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Kontoor sets targets for planet, product and people

Kontoor Brands, the owner of denim brands Wrangler, Lee and Rock and Republic, has published its first sustainability report and set targets for sustainability covering the next 10 years. Scott Baxter (pictured), CEO of Kontoor Brands, said:...

Sharabati Denim saving resources in multiple ways
Egypt-based Sharabati Denim has detailed a number of recent developments and investments the company is making to...
I-SKOOL winners head to Graduate Fashion Foundation in London
Two Isko I-SKOOL 7 looks made their debut at the Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF), part of London Fashion Week....
Lycra: Asia a “key driver” in company’s global growth
Highlighting the launch of a fibre that takes on denim seam slippage, Lycra will be presenting a range of its...
Textiles certifictions line up behind Amazon's pledge
Online retailer Amazon has launched Climate Pledge Friendly which it says will make it easier for customers to shop for ...
Officina+39 touts cost and environmental benefits of Oz-One Powder
Italy-based chemicals company Officina+39 has launched a new way to bleach and distress without using chlorine and...
Archroma reports big demand for earthy tones during pandemic
Chemicals supplier Archroma has noted an increased demand for earthy-coloured dyes since the start of the pandemic as...

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Creativity is the driving force

Ampelio Dal Lago, AFM’s creative director, has been with the group since 2007. He started his career in 1989 at Montebello in Italy, where he progressed up the ranks from dyeing manager to head of R&D, and has also worked at Corduroy in Mexico and Calik in Turkey. Q Can you tell us...

Adriano Goldschmied: We have a unique opportunity for radical change
I’ve worked in design and the industry for such a long time...
Daria Martelli: Sustainability is a cultural issue
Daria fell in love with denim at an early age...
Tilmann Wrobel: We cannot go back to the ‘Textiles Hunger Games’
Denim consultant Tilmann Wrobel feels strongly that the power balance...
Barbara Pellegrini: Will promises of a better future be hard to keep?
Barbara Pellegrini worked with an Italian jeans manufacturer for 25 years...
Ken Kiser: Sustainability lies in durability
Ken Kiser has spent 29 years implementing operational...

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Cotton regenerated

Cellulose-dissolving techniques derived from viscose production are being applied to cotton waste as an alternative to mechanical cotton recycling. These processes promise to close the loop by regenerating cotton-rich used and unused textile and clothing waste into new manmade cellulosic fibres. A...

High time for hemp
A hemp and organic cotton fabric made by Swiss weaver Stotz won the Performance Days Eco Performance Award last April.
Tech firms turn obstacles into opportunities
We consider some of the latest offerings from the technology sector
Stretching the rules
Slowly but surely, a measure of elasticity has become the norm in jeans,
Manufacturers, brands and retailers in the post-covid world
When Stefano Aldighieri, president of Another Design Studio...
Factory Talk: Heritage and innovation meet in Japan
Since the early 1950s when Donald Freeland of the Great Western Garment Company...