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Intelligence30 Aug 2022

Traceable cotton projects in Africa

WTiN assesses the latest technology and good practice to better integrate and facilitate the African cotton trade with the global textile industry and to what extent digitalisation may increase African cotton production and processing.

FibresFabricsManufacturing Technology

Insight30 Aug 2022

Antimicrobial additive specifically for cotton

Microban® International has unveiled its DuraTech™ technology, an antimicrobial additive with wash durability designed explicitly for cotton applications.

NaturalResearch & Development

Insight30 Aug 2022

New nanophotonic coating aids thermal management

A visibly transparent and infrared reflective coating for textiles has been devised by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, based in the US.

ApparelSportswearResearch & Development

Prices29 Aug 2022

Executive Market Report

Oil futures have declined due to worries about tight supplies and production capacity, while natural gas prices have rallied to a fresh, 14-year high.

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

Insight26 Aug 2022

New screen-printed silicone anti-slip inks

Boston Industrial Solutions Inc launches Natron-SilTex AS Series screen printing silicone inks for socks and gloves with anti-slip (high coefficient of friction) designs.

Screen PrintingManufacturing Technology

Prices26 Aug 2022

Wool Market Report

A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Insight26 Aug 2022

AFFOA appoints new CTO

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc (AFFOA), a non-profit public-private partnership focused on invigorating the American textile industry, has promoted Michelle Farrington to chief technology officer (CTO).

Technical TextilesCompanies & Finance

Insight26 Aug 2022

Footwear finisher certified PFAS-free after bans

Green Theme Technologies Inc (GTT), a provider of waterless and PFAS-free textile finishes for footwear, states it’s the only brand able to exceed current performance standards while eliminating PFAS from footwear production.

FinishingFootwearSustainability

Insight26 Aug 2022

Sustainable growth as Huntsman exits textiles

Madelaine Thomas speaks to Heike van de Kerkhof, CEO of Archroma, and Rohit Aggarwal, president of Huntsman Textile Effects, about the direction of the companies going forward and the future of the textile chemical and dye industries.

DyeingFinishingManufacturing Technology

Insight26 Aug 2022

CEO transition for sportswear industry giant

A chief executive officer (CEO) transition has been initiated by adidas Group’s (AG) supervisory board, with current CEO Kasper Rorsted to hand over the position in 2023.

SportswearCompanies & Finance

Insight25 Aug 2022

The importance of traceability in textiles

The industry is seeing increased interest from consumers about how products are made, yet it’s questionable how much brands and manufacturers know. Cara Dudgeon speaks to Lenzing about its new partnership to improve traceability.

CellulosicsResearch & Development

Company Intelligence25 Aug 2022

Lululemon

WTiN provides an update on active and lifestyle brand Lululemon, focusing on its growth in both menswear and footwear atop healthy womenswear revenues, as well as its strategic materials partnerships.

SyntheticsSportswearResearch & Development

Intelligence24 Aug 2022

Traceability unearths end-of-life solutions

Traceability serves to more closely link brands to their suppliers and alert them to the complexity of the existing textile supply chain – which over the decades has been created largely by a race-to-the-bottom on costs.

FabricsApparelIndustry 4.0

Insight24 Aug 2022

Chasing efficiency in textile printing

The textile industry must explore ways of becoming sustainable to minimise resources and pollution, improve the safety of workers and ensure the right of consumers to make an informed choice.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight23 Aug 2022

Heat-dissolving threads hits retail market

Resortecs, a Brussels-based start-up, is partnering with Bershka, a fashion brand that is a part of retail giant Inditex Group. The duo has launched a capsule collection using the start-ups design-for-disassembly technology.

NaturalSyntheticsSustainability

Insight23 Aug 2022

Cloud services increase user print productivity

Electronics For Imaging™’s (EFI) Fiery Command WorkStation® has received new cloud capabilities and additional productivity enhancements for print business.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight23 Aug 2022

Yarn capacity to expand with US mill acquisition

Milliken & Company, a textile and chemical manufacturer, has acquired one of the Frontier yarn plants in Mayodan, North Carolina, US, from Gildan.

FibresYarnsCompanies & Finance

Intelligence22 Aug 2022

How will NFTs impact fashion?

WTiN deep dives into the crypto assets known as NFTs and explores budding trends within textiles & apparel industries as brands partner with blockchains and gaming companies.

ApparelIndustry 4.0

Insight22 Aug 2022

Affordable, sustainable technology focus

Industry players are joining forces for events at swissQprint’s UK headquarters to determine a more affordable and sustainable approach to workflow, as well as print and cut technology.

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Insight22 Aug 2022

Sustainable focus at digital textiles event

WTiN’s Global Digital Textile Conference (GDTC) comes to Como, Italy, on 5-6 October.

Digital PrintingEvents

Insight22 Aug 2022

Five innovations in smart textiles

With new innovations constantly hitting the market, it’s hard to keep up-to-date. Here are five of the latest technologies to hit the smart textiles sector.

Smart TextilesWearable TechnologyResearch & Development

Insight22 Aug 2022

Recycled fibre gets sustainable certification

Regel™ fibre, a recycled acrylic fibre from Thai Acrylic Fibre Company (TAF) – Aditya Birla Group, is now Bluesign® Approved.

RecycledSustainability

Prices22 Aug 2022

Executive Market Report

Extreme weather conditions have wreaked havoc upon almost all of the world’s cotton suppliers.

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

Prices19 Aug 2022

Wool Market Report

A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

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