Cotton supply chain is a vital job-creating sector, from agriculture to fashion industry. With the COVID-19 creating a dent in the economy with about 30 million people on unemployment benefits in the United States, how to grow the economy is a serious challenge.

Cotton supply chain is a vital job-creating sector, from agriculture to fashion industry. With the COVID-19 creating a dent in the economy with about 30 million people on unemployment benefits in the United States, how to grow the economy is a serious challenge.

Tencel, the textile specialty fibre brand under Lenzing, has partnered with India-based textile and garment major Arvind to launch a collection of trendy, stylish sustainable shirts and suiting for men. The partnership marks a key milestone in the sustainability journey of Tencel fibres that brings a good range for the menswear segment.

Tencel, the textile specialty fibre brand under Lenzing, has partnered with India-based textile and garment major Arvind to launch a collection of trendy, stylish sustainable shirts and suiting for men. The partnership marks a key milestone in the sustainability journey of Tencel fibres that brings a good range for the menswear segment.

Textile Exchange, a non-profit organisation of leading brands, retailers, and suppliers, has released its 2020 Organic Cotton Market report. The report reveals data collected for the 2018/19 harvest year.

OrganoClick has since several years supplied biodegradable industrial impregnation products for textiles under the brand OrganoTex. Now, the products OrganoTex Textile Waterproofing, OrganoTex BioCare Sport Textile Wash and OrganoTex Wool & Down Wash are launched in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg with Ideavelop BV as sales and distribution partner.

Applied DNA has received a Notice of Allowance for its US Patent Application No. 14/572,552 (US 2016/0168781 A1) entitled ‘Method and Device for Marking Fibrous Materials’. Applied DNA is a leading global provider of molecular technologies that enable supply chain security, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft technology, and product genotyping.

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) recently urged the government to waive the 37 per cent tax on partially-oriented yarn (POY 5402.4600), the basic raw material for the textile industry and small and medium enterprises.

Textile Exchange, a non-profit organisation of leading brands, retailers, and suppliers, has released its 2020 Organic Cotton Market report. The report reveals data collected for the 2018/19 harvest year.