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Energy savings of up to 30% are possible if clothing and textile producers apply a “simple” system of cost assessment, a Brussels conference of industry experts has been told. Yet too many companies lack fine-tuned energy data and are certainly unable to quantify the money they are losing or know how to focus on the problem.…

BRITAIN might not be reliant on Russian gas to keep warm, but British utilities are only too well aware that if Moscow turns off the taps this winter, there will be significantly increased demand for alternative gas supplies.

As a result, utility executives will have been keeping a close eye on talks in Berlin this weekend, where the European Union’s (EU) energy commissioner Günther Oettinger has been trying to broker a deal with Russia and Ukraine to head off a supply freeze.…

A RESEARCH project that has received EUR7 million in funding from the European Commission is working to bring more environmentally-friendly processes in the mainstream of the cosmetics industry in Europe. The OPTIBIOCAT (Optimised esterase biocatalysts for cost-effective industrial production) project, which began in 2013, wants to replace resource and energy-intensive chemical processes currently used in the cosmetics industry with less intensive ones, based on enzymes.…

When it comes to shipment of liquids in bulk, flexitanks are emerging as a viable alternative to traditional methods, and personal care product companies are taking notice. These huge, impenetrable and foldaway polyethylene bags that fit inside shipping containers can transport up to 24,000 litres of liquid at a time.…

FOR all sceptics who say that the benefits of participating in international book fairs is hard to quantify, the New Zealand publishing sector says it can be very valuable. “Being ‘Guest of Honour’ at the Frankfurt Book Fair two years ago [in 2012] was a big success for us”, Paul Bateman, Managing Director at David Bateman Ltd told The Bookseller.…

GERMANY’S Günther Oettinger, who is currently the European Union’s energy commissioner, has been nominated to become the EU’s new digital economy commissioner. He would replace the current digital agenda commissioner, Neelie Kroes of the Netherlands, who will leave her job on Nov 1, when the new team of commissioners under incoming president Jean-Claude Juncker comes into office.…

TAKING trends from runways and magazines and turning them into off-the-rack garments within weeks is no easy feat – but global fast fashion retailers consistently demonstrate that their supply chains are adequate.

While speed is, of course, an important part of the process, a shorter timeframe between garment design and point of sale does not necessarily mean a larger margin of errors.…

AS its name suggests, the lifeblood of the fast fashion industry is largely, speed to market – meaning that in many cases, traditional, weeks-long methods of shipping garments via sea or truck are no longer making the grade.

Fast fashion brands such as Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), Gap Inc, Uniqlo Co Ltd, Zara, F21 Red, Topshop, and Peacocks Stores Ltd rely on the air cargo industry to ship products quickly to stores around worldwide, according to a spokesperson from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).…

THE COMPREHENSIVE Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) concluded between the European Union (EU) and Canada in September is expected to significantly promote trade and investment between the EU and Canada. The agreement will scrap tariffs, open service sectors, and guarantee investment.…

Two new textile machinery exhibitions due to be held in Turkey in October are expected to provide a significant boost to the country’s textile industry as it seeks to expand its range of machinery across its long textile and clothing supply chain.…