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HIGH-END FASHION HAVING FUN WITH SLIVER KNIT – A FABRIC WHICH FIRST ENJOYED A REVIVAL AS FAKE FUR
Applications of sliver knit fabric are diversifying from the traditional use as a warm yet lightweight lining for mass-produced outerwear and boots, as well as faux fur, with European fashion houses increasingly deploying the textile as an exclusive material.
Made with special circular knitting machines, sliver knit is a process by which continuous ‘tubes’ (slivers) of fibre – natural, synthetic or a mix – are knitted into a backing with the free ends extending out on one side to form a soft pile.…
HUGE AND GROWING MARKET FOR WELLNESS-FOCUSED APPAREL PROMPTS FABRIC INNOVATION
THE COVID-19 pandemic brought many changes to the world, and changes in fashion that incorporated a desire to enjoy a healthy lifestyle was one. With many consumers spending more time at home, including during working hours, demand for comfortable clothes with functionality to aid indoor and outdoor exercise has boomed.…
CANADIAN AUTO SECTOR AND POLITICIANS ACCEPT TAXPAYER COST OF BANKROLLING EV TRANSITION
The Canadian auto sector and governments appear united in saying the huge subsidies sunk into securing a Canadian dollars CAD7 billion (USD5.1 billion) Volkswagen battery plant in St Thomas, southern Ontario, make good commercial and economic sense.
The level of financing could indicate what the Canadian and Ontario governments will have to spend to persuade Stellantis to restart stalled work at its planned battery manufacturing plant in Windsor, across the border from Detroit.…
RUSSIA INVASION PUSHES COUNTER PROLIFERATION FINANCE (CFP) INTO MAINSTREAM OF AML/CFT CONTROLS
Counter Proliferation Financing (CPF) is becoming an increasingly important third goal of international policies and programmes designed to attack and reduce illicit financial movements. With concerns about the development of nuclear weapons by sanctioned regimes in North Korea and Iran growing, governments have been focusing on how to implement Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidance on CPF, which has been deepening since the global anti-money laundering and terror finance body in 2020 amended FATF Recommendation 1 and its Interpretive Note to require countries and entities to identify, assess, understand and mitigate their PF risks.…
BRAZILIAN DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING SEEKS TO PROFIT FROM NEW GLOBAL DYNAMICS
The Brazilian textile sector has been increasing investment in digital printing, modernising its finishing to boost international competitiveness to offer near-sourcing services to American and European clients as western buyers review their China sourcing.
India-based business intelligence service Infinium Global Research, in a report sent to Digital Textile, said the Brazilian digital textile printing market was worth USD28.37 million in 2022, projected to rise to USD75.25 million by 2030.…
ASIAN PAINT AND COATING REGULATORY ROUND-UP – INDONESIA MULLS BAN ON LEAD IN PAINTS
The Indonesian government is drafting a regulation to ban lead-based paints in the country, Markus Winarto, the secretary-general of the Indonesian Paint Manufacturers Association (APCI) has told PPCJ. The government has been under pressure from environmental health activists to take this step – one already taken in the Philippines, for example, but is facing some difficulties in finding alternatives for certain applications such as road markings and anti-corrosion coatings, said Winarto.…
RUSSIA INVASION PUSHES COUNTER PROLIFERATION FINANCE (CFP) INTO MAINSTREAM OF AML/CFT CONTROLS
Counter Proliferation Financing (CPF) is becoming an increasingly important third goal of international policies and programmes designed to attack and reduce illicit financial movements. With concerns about the development of nuclear weapons by sanctioned regimes in North Korea and Iran growing, governments have been focusing on how to implement Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidance on CPF, which has been deepening since the global anti-money laundering and terror finance body in 2020 amended FATF Recommendation 1 and its Interpretive Note to require countries and entities to identify, assess, understand and mitigate their PF risks.…
BRAZILIAN DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING SEEKS TO PROFIT FROM NEW GLOBAL DYNAMICS
The Brazilian textile sector has been increasing investment in digital printing, modernising its finishing to boost international competitiveness to offer near-sourcing services to American and European clients as western buyers review their China sourcing.
India-based business intelligence service Infinium Global Research, in a report sent to Digital Textile, said the Brazilian digital textile printing market was worth USD28.37 million in 2022, projected to rise to USD75.25 million by 2030.…
EU/WTO REGULATORY ROUND UP – GLOBAL DEAL ON FOOD TRADE STILL TARGETED AT WTO
Global negotiators continue to chase the dream of an international agreement on trading food and drink products, despite talks having continued, without agreement, since 2001. That was when the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Doha Development Round of talks were launched, with the key goal of revamping the WTO agreement on agriculture, which covers food and drink.…
EARLY GLOBAL DATA SUGGESTS USED-EV MARKET IS TAKING SHAPE
While all eyes are on headline investments into conversions of major auto plants for EV production, a key sign that this market is maturing is emerging – the growth of used-vehicle sales for the electric transmission segment. Data from US-based industry consultant Cox Automotive released on April 7 said that American used-EV retail sales via licensed dealerships increased 32% in Q1 2023 year-on-year to 42,753 units.…