Ecotextile News e-newsletter 09.12.15

By Stacey Dove
9 December 2015

Ecotextile News e-bulletin

Wednesday 9 December 2015

Could Vietnam become China’s “technology landfill?”

Vietnam’s main textile trade body says it expects the country’s garment and textile exports to expand by more than 10 per cent per annum between now and 2020, with the industry expected to generate revenues of US$50 billion by 2020.

Consumers want to know ‘story’ of their clothing

Customers are increasingly interested in the ‘story’ of their clothing according to two of the world’s leading textile and apparel retailers interviewed at a recent cotton conference in India.

Adidas 3D printed footwear from oceanic plastic

Sportswear giant adidas has revealed a new concept in footwear design, which has a 3D-printed shoe midsole made with recycled polyester and discarded plastic gill net content recovered from the sea.

Research supports energy tax on textile firms

Analysis of data from 137 textile firms in China’s Jiangsu province over a 12-month period strongly indicates that environmental efficiency has a positive impact on output efficiency in the textile industry because environmentally friendly practices reduce businesses costs through reduced inputs – most notably energy.

Invitation to purchase assets

The Bowra Group is seeking offers to purchase the assets of Crailar or to make an investment in the company to allow it to achieve profitable production as an alternative to a sale of assets.

Assets for sale include:

* Intellectual property consisting of patents, trademarks, and proprietary knowledge

* Inventory of fibre products and equipment for production of fibre products located in South Carolina, USA

* Fibre supply agreements

The deadline to submit offers is 5 January 2016.

NEXT – Assistant Textile Chemical and Restricted Substance Co-ordinator

Working in the Product Legislation Team you’ll help to ensure Next are complying with all UK, European and global legislation relating to chemicals and restricted substances.

BOLT THREADS – Lead Scientist/Engineer – Fibre Spinning

Bolt Threads is looking for a hands-on scientist or engineer to play a key role on a multidisciplinary team leading process development, optimisation, and scale-up of its novel silk fibre spinning processes to manufacture novel silk protein fibres for the textiles and consumer apparel industry.

Textile industry companies and recruiters can also search Careers in Textiles for their latest talent. Make sure you’re found. Upload your CV today.

Special offers on textile industry research

Multi-buy discounts are now available on MCL Global’s sustainable textiles industry research insights, including Detox Deconstructed, Closing The Loop, and Sustainable Sourcing Map.

All packages also include a FREE one-year subscription (worth £199) to Textile Evolution (T.EVO), a new bi-monthly printed magazine to be launched in 2016, covering the global technical textiles and high performance apparel markets.

Intertek launches chemical screening service

Inspection and testing organisation, Intertek has launched a new service designed to help clients detect the presence of restricted substances in chemicals and auxiliaries used in the textile, apparel and footwear manufacturing process.

NEW ISSUE: Ecotextile News Dec/Jan 2016

Planet Textiles 2016 teams up with SAC, Proposals by the European Commission to potentially ban a list of nearly 300 chemicals could have profound implications for the textile industry, argues Phil Patterson, New DWR research unveiled, Brands fall foul in China rankings, Greenpeace hints at strategy change, Further progress on closing the loop, Recycled polyester focus in Taiwan, Did Patagonia make right call on Ovis 21? Apparel industry bids to harmonise worker standards, Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s Jason Kibbey on avoiding the compliance trap, Two minutes with… Stacy Flynn, CEO, Evrnu, Cotton Horizons – a regular feature on cotton and sustainability from cotton expert Simon Ferrigno, and all the latest news, insight, and analysis.

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The Ecotextile News 2016 media kit is now available. Email [email protected] for more information.