The first initiative is to organise guaranteed supplies and build resilient value chains in Europe for critical PPE and other textile products to avoid an impact of this magnitude in the future.

Ernesto Maurer has been appointed as the new President of Cematex, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers.

Tengri, a UK-based luxury lifestyle brand specialising in clothing, accessories and home interiors that since 2014 has championed the manufacture of noble yarns and fibres from the endemic Khangai yak of Mongolia’s remote north-west region, has strengthened work with its cooperatives of over 4,500 herder families to introduce a rare new yarn to the market.

Euratex, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, has come up with a strategy for the future that is supposed to turn the current coronavirus crisis into an opportunity. Part of the strategy, which was endorsed by the last general assembly, is for the industry to become “more digital, sustainable and agile” and five flagship initiatives have been identified in critical areas.

Ernesto Maurer has been appointed as the new President of Cematex, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers.

The first initiative is to organise guaranteed supplies and build resilient value chains in Europe for critical PPE and other textile products to avoid an impact of this magnitude in the future.

Ernesto Maurer has been appointed as the new President of Cematex, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers.

Tengri, a UK-based luxury lifestyle brand specialising in clothing, accessories and home interiors that since 2014 has championed the manufacture of noble yarns and fibres from the endemic Khangai yak of Mongolia’s remote north-west region, has strengthened work with its cooperatives of over 4,500 herder families to introduce a rare new yarn to the market.

The reduction in the share of value-added in sectors such as textiles and footwear is due to increased reliance on import of raw materials, writes Aishwarya Sanas.