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Eco Vero is an environmentally friendly viscose fiber from Lenzing. Eco Vero fibers are made from wood, a natural and renewable raw material. The wood comes from sustainable forestry plantations. Lenzing’s wood sourcing policy ensures that the most sustainable wood sources are used for viscose production.
Lenzing’s viscose production sites where Eco Vero fibers are produced comply with the stringent guidelines of the EU Eco Label, a world-leading environmental manufacturing standard.
The EU Eco Label is a sign of environmental excellence and is awarded to products and services meeting high environmental standards throughout their lifecycles: from raw material extraction to production, distribution and disposal. In addition, the flagship viscose production in Austria uses a significant amount of renewable bio-energy in the manufacturing process.
A special manufacturing system enables Lenzing to identify Eco Vero fibers in the final product, long after the textile processing and conversion steps. Thus retailers and brands are fully assured that they are indeed incorporating the eco-friendly viscose, and not a generic market viscose.
The environmental awareness of consumers has been growing steadily over the last decade, more recently in the fashion and textile industry. Textile consumption is expected to double by 2025, and the industry is anxiously looking for more sustainable solutions with minimal eco-footprint. Achieving low environmental impact requires developing eco-friendly raw materials and a sustainable manufacturing process.
British Fashion Council (BFC) has entered a partnership with JD Fashion, China’s largest retailer. With China being the world’s second largest consumer and luxury market, and an increased interest from Chinese consumers for British designers, the partnership will allow BFC to help talent engage with Chinese market. It will be effective from January 2018.
JD Fashion will help designers that are part of BFC to enter an often difficult to navigate Chinese market and build their brands and form a deep, long-term relationship with the British fashion community. Britain’s design talent can thus increase its footprint in China.
Known for its focus on providing a premium luxury shopping experience for its upwardly mobile customers, JD Fashion has made a significant push in the sector over the last year, bringing in dozens of world-class brands and rapidly growing its share of the Chinese luxury market.
JD is known for protecting its brands against counterfeits, something very important as BFC needs to make sure that the creativity and excellence of its designers is protected. Earlier this year, JD created the world’s first luxury white glove service through which online luxury fashion purchases are hand-delivered in electric vehicles by couriers clad in distinctive suits.
Vastra will be held in Jaipur from September 21 to 24. This is a textile and apparel fair, that presents a fusion of finest and latest in textile products from fiber to fashion, services and technology. Over 250 exhibitors from 13 states will showcase their products. Around 300 overseas buyers from more than 50 countries and 200 representatives from around 100 Indian buying houses/agents are slated to attend the event.
Karnataka is participating as partner state, and Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal are participating as supporting states. Vastra will draw exhibitors looking to showcase a diverse range of textile and garment products of elite quality. The main items of exhibit at the show include fibers, yarns, fabrics, garments and apparels, made-ups and accessories, technical textiles, fashion trends, traditional textiles, technology and machinery and infrastructure for the textile industry in India.
Leading manufacturers and suppliers of plant and machinery, accessories, dyes, chemicals and technology suppliers, fashion designers, countries and states through specific pavilions, sectoral industry associations, international industry associations, research and development, education and training institutions form a major part of the show.
This is a platform to enter joint ventures, strategic alliances and partnerships worldwide, launch new products as well as harness new locations for setting up businesses in India. There will be live demos of traditional textile crafts, business fashion shows, conferences, networking events and more.
Global apparel sales are forecasted to rise by $156 billion from 2016 to 2019. Only six countries will account for two-thirds of the forecast global growth -- China, the US, India, the UK, Russia and Mexico. Apparel retail sales in China are expected to rise by an impressive $60 billion over the forecast period. While China’s six megacities with over 10 million people account only for 7.2 per cent of country’s population, they will account for 19 per cent of the total growth of consumer expenditure on clothing and footwear.
India’s growth outlook is also promising. However, India is less urbanised compared to China and accessing significant share of the Indian apparel market would require coverage of a larger number of Indian cities. The six most rapidly growing cities in terms of consumer expenditure on clothing and footwear are: Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Hyderabad. However, all of them combined will account for only 10 per cent of total forecast growth of consumer expenditure in India. To capture one-fifth of the growth of apparel sales, investors would need to carry out activities in at least 40 major Indian cities. Mexico and Russia are two other promising markets for apparel retailers. They rank among the fastest emerging markets for apparel.
Germany has overtaken the US to become Bangladesh’s largest readymade garment export market in the July-August period. Readymade garment exports to Germany in the first two months grew by 9.72 per cent while earnings from readymade garment exports to the US in the first two months grew by 9.62 per cent.
Garment exports to the UK, the third largest export destination for Bangladesh, rose by 29.38 per cent in the period. Exports to Spain in the July-August period grew by 26.22 per cent. Readymade garment exports to the Netherlands in the two months grew by 41.67 per cent.
RMG exports to France grew by 10.43 per cent. Exports to Italy in the first two months grew by 25.79 per cent. Apparel exports to Canada in the July-August period grew by 20.96 per cent. Readymade garment exports to Australia in the first two months grew by 18.34 per cent. And exports to Japan in the first two months fell by 6.63 per cent.
Garment exports to China in the first two months fell by 6.80 per cent. Export earnings from India in the July-August period fell by 0.77 per cent. Bangladesh is getting the benefits of the recent rebound of the euro against the dollar.
Sportswear is turning into a highly popular style statement and fashion trend. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to be the fastest growing, with a CAGR of 6.9 per cent. Sportswear includes items such as yoga pants and active wear.
Although performance sportswear takes the lead in market size, sports-inspired is the category driving growth. Both sports-inspired footwear and apparel are growing at a rapid pace, registering ten per cent and six per cent growth.
In addition to emerging markets such as India and Thailand, core markets such as the United States are also producing significant sports-inspired growth, despite its reputation as a performance-oriented market. Growth in global market for sports and fitness clothing is driven by a growing portion of the population living healthier lifestyles and stronger participation in sports and fitness activities.
Technological developments designed to improve comfort and performance has also led to the growth in sales of sports apparel. As a result, sportswear is turning into a highly popular style statement and fashion trend. To cash in on demand, Lululemon Athletica and 7mesh have formed a partnership to co-create and push the boundaries in advanced technical apparel. RYU Apparel, an urban athletic apparel brand, has been focusing on striking a balanced ratio of apparel sales between men and women at 46 per cent and 54 per cent.
The three-day Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week will be held in Ethiopia from October 3 to 6, 2017. International textile suppliers and buyers are expected to attend the third edition of the biggest textile trade fair in Africa.
A conference running parallel to the trade fair will discuss the themes currently dominating the textile industry. It will focus on becoming particularly relevant to more and more fashion buyers and present new approaches to eco fashion and sustainable solutions. The spotlight will be on various issues, including sustainability, with a particular focus on production, the environment and certifications. A fashion show, trend area and matchmaking platform are just some of the highlights.
International manufacturers of textile machines will also be showcasing new technologies for the African market. Italian textile machine makers will present a range of product innovations. Over the past five years, Italian exports to Ethiopia have increased on an average by 14 per cent annually. Designers will get specific information targeted at them. Experts presentations on international fashion designed in Africa are in line. A trend agency will contribute to future trends in women's, men's and children's clothing.
Ethiopia has launched a plan to promote the industry and exploit several bilateral trade agreements signed with western countries. Moreover the country is experimenting a long period of GDP growth. In this positive economic climate, the demand for machinery by local textile companies has grown significantly.
All in Print will take place in China, October 24 to 28, 2018. This is a trade fair for the Asian and, in particular, Chinese printing sector. Held every two years All in Print is the platform for communicating ideas, offering technological trends and developments and providing key impulses for the Asian sector. Both exhibitors and visitors value the trade fair for its market-oriented, professional and international atmosphere.
Renowned global players such as Windmöller & Hölscher, Baumüller, Kurz, UPG, Riso, Bobst and Ricoh will use the event as a platform to develop their business. All in Print 2018 will focus on intelligent printing and packaging technologies in Asia. The eight exhibit segments, Digital Pre-Press, Comprehensive Printing, Post-Press Converting, Packaging Equipment, Ink and Innovative Materials, Label Industry, Flexo Technology and Innovation Factory will reflect the dynamic market developments.
A new special area for corrugated cardboard and flexible packaging will promote interaction between the printing and packaging industries. With the increase of digitalization, China is developing into a quality-oriented producer. The digital change affecting print and packaging companies has already begun with the increased merging of smart manufacturing and production thereby opening up huge market potential for the digital printing industry (cloud computing, big data, mobile internet technology etc.).
Maharashtra will set up nine textile parks in the northern cotton-growing regions of the state. The aim is to supplement farmers’ income through value-added products. Value addition -- from produce to fiber to fabric to fashion – is expected to help farmers get a good price for cotton. The parks will offer interest subvention subsidy on machinery from 20 to 25 per cent.
A special platform called Maitri brings 18 different departments on one platform. Anybody who wants to invest in the state can make a single presentation to all department heads and expect to get clearances in this platform.
The state has reserved 93 hectares of land in Yavatmal district for setting up a textile park. The park would ensure large scale employment to the youths of the region besides providing better avenues for farmers to garner the maximum benefit.
Basic infrastructure including supply of energy, water and provision for sewerage water treatment plant at the site would be provided. An electricity sub-station would also be set up to cater to the energy requirements of units that come up.
Rising costs in China can help India wrest a major chunk of China’s total textile and apparel market share. To do that India has to cut finance costs, ease land and environment clearances, focus on economies of scale, infrastructure, skill development, technology development and brand promotion.
Maglificio Ripa, selected by Asahi Kasei as a key partner for Roica Feel Good project aimed at presenting the Roica Clean Fit yarn, is going to exhibit its latest innovations at Première Vision in Paris which begins from tomorrow September 19 and goes up to 21.
Clean Fit is going to be added to a range of Roica products such as Roica Eco Smart family and Roica Color Perfect family. Roica with its Roica Eco Smart family of yarns has been selected by Première Vision to be a smart ambassador within the project Smart Creation.
Smart Creation identifies a way of assembling and relating all the initiatives and tools that are capable of supporting and developing sustainable design, innovation and production. The key development results of Roica by Asahi Kasei partners will be exhibited at Prèmiere Vision. Maglifico Ripa , as a key partner of Roica, will be part of it with its key article Latino Americano made of Roica Eco Smart.
Along with Roica Clean Fit, Maglificio Ripa will present a range of recycled polyamide fabrics combined with the Roica Eco Smart stretch family for a fully clean product. On the high resolution side, the already successful project Deep by Maglificio Ripa, along with the Roica Color Perfect family, is still gaining position in favor of an elastomer which can be dyed and can also guarantee an excellent color depth.
