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NaturalYarnsSustainability

Dutch start-up extends garment lifespan with new technology

Lottie Vink, co-founder of Labfresh, talks to Jessica Owen about the company’s FreshCore technology, which allows garments to be stain and odour repellent and stay fresh for longer.

Digitising fashion retail in a post Covid-19 industry

Otis Robinson explores a post-Covid-19 fashion retail industry, based on insights shared during PI’s Live Discussions: Covid-19 webinar.

ApparelIndustry 4.0

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Enabling lights-out production with advanced RIP software

Otis Robinson speaks with Merryn Walters, marketing at PrintFactory, about the company’s textile inkjet printing RIP software and its claim to enable confident lights-out production.

RecycledFabricsDesign & Trends

A look at Nike’s inflate jacket and Olympics uniforms

Nike has recently revealed its ISPA Inflate Jacket and competition apparel for the next Summer Olympics.

Insight30 Mar 2020

Wearing clothes can release more microfibres than washing them

Researchers from the National Research Council of Italy and the University of Plymouth analysed microfibre shedding of polyester clothing when washed and worn. Jessica Owen reports.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

Executive Market Report - 30 March 2020

Stricter coronavirus-containment measures are being adopted in many economies, bringing many economic activities to a standstill.

Insight30 Mar 2020

Under Armour borrows US$700m to minimise impact of Covid-19

The Baltimore-based apparel giant has described the move as a ‘precautionary measure’ taken to preserve liquidity amid the global uncertainty.

SportswearApparelCompanies & Finance

Insight30 Mar 2020

USDA’s Weekly Export Sales Report of week ending 19 March

The USDA’s weekly export sales report of 19 March corroborates the adverse impact of coronavirus on global cotton markets and US trade with the rest of the world in particular.

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

SyntheticsDigital PrintingMarkets & Prices

Fibre markets lusterless facing no demand

Polyester staple fibre offers in China were cut amid lusterless liquidity. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, offers and discussions moved down while the Fujian market extended downtrend with discounts available.

FilamentDigital PrintingMarkets & Prices

Filament offers at multi-year low and may sink deeper

Polyester filament yarn offers in China were dropped significantly to hit multi-year low on aggravated poor feedstock performance.

SyntheticsDigital PrintingMarkets & Prices

Covid-19 and crude push raw materials to new lows

Purified terephthalic acid prices tumbled in Asia to hit a fresh all-time low, with the China marker at its lowest since April 2008.

NaturalSpun/NaturalMarkets & Prices

Futures down for third week and at decade low

US cotton futures recorded its third consecutive week of declines, as markets grappled with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Podcast30 Mar 2020

Ep. 10: Accel Lifestyle makes face masks from proprietary sportswear fabric

Fitness apparel brand Accel Lifestyle is adjusting its manufacturing process to help alleviate a shortage of face masks caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Sponsoredfree30 Mar 2020

Chemical & antimicrobial companies fight back against Covid-19

A look at how companies such as BASF, Noble Biomaterials and Polygiene are using their expertise to protect people from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Jessica Owen reports.

FibresFabricsCOVID-19

SportswearProtectiveEvents

OutDoor by ISPO 2020 is cancelled

Organisers have confirmed the exhibition won’t be taking place at all this year and will return to Munich in summer 2021.

Covid-19: Post-crisis opportunity for the textile industry

WTiN examines the economic impact of Covid-19 on the textile & apparel industry and puts forward opportunities for a post-crisis world.

FibresYarnsCOVID-19

Wool Market Report - 27 March 2020

A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

Gerber helps garment manufacturers transition to PPE production

Gerber Technology recently launched its PPE Task Force and Resource Team to ramp up production of masks and protective equipment around the globe amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

New Zealand and South African wool markets enter lockdown

No sales were reported in the two regions due to Covid-19.

No quotes for British wool market due to poor sales

The British wool sale saw very weak demand as only 16% or 0.226 million kg of the 1.450 million kg on offer could be sold

Australian wool prices slightly higher as auctions manage Covid-19

The Australian market welcomed a surprising rise in wool prices this week.

New wipes labelling law signed in Washington state

US trade and government representatives, including INDA, have applauded the new law intended to address the labelling of disposable wipes.

WipesTrade

NCWSBA Australian Wool Market Report - 27 March 2020

Weekly analysis of the Australian Wool Market by Chris Wilcox, executive director of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia