Scottish knitwear firms focus on strong export growth

Scottish knitwear firms received a boost this week with news that the country?s textile industry has exceeded sales levels it didn?t expect to hit for at least another seven years, prompting the outlining of a new set of targets.

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Karl Mayer expands training academy options

Warp knitting machine builder Karl Mayer has expanded the range of courses available at its training academies, reportedly attended by representatives from The North Face, Gore and Pearl Izumi, in India, China and Germany, with workshop topics including machine operation and repair, warp knitting technology, fabric analysis and advanced courses on specific tricot and multibar raschel machines.

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US knitter swoops for Glenoit

US fabric knitter Glenoit Fabrics, the US based producer of fleece knits, fake furs and scatter rugs for the likes of customers such as LL Bean has been bought by fellow US firm, Monterey Mills.?

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Planet Textiles opens in Shanghai

High-level speakers from Marks & Spencer, VF Corporation, Esprit, the Otto Group and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, among others, featured at the Planet Textiles event on sustainability, which took place at the Kerry Hotel ? right alongside the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics exhibition.

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Calida to acquire French sportswear label

Swiss lingerie manufacturer Calida is working to secure a majority stake in the Lafuma Group in which it already owns around 15 per cent.

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Eco-Textile Labelling Guide 2014 - Published May 2014

The?publishers of?Knitting Trade Journal,?in conjunction with Messe Frankfurt and backed by the European Outdoor Group, will publish a new, updated and improved?version of the Eco-Textile Labelling Guide in May 2014.

The printed ETLG is a 100 + page ?A5 booklet designed for manufacturers, retailers and?buyers who are committed to reducing the impact of textiles on the environment and?lists all the labels and environmental standards relevant to the global textile and clothing supply chain.

As well as covering raw materials, the 2014 edition of?ETLG will offer information on social criteria, such as Fairtrade, Fair labour, SA8000 etc., and textile processing?standards.

New additions will also include information on water standards,?energy use,?and sections on disposal and biodegradability.

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FOUR DAYS TO GO!?

This year's?Planet Textiles Conference?is to be held 22 October 2013 in Shanghai.?

Jointly organised by the publishers of Knitting Trade Journal?and Messe Frankfurt, Planet Textiles tackles the crucial issues of sustainability in the global textile sector.

See the full Planet Textiles 2013 programme here.??

Reserve your place now.

Texworld USA teams up with design partners

Texworld USA, the largest apparel fabrics show in North America, has teamed up with Manufacture NY, a fashion incubator for emerging designers.?

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Is Afghanistan the new cashmere frontier?

Afghanistan has emerged as a potential ?new frontier of cashmere? as buyers attempt to alleviate the worrying global shortage of the luxury raw material, a problem blamed on the reduction of grazing land and of animals raised for their fibers in China and Mongolia.

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Calzedonia opens new Sri Lanka plant

Calzedonia, operating through its local subsidiary Omega Line Ltd, has opened a new US$150 million facility in Vavuniya, in the north of Sri Lanka.

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Delta Galil inks Lacoste licence deal

Global apparel manufacturer Delta Galil, whose clients already include Marks and Spencer, Walmart, Calvin Klein and Hugo Boss, has secured a five year licensing deal to design, produce and distribute Lacoste?s new men?s underwear and sleepwear lines.

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Benetton joins zero discharge group

Benetton, one of the world?s best known knitwear brands, has signed up to the zero discharge of harmful chemicals group, which aims to eliminate the hazardous chemicals from their textile supply chains by 2020.

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LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO GO!?

This year's?Planet Textiles Conference?is to be held 22 October 2013 in Shanghai.?

Jointly organised by the publishers of Knitting Trade Journal?and Messe Frankfurt, Planet Textiles tackles the crucial issues of sustainability in the global textile sector.

See the full Planet Textiles 2013 programme here.??

Reserve your place now.

German knitter sets sights on a lucrative niche

As both a warp and weft knitter, German manufacturer Willy Hermann is well placed to meet the growing demand for superfine fabrics.

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New investment deal averts Dogi bankruptcy

Spanish textile firm Dogi looks to have avoided the spectre of bankruptcy proceedings following a private equity firm investment offer.

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Shima Seiki?s grand design

Knitting Trade Journal travels to Japan to explore the origins of flat knitting machine builder Shima Seiki and how the company?s latest design system is a realisation of its vision of the best practise workings of the industry.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Consultant for Clean by Design Initiative ? Natural Resources Defense Council

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), one of the nation?s largest and most effective environmental organizations, is seeking a consultant to work in its Clean by Design initiative in close coordination with the Council of Fashion Designers (CFDA). ?Clean by Design addresses the environmental impacts of the apparel/fashion industry, with particular emphasis on the environmental impacts of textile dyeing and finishing abroad.

For more information and the opportunity to apply, visit?Careers in Textiles.

Stoll joins VDMA?s sustainability program

Stoll has joined the VDMA?s Blue Competence Sustainability Initiative, further underlining the flat knitting machine builder?s commitment to environmentally sound knitwear production.

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