Oeko-Tex Standard 100 updates came into force on April 1, 2014
29 April 2014
After the expiry of the usual three-month transition period, the test criteria and limit values for Oeko-Tex Standard 100 that were published at the...
EU: CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY PACKAGE AND “MADE-IN” MARKING ADOPTED!
21 April 2014
On April 15, the European Parliament at the Plenary Session in Strasbourg adopted the legislative motion on the Consumer Product Safety Package together with...
FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FIT) IS PRESENTING A FOUR-DAY SERIES ON SUSTAINABILITY, JUNE 16 – 1
11 April 2014
Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles is a four-day series of lectures, discussions, site visits, and hands-on workshops focusing on sustainability and technology in fashion and...
NEW AZERI STANDARDS AT GDYNIA COTTON ASSOCIATION
17 March 2014
In Febuary 2014, Gdynia Cotton Association received standards for Azeri raw cotton prepared by Cotton Cleaning industry Branch of Azerbaijan Cotton Growing Scientific Research Institute. These standards were prepared according to the...
Basta! Enough is enough! The EU needs to get back on track
22 February 2014
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING “Basta! Enough is enough! The EU needs to get back on track”
CHINA: CHINESE MILLS EXODUS
3 February 2014
In an ongoing trend that has Chinese mill operators looking to lower production costs, many are relocating operations to less expensive labor markets, namely Vietnam.