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Insightfree8 Mar 2019New technologies have turned what were once sci-fi tropes into very real aspects of daily life. Only a few decades ago, characters on TV shows as Star Trek used small devices to gather information and communicate remotely
Profile8 Mar 2019CHT Group, based in Tübingen, Germany, has set out its goal to become the preferred partner for sustainable specialty chemicals all over the world
The South African wool market ended higher at this week’s auction, held on 5-6 March, with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator increasing by 418 points (1.9%) to close at a value of R221.78 (clean). The Cape Wools All Wool Indicator was also up by 1.9%.
Insight8 Mar 2019The overall digital textile print market continued with double-digit growth in 2018 and market analysis by WTiN Intelligence: Digital Textiles indicates that the roll-to-roll market produced 2.57 billion sqm, with a CAGR market growth forecast at 20% from 2018 to 2022
Insight7 Mar 2019The digital textile printing market in Israel remains small. The growth rates for the country are lower than the average for the region at 7% in annual printing capacity, according to WTiN Intelligence: Digital Textiles
Insightfree7 Mar 2019EIT Digital, a European digital innovation and education organisation that’s aiming to drive Europe’s digital transformation, has launched EIT Digital 2020. The programme targets entrepreneurial minds that are planning to launch a digital tech start-up, product, or deliver digital technology-focused education programmes.
Insight7 Mar 2019Industrial thread company Coats has published its first sustainability report, which covers key sustainability performance data for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018. The report, ‘Pioneering a sustainable future’, also launches a sustainability strategy which sets out seven ambitious targets for 2022 across five priority areas in order to accelerate the company’s progress towards a more sustainable future, according to the company.
Insight7 Mar 2019Near-sourcing is something of a Holy Grail for clothing brands – close enough to end-markets to respond to fast fashion demand and cheap enough to ensure products are competitive – and digital technologies are proving important in making this strategy work.
