Global fashion platform Zilingo announced plans to set aside US$100 million to build out its fashion supply chain business amid its ongoing expansion in the US.
Zilingo launched its operations in the US in the summer of this year, with offices in New York and Los Angeles. It said this is part of its accelerated growth plans in new markets such as those in Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.
DuPont Biomaterials and Lenzing are launching a fabric collection made predominantly of fibers derived from natural materials. The collaboration blends DuPont™ Sorona® fibers and TENCEL™ Lyocell and TENCEL™ Modal fibers from Lenzing, to give extremely soft garments greater resilience in stretch, recovery and dimensional stability. The new certified mill-collection will expand the future of sustainable textiles for designers to use in various applications, including active wear, ready-to-wear, intimate apparel and denim.
Emerald Textiles, a healthcare linen provider serving the West Coast market, has had its Turlock, Ca. plant recertified Hygienically Clean for Healthcare. Hygienically Clean is the quantified, validated standard and measure for hygienically clean textiles in North America since 2011, and this re-certification reflects this laundry’s ongoing commitment to best management practices (BMPs) in laundering as verified by on-site inspection and their capability to produce hygienically clean textiles as quantified by ongoing microbial testing.
Interbrand released its Best Global Brands 2019 report, marking 20 years of the agency tracking the world’s most valuable brands. Sporting goods made a relatively sparse showing, with only Nike (up 7 spots to 16th place) and adidas (up 11 spots to 45th place) placing in the top 100 global brands.
The most influential and established textiles sourcing show in its 5th edition will take place at BMICH, Colombo, from 13-15 November 2019. This global trading platform for the textiles and apparel industry is endorsed and supported by major industry associations, chambers of commerce and government agencies from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and other countries.
Can the home textiles industry ever shake off vinyl bags? An expert in packaging innovations will address the latest developments at HTT’s Material Changes conference on Nov. 13 in New York.
Sandra Krasovec brings more than 25 years of experience in brand and packaging design as the design director of a Chicago-based design firm and then as principal of her own business. The professor and coordinator of the Packaging Design BFA program at FIT has been instrumental in creating
a network between students, alumni, brand design firms and the packaging design industry.
Singtex highlighted its environmentally-friendly products at this year’s Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS). The Singtex exhibition focused on Airmem coffee oil membrane, Stormfleece single-layer woven fleece fabric, and the collaboration between Itochu S.Cafe and Renu garment recycling.
Elevenate, a high-quality performance gear company from Sweden, has joined forces with ACG Nyström and Gerber Technology. This exciting partnership will allow the outdoor performance brand to implement Gerber’s easy-to-use product lifecycle management solution, YuniquePLM, in order to gain more control over their supply chain and further streamline their processes to meet increasing customer demand.
Low-paid workers producing clothes for Lululemon in Bangladesh say they endured physical abuse and regular humiliation from their managers, according to an investigation by the Guardian. One worker said she was violently slapped for leaving work early on a day when she was sick. Others described managers calling female workers “sluts” or “prostitutes,” as well as instances of physical abuse. A male worker said men at the factory were beaten and mistreated too.
Major African cotton producer Mali expects to increase output to 1 million tonnes annually within two to three years as it mulls new cotton varieties to boost yields, its agriculture minister said in an interview on Monday.
Mali is targeting a record 2019/20 cotton crop of 800,000 tonnes this year which is expected to make it the top producer in Africa, edging out rival Burkina Faso.
