China imposes restrictions on dyeing machines
China’s government has put in place access pre-requisites for the Chinese printing and dyeing industry so that it makes it much harder for poor quality technology to be imported.

Dow Corning to demonstrate silicone inks
Dow Corning is to demonstrate the high performance levels of its environmentally friendly Silicone Textile Printing Inks on automatic textile presses later this month.

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Italian firm gets Oeko-Tex 1000
Italian home textiles manufacturer Rivolta Carmignani has been certified under the Oeko-Tex Standard 1000 standard for its environmentally-friendly and socially responsible production practices.

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Green chemistry: prevention is better than cure
Clothing brands and retailers along with legislation such as REACH in Europe are now helping to bring ‘greener’ products to the consumer, and are putting further pressure on suppliers to adopt more eco-friendly practices.

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Interview: David Bennell, Textile Exchange
Two minutes with...David Bennell, Executive Director, Textile Exchange.
Ecotextile News delves into the reasons behind the Organic Exchange's recent transformation into The Textile Exchange and discovers the organisation's aims and priorities for 2011 and beyond.

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Planet Textiles to debut in Shanghai
Some of the world's largest clothing brands will hook up with some of the world's largest apparel companies when the Planet Textiles event on sustainability takes place next year on 19th October 2011 in Shanghai, China.

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