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China to Cut Some Tariffs to Below MFN Rates

China’s Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced it would be temporarily adjusting import tariffs on 859 commodities – at ...

| Categories: Sourcing

China-Pakistan FTA Phase-II Includes Key Textile Safeguard Measures

On December 1, 2019, the Protocol to Amend the Free Trade Agreement between China and Pakistan entered into force, making substantial revisions ...

| Categories: Sourcing

3 Tech Leaders Team Up in New Digital Fitness Platform

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Xplova, and Everest Textile signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to announce their coopera...

| Categories: AI, Wearable Tech

Updated OEKO-TEX Guidelines to be Implemented in April

OEKO-TEX updated its existing guidelines as well as the valid test criteria and limit values for their certifications and services. The up...

| Categories: Compliance, Sustainability

Hyosung Introduces its New regen Sustainability Program Featuring 100% Recycled, Multi-Function Fibers

As sustainably-made products have become more of a consumer expectation than just an industry trend, brands are relying on strong collaborations with ...

| Categories: Fiber, Sustainability

Cotton to Face Bulls and Bears in 2020

"Cotton’s 2020 year begins with a bullish tone with strong upside fundamental potential compared to 2019. The little bull has its leg...

| Categories: Fiber

Indorama Ventures Acquires Huntsman

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical producer, has completed its acquisition of Huntsman’s integrated oxides ...

| Categories: Fiber, Other

Turkey Raises Minimum Wage

Turkey will increase the minimum wage by 15.03% in 2020, for a monthly net minimum wage of 2,325 Turkish lira ($392). The Turkish Central ...

| Categories: Compliance, Sourcing

Kuehne + Nagel will offer CO2-neutral Transport from 2020

"Ocean acidification and global warming dramatically impact our natural ecosystems and without far reaching measures life on our planet is under ...

| Categories: Logistics, Sustainability

Zalando Increases Transparency in Private Labels Supply Chain

One focus of Zalando (Germany) do.More sustainability campaign is on creating transparency in the supply chain of our private labels. That...

| Categories: Sustainability

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