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Companies in the nonwoven adhesives market are innovating to overcome geopolitical and environmental pressures forecast by market analysts to pose challenges for the next five years. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s impact on the global economy and energy prices; continued supply chain fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic; and growing sustainability concerns and associated regulatory changes are tough obstacles, claim market researchers OG Analysis, from Connecticut, USA.…

Bangladesh has struggled to rebuild its reputation as an ethical sourcing location since the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster, so the murder of Bangladeshi union leader Shahidul Islam on June 25 has sparked concern within the country’s important clothing export sector.

Shahidul was Gazipur unit president of Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF), a prominent trade union, who lost another comrade named Aminul Islam to a violent and murderous attack in 2012.…

Portugal is developing innovative textile and garment applications of eucalyptus and cork, natural resources that abound in the country, while looking to ensure these new fibres comply with new sustainability and circularity requirements in Europe. 
António Braz Costa, general director at the Portuguese Technological Centre for Textile and Clothing (Centro Tecnológico Têxtil e Vestuário – CITEVE) and the affiliated Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials (Centro de Nanotecnologia e Materiais Técnicos, Funcionais e Inteligentes – CeNTI) told Twist International, that the Portuguese sector is now meeting a 10-year-old goal of boosting its production of textile fibres from wood sources.…

A Peru university has been honoured by the UN for a groundbreaking sustainability programme, that imparts practical environmental skills to students, which they then practice in the community. Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL), Peru, based in the capital Lima, was a winner of the Next Generation Learning and Skills section of the International Green Gown Awards 2023, supported by the UN’s Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI).…

An increasing push for decarbonisation in North America is opening more opportunities for the production and sale of soybean oil, canola oil and other bio-based fats and oils.

Rising demand from the domestic energy sector is increasingly leading the US oilseeds, oils and fats industry to re-valuate the value of their products as feedstock for renewable fuels and biodiesel.…

Cloud PLM (product lifecycle management) software solutions are growing in number and functionalities to meet fashion clients’ needs as brands strive to improve their cost savings, sustainability and transparency. 
PLM software helps to manage goods and associated data from production to disposal.…

In the wake of the European Union’s (EU) impending sustainability-focused textile regulations and guidelines (1), Peru stands uniquely poised to amplify its exports of alpaca, camelid fibers, and cotton. This South American nation’s key to unlocking European markets lies in aligning its sustainability initiatives with the EU’s visions.…

Türkiye’s digital textile printing sector had started to rebound post-Covid-19, but since 2022, orders have slowed due to weakening economies in the country’s key European markets, while production costs have been impacted by surging inflation and currency devaluation. While this has hampered order books, reducing demand for all kinds of finishing, print houses have been adapting by seeking medium to high-end orders for smaller print runs, which favour digital printing’s flexibility – promoting investment.…

The dairy industry if Baltic State Estonia may be small, but it has seen continuous growth, with 2022 marking the 22nd consecutive year of increased milk production in a country blessed with abundant natural grassland.

“Estonia is among the best in Europe in terms of cow milk production,” Aire Pentjärv, head of the dairy animals performance testing department, of Estonian Livestock Performance Recording Ltd (EPJ – Eesti Põllumajandusloomade Jõudluskontrolli AS), told Dairy Industries International.…

Consumers worldwide increasingly seek out climate and environmentally friendly products, including paints, and industry is meeting this demand with a range of more sustainable products that they flag with green claims, such as carbon neutral or zero organic compounds (VOC). However, paint makers need to ensure they can prove those claims because regulators are cracking down on greenwashing.…