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Indian investors can tap Egypt's textile sector

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 18, 2016

Indian investors can explore a number of high potential sectors in Egypt like textiles, Information and Communication Technology, and wind and solar energy among other sectors, Egyptian Ambassador to India, Hatem Tageldin has said. His comments came during an interaction at...

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Subject Tags: Textiles

Make In India: Fadnavis govt announces new textile policy for Maharashtra

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 16, 2016

Aiming to draw attention of big investors, both domestic and global, the Maharashtra government on Sunday launched its its new textile policy on the occasion of the Make In India Week, 2016....

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Subject Tags: policy , Textiles

India pins hopes on China-backed trade bloc

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 16, 2016

Sidelined by the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), India is making efforts to sign a deal with the China-backed trade bloc, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a move that...

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Subject Tags: industry news , Textiles

Euromac ready with a new line-up of denim automats; consolidating its operations

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 10, 2016

“Denim jeans manufacturing in Bangladesh is booming right now and will continue to do so in the coming six years,” opined an enthusiastic Johan Grieten, Manager Development& Member of the...

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Cornell University Student develops 3D-printed range of convertible clothing

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 10, 2016

In a recent development, a student from Cornell University, USA has innovated a concept for custom-fit activewear that can be converted to workplace clothing without much efforts....

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Subject Tags: Recycle , Textiles

Amsterdam firm creates online platform to help recycle, sell textile waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2016

In this era of Circular Economy, where ‘waste’ also holds value, an Amsterdam-based company has come up with Circulator, an online global market place to facilitate trade of recyclable textiles...

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H&M, ILO, SIDA aim for ‘Sustainable’ Ethiopian T&C industry

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2016

Apparel brand H&M has announced the launch of an industrial relations project in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the Swedish International Development...

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Subject Tags: Textiles

Vote to Allocate Part of €1M Global Change Award to Your Favorite Circular Textile Innovation

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 3, 2016

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the US alone generates an estimated 24 billion pounds of post-consumer textile waste (PCTW), which ends up in landfills each year — the...

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OEKO-TEX launches ‘Eco Passport’ certification

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 2, 2016

With the aim of promoting comprehensive management of textile products and processes throughout the supply chain, Swiss certification company OEKO-TEX recently introduced a new program for...

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Maharashtra’s new textile policy gives subsidy for self-financed projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 2, 2016

Aiming to modernize and boost the textile industry in Maharashtra, the state government has announced capital subsidy for the upcoming self-financed projects in the state.

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Subject Tags: policy , Textiles