New German legislation placing stricter rules around the recycling of textiles will be among the hottest topics at the 2nd International Textile Recycling Conference, in Vienna, Austria, from April 25-26. Organisers the Federal Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Management (bvse) say their textile-recycling members take their responsibility for resource efficiency very seriously. But fulfilling this duty is becoming more and more difficult and, for the past few months, few iss

Pakistan fetches $10.2 billion of its $12.5 billion textile export revenue from 20 countries. However, it accounts for merely 5.7 percent of their total textile imports, suggested an analysis of the trade statistics of last fiscal year. United States is the largest importer of textiles and clothing from Pakistan, importing $2.98 billion worth of textiles in 2011-12, which was 24.1 percent of total Pakistan’s textile exports. However, these exports were equivalent to only 2.98 percent of tot

Urbanearthwear is an eco-fashion brand designing women's organic underwear. It has been founded by Sarah Streeter, designer of the organic underwear range, and it’s made ethically in Melbourne. All products from Urbanearthwear are made in Melbourne by a manufacturer who also holds accreditation with Ethical Clothing Australia, which requires that all workers receive fair wages and work in decent conditions. “Urbanearthwear is a socially responsible brand that cares about ethics as much as

BIBA, the leading Indian wear brand has unveiled its Spring/Summer 2013 collection, highlighting the trends in women’s ethnic wear for the season. Keeping spring’s freshness and energy in mind, BIBA has designed three new collections - Flamingo; Aqua & Paloma, for today's fashion forward Indian woman- the 'BIBA woman'. The collections showcase experimental prints in new and exotic colors, whimsical patterns and fresh cuts. The collections have a high fashion quotient as they combine chic

The ‘1st Social and Environmental Excellence Awards 2012’ (SEE Awards 2012) have been given to few Bangladesh apparel manufacturing units for their achievement in social compliance and environmental protection. The awards were co-presented by the Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) and GIZ, the German Government's international development activities arm. Fakir Apparels Ltd. bagged the ‘Best Worker and Management Relationship’ award and the 'Special Benefits/Benefits Beyond Labour Law' award in t

Nearly 500 tonnes of cotton was destroyed in fire at a ginning mill at Amminabhavi village near here on Sunday. The fire broke out at around 5.30 p.m. Fire service personnel took a long time to douse the fire. The cause of fire is yet to be ascertained. The police said that nearly 40 per cent of the cotton stored in the mill was reduced to ashes. The loss is estimated at Rs. 2 crore. Superintendent of Police Ravi Kumar Y.S. and Dharwad tahsildar Shivanand Bhajantri visited the spot. — St

The American Quilter’s Society, headquartered in Paducah, KY, showcases Pennsylvania’s quilt makers at its inaugural AQS QuiltWeek in Lancaster, PA, March 13 – 16, 2013. More than 15,000 participants will converge upon Lancaster to enjoy four days surrounded by the best in international quilt and textile artistry. A major celebration and centerpiece of the event recognizes the artistry of today’s quiltmakers in the AQS Quilt Contest. This year more than 200 quilters will compete for more than

Marian Watkins, the owner of MW Fiber Arts, loves the feeling of walking into a craft supply store and not knowing where to start. All of the color, texture and endless possibilities have been her favorite part of crafting supplies. Starting at a young age when she spent all of her hard earned lemonade stand money on beads and other crafting supplies at the local craft store. Today, Marian still has a passion for crafts, leading her to start MW Fiber Arts, an online fiber art supply company o

Apex apparel body AEPC today asked the government to reduce customs duty on manmade fibre and cotton fabrics to boost the garment export of the country. Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman A Sakthivel said that the move would help in doubling exports to $30 billion in the next three years. "In this regard, we have submitted a proposal for reducing the custom duty at a flat rate of 5 per cent on selected speciality manmade fibre and cotton fabrics," Sakthivel said in a statement he

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fiber technologies, announced that the first two stages of its Monster Silk pilot production program ("program") are running ahead of schedule and that both stages of the program are on track to meet or exceed the program's goals. The production capacity for the first two stages exceeds the Company's prior maximum capacities by a factor of four or five. The program is designed to be the basis of the Comp