Season’s Greetings to our readers

As we close down for the Christmas period we’d like to extend 'Season's Greetings' to all our readers, wish everyone all the very best for 2014 and as usual at this time of year, we can reveal our top ten 'most read' stories in the last 12 months.

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Crailar backing … but report highlights huge challenges

In two separate financing deals, Adidas Group and Ikea have provided much welcomed investment backing to Crailar Technologies. The support comes on the back of the Crailar Flax fibre developer’s most recent Quarterly Report for the period ended September 28, 2013 which shows the firm has incurred losses since inception of $44,163,920.

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 More retailers slap ban on Angora

More UK fashion retailers including Topshop, ASOS and Marks and Spencer have opted to temporarily or permanently halt their production of angora clothing and accessories, in response to a video from animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which revealed the inhumane treatment of rabbits at angora farms in China.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

Leading European retailer C&A wishes to recruit an Environmental Manager for their growing sustainability team. 

The Environmental Manager will report to the Head of Sustainable Business Development and lead the development of a range of policies to demonstrate their commitment to reduce environmental impact.

For more information and the opportunity to apply, visit: Careers in Textiles.

Swimwear brand supports Healthy Seas Initiative

Sustainable swimwear brand Koru Swimwear, manufactured using Econyl yarn from discarded fishing nets, has joined forces with the Healthy Seas Initiative which works to upcycle marine waste for new textile products.

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Pakistan dyers turn to wood power

There is growing concern that in response to the on-going gas shortages across some provinces in Pakistan, many textile manufacturers have resorted to burning wood as an alternative energy source to power dyeing and finishing units.

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Eco-Textile Labelling Guide 2014 - Published May 2014

The publishers of Ecotextile News will publish a new, updated and improved version of the Eco-Textile Labelling Guide in May 2014.

The printed ETLG is a 100 + page  A5 booklet designed for manufacturers, retailers and buyers who are committed to reducing the impact of textiles on the environment and lists all the labels and environmental standards relevant to the global textile and clothing supply chain.

As well as covering raw materials, the 2014 edition of ETLG will offer information on social criteria, such as Fairtrade, Fair labour, SA8000 etc., and textile processing standards.

New additions will also include information on water standards, energy use, and sections on disposal and biodegradability.

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In the December/January 2014 magazine issue

Sustainability knocks on China’s door; a round-up of Planet Textiles 2013; Bamboo lyocell – what’s the story? BCI cotton update – latest facts, figures, challenges; US and Australian cotton – is it just protectionism? Textile Exchange report,Istanbul; DWR progress: zip or zipped up? Two Minutes with: Alexander Wessels, CEO, Archroma; Recycled polyester testing: who’s telling the truth? Portuguese knitwear producer ATB: energy and water case study; Business case grows for circular economy; Dyestuff prices – who foots the bill? Textile effluent: the clear picture; Public pressure pushes China policy change; and all the latest news, insight, analysis.

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EU EcoLabel changes textile criteria

A draft of new textile product criteria for the EU EcoLabel standard has just been approved at a meeting of the EU Ecolabel Regulatory Committee where it was agreed that cotton and other natural cellulosic fibres will have to contain a minimum content of organic or ‘IPM’ (integrated pest management) cottons.

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Plans for organic cotton taskforce

Proposals for a groundbreaking initiative that could rapidly accelerate growth in the organic cotton market are been discussed by leading clothing brands such as C&A, Kering, Inditex, G-Star, Loomstate, Eileen Fisher, H&M and Patagonia. 

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China Better Mill Initiative launched

Around 75 mills in China's textile supply chain will be provided with workshops and in-house support to improve their environmental performance in a new, brand-backed project led by Dutch NGO, Solidaridad.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

Leading European retailer C&A wishes to recruit an Environmental Manager for their growing sustainability team. 

The Environmental Manager will report to the Head of Sustainable Business Development and lead the development of a range of policies to demonstrate their commitment to reduce environmental impact.

For more information and the opportunity to apply, visit: Careers in Textiles.

Chinese trio in closed loop initiative

Employees from Fuji Xerox Co will wear uniforms developed through a polyester textile closed loop recycling system after Teijin Limited teamed up with apparel business, Onward Holdings Co, to design and manufacture a range of uniforms based on Tejin’s Eco Circle.

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Women's fashion brand chooses NewLife

Italian luxury women's fashion brand, Weekend Max Mara, has announced that its spring-summer collection 2014 will include a selection of garments made using the recycled polyester sourced yarn platform, NewLife.

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Eco-Textile Labelling Guide 2014 - Published May 2014

The publishers of Ecotextile News will publish a new, updated and improved version of the Eco-Textile Labelling Guide in May 2014.

The printed ETLG is a 100 + page  A5 booklet designed for manufacturers, retailers and buyers who are committed to reducing the impact of textiles on the environment and lists all the labels and environmental standards relevant to the global textile and clothing supply chain.

As well as covering raw materials, the 2014 edition of ETLG will offer information on social criteria, such as Fairtrade, Fair labour, SA8000 etc., and textile processing standards.

New additions will also include information on water standards, energy use, and sections on disposal and biodegradability.

Read more

In the December/January 2014 magazine issue

Sustainability knocks on China’s door; a round-up of Planet Textiles 2013; Bamboo lyocell – what’s the story? BCI cotton update – latest facts, figures, challenges; US and Australian cotton – is it just protectionism? Textile Exchange report,Istanbul; DWR progress: zip or zipped up? Two Minutes with: Alexander Wessels, CEO, Archroma; Recycled polyester testing: who’s telling the truth? Portuguese knitwear producer ATB: energy and water case study; Business case grows for circular economy; Dyestuff prices – who foots the bill? Textile effluent: the clear picture; Public pressure pushes China policy change; and all the latest news, insight, analysis.

Subscribe here today