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Related Keywords: biofuel, China, cotton, fabrics, Fuel, plastic, sustainability, United States, Wood

Since nations like the U.S. and Australia have lifted their bans on growing hemp, a revolution is brewing.

Innovators are taking up the gauntlet to cultivate this versatile plant for a medley of biodegradable materials including plastic polymers, building products, fabrics, wood, biofuel, paper and even car components.

It’s not new. The fiber from industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) – from the same species as its cousin marijuana but without the mind-altering THC – has been used for thousands of years to make paper, rope, cloth and fuel.

Related Keywords: Chuck Taylors, Converse, cotton, denim, PET yarn, plastic bottles, Recycled polyester, shoes, sustainable

Converse are launching sustainable Chuck Taylors. If you’re looking for ways to make your wardrobe more sustainable and want to protect the environment, Converse have got you covered.

Converse have launched their ‘Renew Initiative’ with a range of Chuck Taylors that are made from discarded plastic bottles.

Through its Renew program, the brand aims to create its iconic streetwear in a more sustainable manner by using consumer and industrial waste.

The first lineup features the Chuck Taylor All Star and Chuck 70.

Related Keywords: apparel, Bangladesh, environmental impact, fashion, fast fashion, government, Higg Index, India, innovation, market, Textile

India feels the adverse social and environmental impact of ‘fast fashion’; however, this may change soon.

India is a global manufacturing hub for textiles and apparel, coping with growing international and domestic demand. The global textiles market is projected to reach $1.3 trillion by 2025. Similarly, the domestic market for apparel is estimated to reach $59.3 billion by 2022 and that for textiles to grow to $223 billion by 2021. The industry is also critical in terms of income and employment generation, contributing to 5 percent of India’s current GDP.

Related Keywords: Archroma, denim, Diresul, dyes, Indicolors, innovation, smart denims, sustainable

Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has recently launched at the ITMA exhibition its new Diresul® Smartdenim Blue, a liquid sulfur blue dye designed to mimic indigo.

Diresul® Smartdenim Blue liquid was developed in compliance with “The Archroma Way: safe, efficient, enhanced, it’s our nature”. The approach finds its origin in Archroma’s deep belief that it is possible to make the textile industry sustainable, economically and ecologically.

Related Keywords: clothes, clothing, machinery, robot, Seismic, service industry, Textiles

At first glance, you would never know that Rich Mahoney’s clothes are different. That’s until, of course, you hear the hum of tiny robotic machinery working beneath the surface.

That’s because underneath Mahoney’s clothing is what he calls robotic clothing.

“It’s like a layer of extra muscles integrated into your clothing around your body,” he says.

Mahoney is the CEO of Seismic , a company that’s created a sort of jumpsuit that has robotic muscles positioned along the hip and around the abdomen sewn inside it.

Related Keywords: clothes, eco friendly, kidswear, manufacturing, Oeko-Tex, organic, Roux, Textiles, The Global Organic Textile Standard

The Millennial shoppers who gave steam to Fashion Revolution and other anti-fast-fashion movements are growing up—and using the same consumer ethics when purchasing clothes for their little ones.

Related Keywords: China, clothing, Garments, H&M, India, Inditex, Mexico, Myntra, Pretax, profit, Sweden, Textile, Textiles, Thiland, Tmall, Zara

The apparel retailer said that the composition of inventory has improved, implying it will become easier to sell the garments.

Hennes & Mauritz AB surged after the struggling Swedish clothing retailer showed progress coping with a buildup of unsold garments, raising hopes that the worst may be over after a three-year slump in earnings.

Inventory dropped slightly as a proportion of sales, easing to 18.2% at the end of May from a record 18.9% as of last August, H&M said Thursday. CEO Karl-Johan Persson said H&M still aims to boost operating profit this year.

Related Keywords: Candiani, denims, Elleti Group, Garments, jeans, museum, Textile

Verona is not just the fictional home of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The Northern Italian city now lays claim to a denim archive housing more than 15,000 pieces dating as far back as the mid-19th century.

Laundry and garment manufacturer, Elleti Group, celebrated last week the grand opening of its denim museum with a host of industry friends and partners.

Related Keywords: China, export, fiber, HTSUS, Imports, India, polyester, Reliance Industries Limited, synthetic, United States, yarn

On June 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce Department”) announced affirmative preliminary determinations that imports of polyester textured yarn from China and India are being unfairly sold below their fair value in the United States at significant double-digit margins, as follows.

Polyester Textured Yarn Imports from China
Producer/Exporter Preliminary Dumping Rate (%)
Fujian Billion Polymerization Fiber Industrial Co Ltd. 77.15
Suzhou Shenghong Fiber Co., Ltd. 77.15
Jiangsu Hengli Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. 76.07
PRC-Wide Entity / All Others 77.15

Related Keywords: brands, CEMATEX, Garments, global, Industry, innovation, ITMA, machinery, manufacturing, Spain, technology, Textile

Themed ‘Innovating the World of Textiles’, the 18th edition of ITMA, the world’s most established textile and garment technology exhibition, concluded successfully in Barcelona, Spain.

The global textile and garment manufacturing industry converged at ITMA 2019, chalking up new records for the exhibition which has been held every four years since 1951. It featured many exciting new product launches and innovative technologies and products, including those that leverage the Internet of Things, by 1717 exhibitors from 45 countries.