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TEXTILE COATINGS - DEEP DIVE ARTICLE
INTRODUCTION
Think of finishing and some consumers may conclude that integrating chemicals with or within fibres will always be the most effective way to create a performance or protective textile. But the reality is that applying coatings to textiles and yarns is anything but superficial as a finishing technique.…
AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES MUST PAY MORE FOCUS ON STUDENT NEEDS TO SECURE FUTURE RELEVANCE
African universities must undertake strategic collaborations, boost innovation and develop entrepreneurial initiatives, targeting the needs of students to remain relevant in the future, a higher education conference in Nigeria has been told. These concerns formed the core of discussions when public and private sector tertiary education experts gathered over Zoom and in-person in Lagos to discuss the future of African universities at the second edition of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) International Week conference.…
COVID-19 DISRUPTION OFFERS AMERICAS TEXTILE COMPANIES CHANCE TO GRAB AND HOLD NEW MARKETS
The relationship between the USA textile industry and its counterparts in Latin America has never been straightforward, given the US exports fabrics and fibre to its neighbours as well as importing apparel, but the Covid-19 pandemic has increased complexity in this relationship.…
NON-CHEMICAL FINISHING AIDED BY DIGITISATION – DEEP DIVE
INTRODUCTION
Textile and clothing companies are well aware of two major trends driving sales in the industry – sustainability and digitisation. One is driven by the need to adopt sustainable manufacturing processes and materials, to boost sales amongst environmentally conscious consumers and reduce financial and regulatory costs associated with pollution and carbon emissions.…
ARGENTINA MULLS CREATION OF POTENTIALLY VALUABLE GUANACO FIBRE, WOOL AND FABRIC INDUSTRY
Argentina has potential to develop a lucrative business for exporting guanaco fibre, one of the finest in the world, but it will take investment, government support and marketing to make it happen, experts say.
“The medium and long-term market is very promising since these products go to a sector that values social, environmental and cultural sustainability, something that is increasingly rooted in middle- and high-income sectors,” Luciano Galfione, CEO of Textil de los Andes (TexAndes), a maker of guanaco and other natural fibres and yarns in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca in north-western Argentina, told Twist International.…
SOUTH AFRICA RESPONDS TO FATF CALL TO ACTION, AS LAW ENFORCEMENT REBUILT UNDER PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA
South Africa has a lot to do to improve its regulatory oversight and more effectively tackle money laundering, which its FIU, the Financial Intelligence Centre, readily admits, as the country addresses shortcomings highlighted in its latest Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluation report (MER).…
FATF SAYS STABLECOIN ISSUERS NEED TO CONSIDER ML/TF RISK BEFORE LAUNCHING THESE VIRTUAL ASSETS
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has called on financial institutions and virtual currency operators to take a special look at the AML/CFT risks associated with stablecoins before they release them, because of they may be widely acquired and spent. Because stablecoins’ value is supposed to be linked to a fiat currency value, most likely USD, and hence be more popular than floating virtual assets whose fiat value varies widely, FATF has said that virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and other AML/CFT obliged entities be careful.…
KNITWEAR INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION ROUND UP
With its complex supply and distribution chain, the international knitwear sector fosters innovation, with commercial partners cross-fertilising technical and design ideas that span digitisation and mechanical smarts, as well as consumer-focused creativity.
One key area of innovation in the past year has been warp knitting – for instance by leading northern Italian warp seamless knitwear manufacturer Cifra (1), which last December (2020) launched an innovative and sustainable garment concept for women, spanning beachwear, athleisure bodywear and lingerie.…
TURKISH CLOTHING AND TEXTILE SECTOR LOOKS TOWARDS A DIVERSIFIED CLIENT BASE AS COVID-19 EBBS
THE TURKISH apparel sector is capitalising on sourcing diversification and changes in retailers’ orders in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Exports are up on last year, and the industry is laying the foundations for strong future demand as the sector expands.…
INNOVATIVE ONLINE MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK ISTANBUL EXPANDS GLOBAL REACH OF TURKISH CLOTHING AND TEXTILE SECTOR
Istanbul is gearing up for its second fashion week of 2021, with the expectation of repeating the success of previous virtual events that reached some 25 million viewers worldwide.
With a physical Mercedes-Benz Istanbul Fashion Week (IFW) not feasible in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the organisers pivoted to a virtual event.…