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VF Corp. Set to Change the Way It Handles Sustainability
As one of the largest apparel companies in the world with annual sales of $12.4 billion, VF Corp. feels it…
Cotton Prices Hold Firm as New Year Takes Shape
As they head into planing their fabric and yarn purchasing for fall production, manufacturers are seeing some…
Textile Technology: DyStar Rolls Out Better Indigo Spray, DuPont Gets Smarter and Osmotex Takes Hydro_Bot to Market
Innovations continue to dominate the textile sector, from new sustainable manufacturing methods to advances…
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Lineapelle Outlines 5 Trends for Spring/Summer 2019 Leather Goods
Channeling global diversity and the melding of technology and nature were the two main themes behind the…
Amazon’s Net Income Jumps 153% in Fourth Quarter
Amazon posted a more than 150 percent jump in net income in the fourth quarter, as sales rose 38 percent…
Leather Suppliers at Lineapelle New York are Working Their Way Into the Circular Economy
The nature of the leather industry's supply chain, with animals the most common source of raw materials, has…
Amazon’s Latest Logistics Offering Presents Another Challenge to Major Shippers
Amazon is testing a warehouse management system called FBA Onsite intended to help sellers more efficiently…
Hohenstein is on a Mission to Reduce Microplastics Pollution in Wastewater
The Hohenstein Institute has embarked on a study aimed at reducing the discharge of microplastics into…
LVMH Sees Double Digit Growth in Fashion and Leather Goods
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton said all its fashion and leather goods monikers had strong years in 2017.
Pakistan Reverses Course and Withdraws Import Taxes on Cotton
Trying to balance demands from importers and domestic manufacturers, and keep a handle on supply and demand…
Mills Live on the Selvage at BPD Denim Expo
Levi Strauss wouldn’t recognize these jeans. Denim mills bringing their collections to BPD Denim Expo in New…
World Economic Forum Cooks Up Thick Stew of Global Optimism and Political Rancor
The global economy should continue on a strong global growth path in 2018, but political risks could stand in…
FTC Cracks Down on Deceptive Made in USA Claims by Bollman Hat Co.
Bollman Hat Co. has agreed to stop making false claims that the hats and other products it sells are all or…
New Tek-Tiles Project Demonstrates Next Generation Smart Fabric Potential
Pratt Institute's Tek-Tiles project, focused on developing ideas for embedding and manufacturing technology…
Denim Fabric Takes a Forward Spin at Texworld USA
Denim was a focus fabric at Texworld USA, and the spotlight was clearly on specialty fabrics and treatments…