The ZDHC Leather Wastewater Guidelines Addendum were created to expand the scope to include the leather industry, and are an addition to the current ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines Version 1.1. These ZDHC Leather Wastewater Guidelines set a single unified expectation for sampling, testing and reporting of industrial wastewater and sludge resulting from leather processing. They were developed in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders from the leather industry including manufacturers, brands,

STOCKHOLM - Swedish fashion giant H&M says it will not be placing any further orders in Myanmar for the time being because of the uncertainty in the country following the military coup.H&M's country manager for Myanmar, Serkan Tanka, says the retailer has not yet decided whether to remain committed to Myanmar, where it works with 56 supplier factories, as a long term sourcing destination.Tanka said: "Although we refrain from taking any immediate action regarding our long-term pr

After falling by 20 per cent in underwear imports during 2020, USA has seen some positivity to start 2021 in this product category.According to OTEXA, USA imported US $ 312.32 million worth of underwear in Jan. ’21 – noting 18.34 per cent surge from Jan. ’20.All major shippers experienced a notable surge in their respective shipment of underwear to USA.China remained the top shipper with US $ 70.66 million worth of underwear exports to USA and rose 30 per cent in Jan. ’21 on Y-o-Y basis.Vietnam

Yan Huiping majored in textile engineering at Donghua University. He is a teacher at Xuancai Textile Training Center now, and will give a lecture from 15:30 to 16:30 on March 10th. He will teach professional knowledge of fabrics and answer questions from audiences in the live stream chatting room.

Construction Management Committee of China Textile City held a conversazione to answer questions ofmarket purchase trade on March 4th.Shaoxing Customs, Keqiao Bureau of Commerce, Keqiao Tax Bureau, Keqiao Market Supervision Bureau, ShaoxingAdministration of Foreign Exchange, Keqiao Branch ofBank of China and about 20operators ofmarket purchase trade attended theconversazione. The conversazione introduced the progress of the pilot anddemonstrate how to operate online.

HAMBURG - The KaDeWe Group, which runs department stores in three major Germany cities, has joined the Fur Free Retailer programme to confirm its commitment to fur-free products.KaDeWe, which runs the department stores Alsterhaus in Hamburg, KaDeWe in Berlin and Oberpollinger in Munich, has not actually offered any products with real fur for years.Simone Heift, the group's buying director, said: "We are continuing on this path without restriction and underlining it with our official mem

Globally fabric and yarn importers are bearing the brunt of rising freight costs amid a global shipping crisis that may last months.Such disturbing situations are emphasized by the ever-falling shipping crisis out of China. Ships loaded with containers are stuck in Chinese ports.Also Read:Goods waiting for containers are stuck on factory loading docks. And shipping costs for those goods that are getting out have increased vastly, abolishing the value-chain proposition that is supposed to underli

The textile testing service provider Hohenstein has developed its own molecular detection systems to screen cotton or textiles for presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) along the entire value chain. Hohenstein is also one of the five laboratories in Europe, accredited for testing textiles for GMOs in accordance with the ISO/IWA 32:2019 protocol.Pic: HohensteinThe protocol was developed by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) as an International Workshop Agreement

Loblaw Companies Ltd, a Canadian food retailer (also retails apparel brands), posted 7.1 per cent sales growth to $12.4 billion (Canadian dollars) in its fourth quarter (Q4) FY20 ended on January 2, 2021 compared to sales of $11.5 billion in same period previous fiscal. Operating income for Q4 rose to $702 billion (Q4 FY19: $541 million).Pic: Joe Fresh/ Loblaw CompaniesCompany’s e-commerce sales increased 160 per cent compared to same quarter last year.“In stores and online, our network met the

Sutlej Textiles & Industries recently began commercial production of its greenfield green fibre project to manufacture polyester staple fibre (PSF) by recycling of pet bottles. The project set up at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, has a capacity to manufacture 120 metric tonnes (MT) per day of raw white, black and dope-dyed recycled PSF, the company announced.Pic: Sutlej TextilesSutlej Textiles and Industries produces a range of textile products that extends from yarns and fabrics to home furnishin