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IN the past year, several developments – both new and built on previous initiatives – have emerged, suggesting the apparel and textile industry is continuing to move towards a more sustainable supply chain.

A key move was the publication of Version 4.0, of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), released by the GOTS International Working Group, in March (2014).…

Big data is creating a growing range of opportunities that can help the global pharmaceutical industry develop and manufacture drugs more effectively. However, the industry faces a number of challenges in the way it manages and analyses the increasingly broad range of data that is available, with collaboration essential for the industry to capitalise on the potential of the big data explosion.…

Nonwovens are taking on an increasingly important role in creating more sustainable vehicles, particularly in interiors, offering lightweight materials reducing fuel usage, recyclability, and the use of green feedstocks such as plant and waste food material.

The US-based global Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) estimates there was about 560,000 tonnes of nonwovens in global automotive usage in 2013, said Dave Rousse, INDA’s president.…

A European Commission report assessing the implementation of the European Commission’s 2013 steel industry action plan has claimed a “moderate recovery” in Europe’s steel sector is now under way.

It predicts that 2014 and 2015 will see a “gradual and rather cautious recovery of real steel consumption in the EU [European Union]…with activity in the key steel using sectors gaining traction” after two years of disappointing performances.…

The Goa State Pollution Control Board has denied that growing stocks of iron ore stacked on riverside jetties are posing a risk to the environment of this key Indian tourism centre. However, the board’s chairman Jose Manuel Noronah told Steel First that careful and constant monitoring would take place just in case.…

The Indian steel industry has welcomed the initial steps taken by the new government to boost domestic manufacturing by expediting statutory clearances for new projects; removing hindrances to raw material supplies; and promising more clarity in future decision making.

“The government is giving us hope that lot of projects which have been held up due to environmental regulations are [already] being cleared,” said Sushim Banerjee, director general Institute for Steel Development & Growth, in Kolkata. …

The water sector is grappling with a comprehensive review of the European Union’s (EU) drinking water directive and related laws that could expand and intensify EU demands on water utilities.

The European Commission has asked water suppliers and users for replies by September 23 on a detailed questionnaire, whose concerns go beyond the scope of the directive, notably asking for views on affordability.…

Sweeping changes approved this year to China’s national Environmental Protection Law are likely to push consolidation in the textile and clothing industry, as compliance costs rise. The new legislation promises greater powers for environmental authorities and harsh punishments for polluters, while a compulsory public disclosure element means that multinational clothing suppliers must choose their textile supply chain partners with greater care and transparency.…

WHEN it comes to subsidies in the European Union (EU), the representatives of the fossil fuels industries and those of the renewable energy sources have long pointed the finger at each other about who receives more support from the public purse.…

JAPANESE food manufacturers are targeting south-east Asia as key export markets, leveraging their products’ sophisticated, fashionable and healthy image. Indeed, with a significant proportion of south-east Asian consumers becoming richer, the perception that Japanese brands can be relatively expensive can help marketing and certainly not harm sales, they say.…