In search of cost-effective biotreatments

Ian Holme outlines a variety of application areas where Bio wash denim jeans treatments, a major member of biotreatments, can contribute in the field of dyeing and finishing

Eco-conscious buyers drive change

Fashion passes, but fabric and pollution do not. "Eco-savvy fashion" choices mean not only reducing post-consumer refuse, but also pre-consumer waste and pollution, Lizette Smook writes

Creative approaches to sustainability

As the concept of sustainable development is increasingly a talking point in the textile industry, Adrian Wilson reports on how nanotechnology could help the business sector to reduce operation cost, and the benefits that a cross-disciplinary search for materials could bring forth

Chinese textile industry on guard for trade barriers

by Yu Liping and Staff Reporters

Today trade protection is often carried out in the form of restricting market access or import & export quantity. China's textile industry is facing the risk of trade barriers as the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the US expired on January 1 this year.