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Related Keywords: America, apparel, brand, Europe, innovation, manufacturing, retail, sportswear, UK, Unify

American outdoor apparel brand Cotopaxi has appointed Wales-based Unify Brand Partnerships to be Cotopaxi’s first European distributor. The partnership begins with the launch of Fall/Winter 2020 season and will focus on the UK and Ireland.

Cotopaxi has identified the UK as the next natural step for wholesale distribution, citing the country’s trendsetting consumers and innovative retail opportunities.

Related Keywords: Adidas, Asia, brand, Europe, Interbrand, luxury goods, Nike, North America, sportswear

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.

Related Keywords: Africa, apparel, Europe, export, fabrics, future, Klopman, manufacturing, Servworx, South African, workwear

Klopman, a leading European producer of fabrics for workwear, has announced its entrance into the South African market. This follows an agreement to form a partnership with Servworx, the second largest workwear rental company in South Africa.

Servworx is a new generation services company with a significant presence in the healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mining and construction, and security sectors. Servworx is Klopman’s inaugural African partner/customer, with the continent projected to be “a key driver of future global economic growth”, according to the manufacturer.

Related Keywords: Belgium, carbon footprint, Europe, Geothermal, Ham, hydroelectric, Nike, renewable energy, solar

Nike has opened a new distribution centre powered entirely by renewable energy as part of its ambition to reduce its carbon footprint to zero.

The company says the 1.5 million square feet centre, called the Court, in the Belgian town of Ham, is fuelled by wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and biomass power.

The Court’s rack-supported structure required less steel and concrete, minimising waste and reducing material used in the construction process.

Related Keywords: cotton, Europe, fashion, fibres, Inditex, linen, polyester, Recycle, sustainable, Textile, yarns

The textile and sustainability manager at The European Confederation of Flax and Hemp (CELC), Marie Demaegdt, has said she welcomes targets fashion group Inditex has set for linen.

Inditex chief executive, Pablo Isla, told shareholders at a meeting in mid-July that, by 2025, 100% of the cotton, polyester and linen that goes into the products of Inditex’s eight brands (including Zara) will need to be organic, more sustainable or recycled.

Related Keywords: BOPA plant, chemical chain, Domo Chemicals, Europe, Nyleen, nylon, packaging, Quantis, recycle partnership

Materials engineering company Domo Chemicals (Leuna, Spain) is changing the name of its cfp flexible packaging business to Domo Film Solutions, effective immediately. The stated reason for the change is to emphasize the company's position as a provider of nylon film solutions in Europe.

Related Keywords: Candiani, denim, Europe, fibres, garment, innovation, ITMA, Refibra, research, sustainable innovation

One of Europe’s largest denim producer, Candiani SpA has won the ITMA Sustainable Innovation Award, held in conjunction with ITMA 2019. Its innovative product, Candiani Re-Gen is a ‘circular denim’ fabric created from regenerated and recycled raw materials.

Related Keywords: ethylene contract, Europe

In Europe, the contract price for ethylene has been confirmed at Euro 940 per ton an increase of Euro 15 per ton as compared to September.

Most of the producers were expecting increase in price due to increase in naphtha cost over the month, amidst a backdrop of balanced supply and demand.
Two other producers have been named as co-settlers but direct confirmation from both of them remains outstanding.

Meanwhile, discussions continue over next month’s contract price for propylene currently in a stalemate between two camps, one at €730/tonne and the other at €720/tonne.

Related Keywords: clothing accessories, Europe, fashion fabrics, London Textile Fair 2015, prestigious textile mills, range of textiles, UK fashion scene

The London Textile Fair the most prestigious show in London offers buyers, distributors, and designers the opportunity to view a large range of textiles from the most prestigious textile mills in Europe including companies from the UK, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal as well as some high-end manufacturers from Turkey and Japan - all under one roof.

TLTF with over 150 exhibitors continues to expand with each event and created a major influence on the UK fashion scene. It is the UK's premier platform for fashion fabrics and clothing accessories.

Related Keywords: 23 companies, attract global buyer, Bangladesh clothing industry, BGMEA, Denim and Jeans Expo, denim apparel export, denim apparel manufacturer, Europe, global clothing market, RMG sector, USA

Bangladesh is the second largest denim apparel manufacturing country in the world after China. To flex the muscle of the clothing sub-sector and attract global buyer a two day Denim and Jeans Expo began yesterday in the city. A total of 24 companies from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Germany, China and Brazil are part in the show.

The Denim and Jeans Expo was inaugurated by Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran at a city hotel . President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association ( BGMEA) Md Atiqul Islam was also present in the opening function.