Better Cotton has provided feedback on the European Union’s proposed Green Claims Directive, emphasizing the need for clarity and alignment with other legislative measures to combat greenwashing. The proposed directive, published in March, seeks to establish common criteria for
Denim fabric, a popular and versatile textile primarily used in the production of jeans and other casual garments, is known for its durability, strength and distinctive twill weave, giving it a diagonal pattern. While typically made from cotton yarn, variations using synthetic fibres or blends are also available. Denim fabric finds application in a wide […]
A recent paper highlights the emissions gap that apparel industry giants will face if no urgent action is taken by governments to prevent overproduction. Published by the environmental network Zero Waste Europe, the paper notes that despite being the top buyer of clothes globally, the EU has yet to set concrete measures on textile waste […]
Bangladesh garment exports to the UK will continue to receive duty free status posts for a three year period following its transition out of the Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026. The South Asian country will be eligible to export 92 percent of tariff line products duty-free, which also includes apparels, when accessing the […]
In the second quarter ending June 30, 2023, Oerlikon Group sales dropped slightly by 4.4 percent year on year, to CHF 702 million, mainly driven by postponements in Polymer Processing Solutions’ filament orders. However, the Switzerland based group’s sales rose 3.6 percent from a year ago quarter, including 5.9 percent from Riri at constant exchange […]
Indorama Ventures which is one of the biggest producers of recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) resin in the world, has almost tripled its recycling capacity at its Brazil facility The capacity of the recycling facility has been increased from 9,000 tons to 25,000 tons per year of PET made from post-consumer recycled (PET-PCR) material. The project […]
Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) launched its latest innovation to serve the specific packaging needs of technical industries. When converted into reusable textile containers, Evolon Ultra Smooth provides premium surface protection and enhanced mechanical properties. Additionally, a 100% European, condensed supply chain brings logistics benefits. Evolon
The Bangladesh garment industry reached the milestone of having 200 LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified green factories. The LEED certification given by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) is internationally recognised as a symbol of excellence in sustainable building practices. In 2022, a total of 30 garment factories received LEED
The Ministry of Textiles issued a notification in which the government has postponed the implementation of the Quality Control Order (QCO) on cotton for three months. The QCO which applies to ginned cotton and unprocessed or also called kapas, will now be implemented from November 27, as stakeholders in the cotton and textile industry had […]
Murugan Santhanam “Why do we face such a sluggish market?” Today, this is the million-dollar question for all the stakeholders in the textile industry. You would never miss a single textile industry person asking the above question first before moving on to the usual conversation. I, too, have been asked this question myself by various […]





















