Indian Very own organic textile standard

India, the largest producer of organic cotton in the world is all set to have an Indian Standard for Organic Textiles (ISOT) of its own. The unique selling proposition (USP) of this standard is that it will cover the life cycle of the cotton fibre right from crop to clothing.

“The main objective of ISOT is to maintain credibility of organic cotton in India, create a sense of social responsibility and last but not the least the standard stretches right from the cotton crop to clothing”, reveals the Advisor to National Accreditation Body (NAB) for Organic Products – Dr PVSM Gouri. 

Speaking exclusively to fibre2fashion, she says, “GOTS starts from the stage of processing of cotton. This does not permit to maintain traceability and integrity of organic textiles. While in case of ISOT, it begins right from the first stage of cotton farming to end products in the whole textile value chain”.

ISOT has been included in the National Standards for Organic Production (NPOP) which includes norms for organic production and processing of agriculture crops and certification standards. Certification standards for organic textiles were not a part of the certification process under NPOP earlier.

Organic cotton is presently produced in 20 countries around the world in all the continents and especially in countries like India, Syria, Turkey, China, US and others.  India is currently the largest organic cotton producer among all organic cotton producing countries.

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Soft-tex: Virtual fair for IT solution providers goes live

One of the most awaited online global trade fairs pertaining to the IT Solutions offerings in the apparels, textiles, fashion and retail industry – ‘Soft-tex 2012’ is now live.
‘Soft-tex 2012’ - a 24x7 virtual information technology (IT) trade fair, has been launched by Fibre2fashion, the world’s largest global textile, apparel and fashion B2B portal.
For those dealing in textile related industries, looking for the right ERP solutions and latest in CAD/CAM, ‘Soft-tex 2012’ has it all.
This third successive edition of ‘Soft-Tex 2012’ has roped in WFX - the leader in ERP software solutions & cloud computing for the apparel, fashion, accessories and footwear industry, as Gold Sponsor for the event.
Click here to visit Soft-tex 2012.


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Faux Real launches humorous & outrageous apparel line

 Faux Real, the novelty shirt showcasing one-of-a kind 3D printing techniques launches a new line of entertaining apparel featuring t-shirts with images sure to garner a double take, this August at STREET/MAGIC in Las Vegas August 20 - 22.

Showcasing a line of both men’s and women’s styles, Faux Real T’s are the perfect combination of quirky, funny, and scandalous pictures for consumers who want to stand out from the everyday fashion crowd.

Adding to the current best selling, black and white "tuxedo shirt', and the “1970’s Hairy Chest”, a shirt printed with a peace sign necklace and aviator sunglasses over a suede vest, are shirts just in time for Halloween and Christmas. A few of the new additions include "Zombie", "Red Smoking Jacket", and assorted styles and colors of the classic "Ugly Christmas Sweater" are available in both men's and women's styles.

Faux Real photorealistic apparel is a novelty line that is sold Nationwide in gift shops, boutiques, and catalogues across the nation. Faux Real offers themed shirts for a wide variety of special occasions.

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Qmilk – The new milk fibre from Germany

Qmilch GmbH, a German brand engaged in fibre production and known worldwide for quality and naturalness, has innovated Qmilk – the new generation fibre that uses milk as the raw material.

“Qmilk combines physical properties such as purity, softness and absorbency and is manufactured using an environment-friendly process with no waste, a production time of only one hour and using only a maximum of 2 litres of water,” Anke Domaske, Founder of Qmilch, told fibre2fashion.

“For the manufacturing of Qmilk, casein is produced from raw milk, which is no longer marketable and may not be used for consumption,” reveals Ms. Domaske.

“The excellent moisture management ability of Qmilk prevents the growth of bacteria in a natural way and is also suitable for allergy sufferers. Moisture is easily absorbed and gives the skin a pleasant freshness. Skin irritation can be reduced by the smooth surface,” she informs.

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Zimbabwe Govt may buy cotton directly from farmers

The Zimbabwean government might intervene and buy cotton directly from the farmers, if the current impasse between cotton farmers and merchants is unresolved.

This was announced by Joseph Made – Agriculture Minister, who has been advised by the cabinet to intervene in the issue.

The Cabinet has advised me to mobilise resources to buy cotton from the farmers and sell it later in global markets, when prices move up, he said.

“We will have to reactivate the Cotton Marketing Board (CMB), which will purchase cotton on behalf of the government”, he added.

The bone of contention is the wide difference in prices offered by the merchants and the prices demanded by the cotton farmers.

Cotton merchants are offering between 36 and 50 US cents per kg, while farmers are demanding between 85 and 120 cents per kg

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‘Change’ – new buzzword for NZ fine wool Industry

Changes are vital for the New Zealand wool industry to be able to meet the rising global demand for fine wool. It was echoed at a conference organized by the New Zealand Merino (NZM) Company in Christchurch.

The conference was attended by about 600 wool farmers and NZM partners from around the world.

Addressing the conference, John Brakenridge, Chief Executive of NZM, said the primary wool sector in New Zealand played a significant role in the country’s economic prosperity and it must change and find new ways in order to remain effective and meet the growing demand for more fine wool from global brands.

One example of growing demand is that total sales of woolen apparels in the US active outdoors markets have increased from US$ 80 million in 2003 to US$ 280 million in 2011. A large share of this wool has its origin in New Zealand.

Merino garments once had no market in active outdoors category and today it accounts for 15 percent share. With the rise in segments such as running, cycling and snow sports, the diversity of product offerings would boom creating still larger demand for wool, Gretchen Kane, NZM International Marketing Manager, said.


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Cotton stakeholders to keep watch on Govt meeting outcome

Indian cotton growers and the cotton consuming textile industry will be keenly awaiting the decision of a meeting to be held today evening in New Delhi - India.

The others who will also keep an eye on developments on the Indian cotton export front will also include major cotton importers like China and Bangladesh.

The Prime Minister of India – Dr Manmohan Singh has convened today a meeting of the Finance Minister, Commerce Minister and the Agriculture Minister, to thrash out a solution to the vexed issue of cotton exports.

Mr Pawar had fired a salvo earlier this month when he wrote a letter to the Prime Minister discussing the demerits of imposing a ban on cotton exports.

The Commerce Ministry while imposing the ban on March 5 had said that cotton stocks were depleting and continuation of exports would require Indian textile industry to import cotton in the near future.

While the Agriculture Minister – Mr Sharad Pawar is in favour of lifting the ban completely, the Commerce cum Textiles Minister – Mr Anand Sharma, could favour exports of a few million bales.

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