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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.…

With western clothing brands and retail outlets quitting Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine – killing 9,614 civilians (UN figures) and killing or wounding almost 500,000 soldiers (US government estimates) – clothing exports to Russia from nearby Türkiye have been growing steadily, with some increase in Russian production.…

Chinese textile and clothing manufacturers are increasingly relying on Egyptian cotton, over the past two seasons becoming Egypt’s second largest buyer of cotton, driven by the US ban on Xinjiang cotton, competitive pricing, and strong demand for luxury fibres.

“China has always been a player in Egyptian cotton, but they were never on top of the list.…

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.…

Humanitarians have claimed that sub-Saharan university students were part of mass border expulsions by Tunisian security forces in July as universities within the north African country note reduced registrations by black African students.

Tunisian humanitarian association Enfants de la Lune’s https://www.facebook.com/XPtunisie…

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.…

Ford and Canadian auto workers union Unifor have struck a tentative deal for a three-year contract, heading off the risk of a Canada-wide strike. The agreement covers all Ford operations in Canada and was made last night (Tues Sept 19) and followed the extension of talks for 24 hours beyond a Monday 11:59pm deadline, when the last Unifor/Ford deal expired.…

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.…

South Africa, added to FATF’s grey list this February (2023) (1), is overhauling its AML regime to escape this listing and better address financial crime and terrorist financing in Africa’s largest economy. The country’s FIU, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), is confident about progress and “optimistic” it will be removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey-list before its next mutual evaluation review, maybe beginning next year (2024).…