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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.…
ANTIMICROBIAL TEXTILES FOR PERFORMANCE CLOTHES BOOST THEIR SUSTAINABILITY
Textile manufacturers and researchers have been relentlessly developing new antimicrobial solutions for performance and protective clothing, especially focusing on sustainability.
The global antimicrobial textile market, which also includes antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral products, was valued at USD10.8 billion in 2020, expected to reach USD14.7 billion in 2027, according to India-based market researcher Qualiket Research (1). …
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.…
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.…
IMPLEMANTAION OF ESG CRITERIA CAN CONTRIBUTE TO LONG TERM SURVIVAL AND SUCCESS - GCC ARE SUGGESTING TO THEIR BUSINESS
An ACCA co-hosted conference in Dubai has heard how today, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) bloc companies should not view meeting ESG (environmental, social, governance) standards as an optional add-on, which may help marketing, but as a prerequisite for commercial long-term survival.…
MANUFACTURERS AND RESEARCHERS EXPLORE INTEGRATION OF SUPER-MATERIAL GRAPHENE INTO NONWOVENS
The highly versatile material graphene is becoming increasingly popular in a variety of health and safety uses in nonwoven products, despite calls for further research to be conducted to assess its long-term impact on toxicity in humans and the environment.
Demand for graphene’s powerful antimicrobial and filtration qualities grew sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially for incorporation in nonwoven masks.…
PROS AND CONS OF HAVING BLOCKCHAIN IN THE TEXTILE SUPPLY CHAIN
Can blockchain technologies help the textile industry resolve past transparency weaknesses in the supply chain, as well as inefficient inventory management, by facilitating fundamental changes to existing supply-chains and processes. Blockchain technologies’ decentralised storage of immutable records of physical asset transactions within digital ledgers, say some experts, can help transform the textile industry throughout the supply chain, from source (raw material point of origin) to shopfloor (brands and retailers).…
PFAS CONTROLS GROW FOR PERFORMANCE TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS WORLDWIDE
As researchers continues to identify health and environmental problems created by textile chemicals that have been widely utilised in the past, regulation tightens, and while this is rarely by international treaty, controls do spread worldwide over time. This is certainly the case regarding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have been commonly used within the clothing and textile sector for fire protection, water repellence and oil resistance, preventing stains.…