Technical Textiles

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Georg Dieners has been steering the fortunes of the Oeko-Tex Association for the past two years. Read here his views on whether our planet can still be saved and the fundamental changes that need to be made in the textile world © Oeko-Tex

 
28/06/2017 – 25 years Oeko-Tex

25 years Oeko-Tex

An Interview with Georg Dieners

Georg Dieners set aside a generous portion of his time to speak to textile network and to answer our questions on the environment and sustainability. ... By  Editorial staff
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It seems inevitable that China will be producing ever greater volumes of technical textiles in the near future © adpic

 
26/06/2017 – Technical Textiles

Technical Textiles

Sourcing in China?

Does China be an interesting source market for technical textiles, from the point of view of a German business? By  Editorial staff
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In 2011, Greenpeace starts its international Detox campaign © gettyimages

 
15/06/2017 – 25 years of Oeko-Tex

25 years of Oeko-Tex

From REACH to Detox and beyond

Ten years ago the European Community Regulation on Chemicals [REACH] came into effect. What happened since this time? By  Editorial staff
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Some 430 participants from German technical universities attended the IVGT ’info-lunch’ © IVGT

 
09/06/2017 – IVGT

IVGT

Good atmosphere at Techtextil

Over 35% of textiles producers, across all stages of the manufacturing process, were positive in their expectations for sales over the next six months. By  Editorial staff
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19/05/2017 – Cotton

Cotton

Vietnam to Rely Heavily on Imported Cotton

Vietnam continues to rely heavily on imported cotton to feed its growing spinning industry. Total cotton imports in CY 2015 were reported at 1.02 million ... By  Editorial staff
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BCI-workshop on sustainable cotton planting in Pakistan © BCI

 
19/05/2017 – Better Cotton Initiative

Better Cotton Initiative

Respectable Targets

The Initiative invited the global cotton community to Berlin to its very first BCI Global Cotton Conference on May 17 and 18. Read an interview with BCI ... By  Editorial staff