Archive: February 2021

A year after testing the concept in France, Auchan will start selling used clothing along with its new collections in its Romanian stores.

Jinan Shengquan Group (SQ Group) in collaboration with Hong Kong’s Nano and Advanced Materials Institute has released the latest research results on a new antiviral,...

The military coup in Myanmar is poised to deliver a major blow to the country’s US$6bn clothing and footwear industry, threatening hundreds of thousands of...

Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) for allegedly avoiding RUB3. 1bn (US$41m) of customs duties.

An Indonesian village has been inundated by crimson-coloured water after flooding hit a fabric dyeing centre in central Java, sparking a social media frenzy.

The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) has launched its PTRI Textile Gallery, Design and Innovation Hub and the Philippine Textiles e-portal.

A flexible anchor composed of nonwoven electrospun fibres for coupling a suture to a bone has been developed by Zimmer Biomet (formerly Biomet Sports Medicine).

Carmakers are beginning to shift away from offering a leather upholstery option in their vehicles, replacing them with vegan leather or other synthetic alternatives.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and the Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC), an affiliate of Taiwan’s Shin Kong Group, have signed a co-operation...

The government of Azerbaijan plans to turn the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the recently annexed territories from Armenia as a result of a military conflict, into a...

A major problem in healing wounds associated with high bacterial loads is tissue damage due to the release of toxins and enzymes and the possible...

Automotive parts manufacturer Faurecia says innovation for sustainable materials is taking place across all its business groups and within the Sustainable and Smart Product Line.

A soft, flexible sensor made with electrically conductive yarns could be used to determine pressure points in the socket of an amputee’s prosthetic limb, according...