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RUSSIA’s invasion of Ukraine will damage European Union (EU)-Russia trade in clothing including knitwear, but Russia will continue to make woolen clothes, say experts. Meanwhile, the war launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin is devastating Ukraine’s knitwear production and retail sector.…

Finishers are innovating to overcome the past weaknesses of natural and organic dyes such as low yields when extracting dyes from sources such as vegetation, insects or molluscs, inferior wash performance and weaker fastness in general, compared with synthetic dyes. 

A key focus of progress has been the improved use of mordants fixing natural dye stuff onto yarns and fabrics.…

A planned legally binding global agreement covering the lifecycle of plastics should hasten the regulation, proliferation and uptake of steps in the personal care product industry to eliminate plastic pollution, sector associations and experts.

Even before the decision in March (2022) by the United Nations Environment Assembly to conclude negotiations by 2024 on a pact to eliminate plastic pollution, cosmetics manufacturers of all sizes have been moving towards a more circular economy approach.…

The Covid-19 pandemic and latterly the Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked an increase in cybercrime and fraud, and the halal sector – reliant on compliance with detailed production and sales standards – is a soft target for commercial criminals.

This fact is compounded by the proliferation of halal certificates as the sector expands worldwide.…

Mumbai-based home textiles manufacturer and exporter Welspun India is upgrading and diversifying the use of an innovative technology system – ‘Wel-Trak’ – which tracks cotton through various stages of manufacturing. Patented in 2017, this digital solution provides complete traceability of the raw material’s processing and manufacturing history, from its country of ginning to, weaving and manufacturing, including shipping details.…

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based halal fast-food chain Chicking is planning to expand its geographic footprint with up to 30 new outlets across Canada by 2023.

The company opened its first ChickQueen branch in the multi-cultural city of Mississauga, Ontario, in May 2021, as part of a plan to expand to all major Canadian cities, AK Mansoor, founder and chairman of Chicking, told Salaam Gateway.…

Many Muslim countries, their governments and businesses, have adopted an uneasy neutrality towards Russia, as it continues its invasion of Ukraine.

Malaysia is a case in point – its close relations with European, north American and Asian countries (such as Japan and South Korea) means it will not want to breach their sanctions on Russia.…

The Vietnamese apparel sector is a great success story, but to maintain its strong position, the country will have to build backward linkages, while mitigating some deep-rooted cost and labour challenges. Data from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) shows that from the 1990s, the country’s garment industry has risen from a low base to overtaking Bangladesh’s exports’ sales in 2020, with USD29 billion overseas sales revenues, ranking second worldwide.…

The Russian clothing retail and manufacturing industry is suffering because of sanctions imposed because of its government’s invasion of Ukraine, but the sector’s close links to Asia and Turkey are likely to reduce the impact.

With the war continuing, Russian bombers today (March 17) bombed a theatre in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol, Svetlana Melnichenko, president of the Saint Petersburg-based Chamber of Textile and Fashion, noted that Russians were not in the mood to buy new clothes: “It’s spring.…

CRIMINALS are using the war in Ukraine for criminal gain, exploiting financial vulnerability and an overstretched national police to profit from human misery. While the smoke has yet to clear, Ukrainian officials are already beginning to report increases in smuggling, scams, and fraud. …