DGTR has found that the domestic industry has suffered material injury caused by dumped imports of viscose spun yarn from China Indonesia and Vietnam.Pic: Shutterstock"The product under consideration is viscose spun yarn containing 85 per cent or more by weight of artificial viscose st

HERZOGENAURACH – Sportswear giant Adidas says this year it will use more than 60 per cent recycled polyester across its product range.The German outfit’s ambition is to only use recycled polyester by 2024 – a target it looks on course to meet after“Sustainability is an integral part of the Adidas business philosophy,” commented CEO Kasper Rorsted. “We have continued to invest in sustainability initiatives during the coronavirus pandemic and we will significantly expand our range of sustainable p

Jiang Rui, senior trends researcher from Fashion Trends Department of China Textile Information Center will bring a live stream from15:30 to 16:30on January 5th. She will analysesports and leisure trends in the autumn and winter of 2021/22.

Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech UniversityCOVID-19 has impacted the normal life and economy. How have the cotton and textile sectors fared? The year was supposed to end with a positive news that two vaccines have been approved for mass inoculation. But the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 which has shown up recently in the United Kingdom is causing genuine concern. With two major holidays around the corner, how will the developing situation impact the global economy and the cotton-textiles sec

Bangladeshi made MUSLIN fabric has been a keystone of the socio-economic history for ages. It has been so deep-seated in the Bengali culture and legacy that it would be challenging to think about the region’s history without talking about this fabric.Figure: Bangladeshi made MUSLIN fabric has been a keystone of the socio-economic history for ages.After the fabric’s last exhibition in London in 1850, the same traditional muslin saree was woven in Bangladesh by a group of researchers. And good new