All Trade & Sourcing articles – Page 13
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News briefsJapanese chip-maker invests in antimicrobial and ecological fabrics
Murata Manufacturing, a Japanese-based manufacturer of high-tech electronic components, has partnered with the yarns and fabrics’ supplier Teijin Frontier for the research, development, production and sale of a new fabric with antimicrobial and deodorizing properties. Clothing, and in particular sportswear, comes first in the list of future applications for the ...
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ArticleInuheat appoints Thiel, Schmid and Wennerholm to the board
Johan Thiel has been appointed chairman of the board of Inuheat Group, a Swedish developer of novel solutions for embedding wearable heating into clothing. Thiel served as chief executive of MIPS AB from 2013 to 2019. In 2017, he successfully guided MIPS to a public offering on the NASDAQ exchange ...
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News briefsFirst manufacturers are processing Polygiene’s ViralOff
After its launch on April 7, Polygiene announced the first companies to use its new ViralOff technology to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. ViralOff provides brands with a technology that can be applied to textiles and used on garments, equipment or accessories to minimize the potential risks of ...
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News briefsNew microfiber research shows the complexity of fiber fragmentation
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) shared preliminary results from the first phase of its product development research and testing program with its members, on the occasion of a recent forum. The consortium and its research partner, the University of Leeds, said that data now confirm that fiber fragmentation, contrary to the ...
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News briefsBenQ and Stotz win Performance Days awards (digitally)
Performance Days, the trade show devoted to functional fabrics, was scheduled to take place in Munich on April 22-30, and was cancelled with no alternative event date due to the Covid-19 crisis. However, a digital fair was put in place that allows the industry to keep informed about the trends ...
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Manteco launches next-generation of recycled wool
Manteco, the Italy-based wool manufacturer, has launched MWool, a next-gen recycled wool that the company describes as “upgraded” recycled wool. MWool is 100 percent made in Italy. Manteco relies on a network of partner companies located within 10 miles of its headquarters, all of which operating towards sustainable growth and ...
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News briefsMilliken scales up U.S. production of BioSmart fabric
Milliken & Company, the new owner of Polartec, has increased U.S. production of its BioSmart® fabric, a patented bleach-activated technology that uses the power of readily available chlorine bleach to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria and viruses. With the increased need for medical protective clothing during the ongoing corona crisis, ...
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Ortovox adds Loden wool from Styria to list of materials
Ortovox, the outdoor brand from southern Germany, is now sourcing “Loden” wool from a family-owned Austrian supplier, Steiner1888, that was founded five generations ago and has been producing fabric sustainably ever since. Steiner1888 produces all of its fabrics in the Austria state of Styria, drawing the wool from sheep, alpacas ...
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The U.S. and China have signed the “phase one” trade deal
The U.S. and China have signed the “phase one” trade deal that was confirmed in December (see SGI Europe – Vol. 30 n°43, 44 Dec. 24, 2019) after a year and a half of back-and-forth tariff impositions. The deal covers intellectual-property rights, which China has been known to circumvent in ...
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Australian cotton production is being heavily affected by fires and drought
Analysts at Rabobank suggest that production for the 2019/20 period, estimated at 735,000 bales, will be the lowest in more than a decade, with a 16 percent drop from 2017/18 production. Queensland and central New South Wales are the hardest hit, although all major production regions are affected. The fires ...
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Italian producers exported 9.5 percent more sport shoes in 2019
In the first nine months of 2019, Italian producers exported 11.8 million pairs of sports shoes, 9.5 percent more than in the corresponding period of 2018, and outdoor footwear was probably the biggest category, judging from the strength of the outdoor industry cluster around Montebelluna. Exports of the items reached ...
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A Korean textile and apparel company, Youngone Corp., is investing in new factories in India
A Korean textile and apparel company, Youngone Corp., is investing 9 billion Indian rupees (€114m-$127m) to set up eight new factories at the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park (KMTP) in Warangal, in India’s state of Telangana. The factories should create up to 12,000 jobs directly or indirectly and will be producing ...
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BlackYak opens technology center in Germany
Since entering the European market officially in 2016, BlackYak has quickly established itself in the global outdoor industry thanks to numerous innovations and very distinctive design. Also contributing to this success were 24 Ispo Awards, which the South Korean outdoor specialist has so far received for its products targeting serious ...
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Redefining a faster supply chain
The supply chain has been getting faster and faster. The process that goes from the design and development to the distribution of a product for a particular season has been shortened in the last few years, taking only about 11 months instead of 18 months.Many fashion companies have reacted to ...
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YKK is to begin production of its environmentally-friendly Natulon zipper...
YKK is to begin production of its environmentally-friendly Natulon zipper in the U.S. Natulon, which is part of YKK U.S.' collection of sustainable trims, will be manufactured in Macon, Georgia, to cut the environmental impact from sourcing overseas and reduce lead times. The Natulon zipper is made from recycled PET ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the trade body of the...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the trade body of the U.K. outdoor industry, has announced a members' forum on counterfeiting, which will take place in London on Oct. 24. The OIA has teamed up with SnapDragon Monitoring, one of its members, and UDL, an intellectual property law firm, to deliver ...
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The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the trade body of the...
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), the trade body of the U.K. outdoor industry, has announced a special event to help companies in the outdoor sector prepare for Brexit. The full-day event will be held at the Royal Geographic Society in London on Oct. 22, and will be free to attend ...
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The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a Miscellaneous Tariff...
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a Miscellaneous Tariff bill that will end or reduce import duties on ten footwear products for the next three years, including waterproof breathable boots. The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. had lobbied strongly for this measure, which still has to go ...
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New U.S. Tariffs On Some Outdoor Shoes
President Barack Obama approved legislation last week that restores lower or zero duties on a variety of sporting goods products imported into the U.S., including several types of waterproof/breathable footwear for which the Outdoor Industry Association had obtained duty suspension in 2006. The OIA played a key role in ...
