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Sales soar 32% at Alibaba Group in Q4

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 1, 2016

For the three months to December 31, 2015, sales at Alibaba Group Holding Limited soared 32 per cent year over year to RMB 34,543 million or $5,333 million.

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Subject Tags: industry news , Textiles

Chinese clothing company Shenzhen EIN opts for Centric PLM

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 29, 2016

Shenzhen EIN Clothing Co. Ltd. (EIN Clothing), a china-based apparel firm, has decided to use Centric Software’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution to power its brands....

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ThermalTech unveils world’s first solar-powered smart fabric

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 29, 2016

ThermalTech has launched world’s first solar-powered smart fabric, which provides warmth to the wearer without the bulk found in traditional outerwear.

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Subject Tags: innovation , Textiles

ASTM International highlights SMEs’ role in standardisation

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 29, 2016

To highlight how involvement from small- and medium-sized enterprises is important in creating high-quality technical standards, ASTM International has introduced “Year of the SME: Small...

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New textile policy for India to be released soon

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 29, 2016

The 62nd National Garment Fair, organized by The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI), with 283 stalls, displaying over 330 brands, was inaugurated by Textile Commissioner Dr...

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Subject Tags: policy , Textiles

Centre weaving textile policy to boost exports

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 28, 2016

The Centre will soon unveil a textile policy to boost sagging exports and encourage investments in the sector. Inaugurating the 62nd National Garment Fair in Mumbai on Wednesday,...

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Subject Tags: Export , policy , Textiles

Indian textile companies confident of growth in 2016 after slow 2015

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2016

The Indian textile industry is working hard to be different and also support the front-end with new products. Many companies have not only made huge investments but have also repositioned their...

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Fabric line planned from deep sea plastic waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2016

A Spanish sustainable apparel business is set to begin spinning yarn from polymers derived from plastic bottles which have been collected alongside the catch of almost 200 Spanish fishing boats...

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TN encourages Erode textile processors to set up CETP

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 22, 2016

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has encouraged the textile processors in Erode district to establish Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) for which 50 per cent funding would come from...

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Textile Exchange updates sustainability standards for textile value-chain

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 19, 2016

Textile Exchange has come up with new versions 2.0 of its Content Claim Standard (CCS) and Organic Content Standard (OCS), to make textile value-chain more sustainable. The certification bodies...

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