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NDL endorses solar

Lenzing expands 'carbon zero' offering to Refibra

New research says just one coat of indigo can secure over 90% dye fixation

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Kaiser: workers’ safety was focus for latest bleaching product

Chemicals group DyStar's subsidiary Kaiser Tekstil has launched a denim collection made with its latest bleaching agent, Lava Con PBA. The collection, Zero 2021, is so-called because it does not use hazardous chemicals or potassium permanganate,...

Archroma platform offers overview of regulatory information
Chemicals group Archroma has launched The Safe Edge, an online platform for product-related regulatory and compliance...
Isko among microfibre commitment signatories
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC), a Bristol-headquartered group of apparel industry partners which together aim to...
Kontoor names head of HR
Denim group Kontoor Brands has hired of Tammy Heller from government services company Perspecta as chief human...
Wrangler to launch Infinna-rich denim
Kontoor-owned denim brand Wrangler has partnered Finnish textile technology group Infinited Fiber Company to make denim ...
DNA traceability test proves 100% accurate
Swiss technology provider Haelixa has completed an initial traceability project with Pakistan-based yarn-to-garment...
Berto draws from an eclectic mix of inspiration
Italian denim maker Berto’s autumn-winter 2022-23 collection journeys through five very different themes,...

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Luigi Lovato: Apart from a few excellent exceptions, the brand/supplier relationship looks less like a partnership and more like a bargain market

The supply chain needs the flexibility and backing to invest in research and technology, if it is to deliver the improvements future consumers will demand, says the CEO of jeans maker Elleti. The Italian group has invested in wash technlogies that will help...

Clocking On... Art imitating life
Artist Ian Berry immerses himself in the creative process to produce...
Piero Turk: It’s the start of a new future for garment finishes
Denim expert Piero Turk sees further potential in ozone and recycled fibres but ...
Dalia Benefatto: A scientific approach to textiles leads to great discoveries
From discovering ozone in Turkey with Wrangler, to creating performance denim...
Hiro Yoshikawa: A new twist on Japanese denim
Ikeme Eshemokhai in conversation with Hiro Yoshikawa, founder of Washi Jeans....
Phil Wildbore: It’s amazing to have a brand that resonates with people
The founder of UK brand Flax & Loom has a long history in the denim industry,...

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A welcome as warm as the climate

Tilmann Wröbel takes us on a historic trip to Morocco, to discover a laundry that places emphasis on skill and collaboration. Morocco, Casablanca… In the early 1990s I managed a part of the design team at the French brand Chipie, a company that...

These aren’t just any jeans
UK-based retailer M&S has spent two years revamping its denim fabrics, dyes and ...
Redesign reaches the market
Putting jeans to work may seem like nothing new. But, reforming such an...
Disruptive dyeing idea
A promising partnership between two Finnish companies could supply denim...
A new cotton cycle
The upcycling of deadstock is the ‘new black’ for many an eco-conscious brand....
Catalysts of change
Enzyme-based processes can generate the worn-in look and feel of traditional...