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From Field to Shelf - Should the denim industry worry about knitwear?
2020-09-14 15:05:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Anecdotal evidence suggests consumer demand for mass-market jeans has plummeted during the Covid pandemic. In contrast, demand for knitwear - including cotton T-shirts, knitted shirts and sweatpants - has increased as comfort becomes king. Robert Antoshak, managing director of Olah Inc, crunches the numbers to find out more.
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Crystal eyes ambitious sustainability targets for denim in 2022
2020-09-10 15:24:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Hong Kong garment manufacturer Crystal International is eyeing greater reductions in freshwater consumption and carbon footprint in its denim arm for 2022, despite falling short of some targets for 2019.
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Denim makes outsized contribution to ocean microfibres
2020-09-07 14:11:27| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The risk of microfibres shedding from synthetically produced fibres has been well-documented - but new research has now detected indigo denim microfibres polluting the Arctic wilderness.
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Outland Denim opening Cambodia factories to other brands
2020-08-11 18:09:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Australian denim brand Outland Denim is to open its Cambodian manufacturing facilities to other brands and establish an in-house standard for sustainability.
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Diesel teams with Polygiene for anti-viral denim
2020-07-17 12:28:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Clothing brand Diesel has partnered with Swedish odour control specialist Polygiene on a new denim treatment that is said to physically halt 99% of any viral activity.
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