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Related Keywords: A Mississippi State cotton agronomist, agronomy, garnered nearly $6 million in research funding, horticulture and environmental science in agricultural systems, horticulture and weed science, MSU’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences offers undergraduate degrees in agronomy

A Mississippi State cotton agronomist is the new head of the university’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. Darrin Dodds, a 12-year veteran of the department, takes the helm April 1.

A native of Rushville, Illinois, Dodds is well respected throughout the Midsouth for his teaching, research and outreach programs in cotton physiology. In 2016, he was awarded the Dr. J. Tom Cothren Outstanding Young Physiologist Award by the National Cotton Council and its partners.

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In the past year the company saved more than 10 million cubic meters of water, the same as needed for the annual consumption of 600,000 people. Jeanologia, world leaders in the development of eco-efficient technology, launches H2 Zero, a revolutionary technology allowing the complete elimination of discharge in the textile industry.

Related Keywords: analysis of manufacturing processes, certifying the supply chain, Made in Italy textile industry, production chain, social and environmental sustainability of the productions, tanning & textile sector chain, traceability of this supply chain, use of blockchain in SMEs in the textile industry

The first pilot project for the use of blockchain in SMEs in the textile industry was officially presented at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) on March 13. Blockchain technology will support Made in Italy project, protect its uniqueness and quality such as certifying the supply chain thanks to the mechanism of the "shared register" which enables attaining maximum security regarding counterfeit stabs.

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Mass market retailer Target has today joined over 170 brands and apparel industry stakeholders by committing to the CanopyStyle initiative in a bid to ensure the use of ancient and endangered forest fibre is not found in its own viscose textile supply chain.

Target says it will “pursue, with a goal of achieving by (end of) 2020, viscose apparel garment supply chains that are free of ancient and endangered forests, endangered species and controversial sources.”

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Get a look inside NC State's one-of-a-kind Textile Protection and Comfort Center. In most laboratories, a fire is a sign that something has gone very wrong. But in NC State’s Textile Protection and Comfort Center, test materials are regularly set on fire — and stretched, sniffed, spilled on and sweated through — all in the name of science and innovation.

For 25 years, the center has been blazing new trails in the textile industry as a one-of-a-kind testing and evaluation center.

Related Keywords: adidas sourced 100% of its cotton as more sustainable cotton, Better Cotton accounts for 30% of global cotton production, Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) experienced a historic level of uptake, Better Cotton – that’s enough cotton to make around 1.5 billion pairs of jeans, increased investment in training for cotton farmers on more sustainable practices, integrating Better Cotton into their sustainable sourcing strategies and increasing sourcing commitments, suppliers to source cotton as Better Cotton, sustainable cotton production worldwide, which allowed us to ramp up sourcing in a short period of time

In 2018, the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) experienced a historic level of uptake, as 93 retailer and brand members sourced more than one million metric tonnes of Better Cotton – that’s enough cotton to make around 1.5 billion pairs of jeans.

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A new non-profit organisation, Chemical Recycling Europe, has been created with the goal of establishing an industry platform for developing and promoting cutting-edge chemical recycling technologies for polymer waste across Europe.

The new association aims to deepen collaboration with the EU Institutions and develop positive industry-wide relationships throughout the whole chemical recycling value chains in Europe in order to boost specific polymer recycling.

Related Keywords: carpet & handicraft, cotton yarn/fabs/made-ups/handloom products category have shown growth, Exports of the apparel segment, jute manufacturing, man-made yarn/ fab/ made-ups under the textile segment have reported decline in exports in February, textile segment grew marginally, textiles and apparel exports in February saw a growth of 3% to USD 3.094 billion

A majority of categories like carpet & handicraft, jute manufacturing, man-made yarn/ fab/ made-ups under the textile segment have reported decline in exports in February.

Only the cotton yarn/fabs/made-ups/handloom products category have shown growth under the segment.

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Mark Beecroft, a researcher from the Manchester Metropolitan University, believes that the future of textiles will be closely intertwined with 3D printing. Not only does he believe it—he is actually paving the way for it in an innovative additive manufacturing-based project called Digital Interlooping.

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The list of potential applications of technical textiles seems almost endless. Engineers and research institutes regularly find new and more demanding areas in which the use of textiles can lead to technical progress, weight reduction, cost savings, or other benefits.