The Bangladesh garment and textile exporters have been struggling with the second COVID wave and have requested the government to allocate a financial package to help them pay wages and festive allowances to workers.
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LYCRA and ITOCHU will jointly produce the textile waste versions of COOLMAX and THERMOLITE. The EcoMade fibres will be made of textile waste transformed into fibres through a unique depolymerisation and refining process.
The COVID second wave worries textile-based micro, small and medium enterprises that were just starting to touch their pre-pandemic production capacity.
The pandemic has led to a decline in the production capacity of textile industries in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat, among others. It has also resulted in reduced demand for textiles across the country.
Textile wastewater is one of the most polluted wastewaters due to high chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentration, strong colour, high pH and temperature, and low biodegradability. These effluents can exhibit serious environmental problems and public health concerns if improperly disposed.
To control the spread of COVID-19 disease, the government has taken many measures. Textile industry has also made a major contribution in the fight against the disease by providing novel materials and products to make safety gears, says Dr. Chet Ram Meena.
Major cities in Cambodia have gone into lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a relief to the textile industry, the government will now allow workers in the yellow zone to work with certain restrictions.