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Huntsman joins forces with CNTAC
Huntsman Textile Effects has teamed up with the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) on two major initiatives to raise efficiencies and the ecological performance of China’s textile sector.
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China ponders green manufacturing tax
As the Chinese government struggles to meet several of its own environmental targets to 2015, China’s textile industry could face a new ‘green tax’, which together with higher wages and a slump in exports, puts additional pressure on an industry that is already facing big challenges.
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DyStar launches first sustainability report
Textile auxiliaries and colorants supplier DyStar has given Ecotextile News a sneak preview of its first ever annual Sustainability Report, in which CEO Steve Barron says the company aims to be ‘world’s most sustainable supplier of colours and chemicals to the global textile industry’ and details how environmental responsibility will continue to be at the heart of Dystar’s corporate culture.
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Patagonia asks consumers to buy less
US outdoor clothing brand Patagonia has called on its European and American customers to cut back on buying clothes in an effort to reduce their overall environmental footprint. Instead it urges consumers to adopt more intelligent and responsible patterns of consumption.
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Sustainability focus for Heimtextil seminars
Next month’s Heimtextil exhibition will feature a series of seminars highlighting issues of sustainability in the contract and home textiles sector.
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Sustainable cotton guide launch draws closer
The Insiders Guide to Cotton and Sustainability, written by Simon Ferrigno and edited by John Mowbray, will be available for purchase from January 2012. Published by MCL Global, producers of Ecotextile News and Knitting Trade Journal, the 100 page booklet covers the ecological impact of cotton production and the environmental challenges that this presents.
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In the Next issue of the magazine – OUT NOW
Interviews: Two minutes with Baroness Lola Young, OBE; Sun Ruihze, Vice President, CNTAC, China; Martin Hojsik, Greenpeace International. Toxic free industry? Adidas, Nike, H&M and others team up; Water conservation in dyeing; Sustainable cotton seed supply; View from the East what can Asia teach the west?; Planet Textiles and RITE Group reports in full; M&S in Turkish eco-fabric trials; China’s plans for sustainable textiles to 2016; Zambia cotton special; Latest synthetic fibre advances; Wool sector fights back against LCA’s; Latest news, insight and analysis. And much more …
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