Sustainability in denim manufacturing started off as a fashionable statement with many brands looking to capture a niche market of eco-conscious customers. But with the continuous increase in denim production and consumption, the natural resources consumed by this industry are becoming a cause of concern for the world . And companies who realize   eco sustainabililty  in the supply chain of denim manufacturing is not just a fad but an imperative, are taking steps to address ...Read More

CRAiLAR Technologies Inc. which produces and markets a natural fiber made from flax and other bast fibers, has entered into a marketing and development agreement with CONE DENIM, America’s largest and most innovative working denim mill, to begin this month. The agreement calls for CONE DENIM to market and develop the use of CRAiLAR Flax in its denim fabric line, which is sold to a broad range of the best global brands in fashion, work wear and casual lifestyle categories. The ...Read More

Sustainability is the capacity to maintain a certain process or state indefinitely. Sustainability has been expressed as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. With over 1800 gallons of water estimated to go into production of one jeans (from cotton growing stage) ,  sustainability is being taken seriously by some jeans manufacturers worldwide. One of such manufacturer is Crystal Apparel Group (HK) with operations ...Read More

This is a guest article by  Dr. Wolfgang Schrott, University of Applied Sciences Hof  on sustainable denim . Denim, especially Blue Jeans, is meanwhile the biggest article segment in the textile industry. Besides many colors and shade variations, effects and cuts, which ongoing changes with the fashion, many brands have combined from the beginning of the denim fashion in the 60s a promotional message with their advertisement campaigns. From the “Young Rebels” (60s), ...Read More

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Topshop recently announced a collection of Denim and other apparel products made from Fair Trade Cotton.  In these times of explosive cotton price increases, companies and buyers may have forgotten about the ‘Fair Trade Cotton’ , but there are retailers who are taking it up on a long term basis as a means to give benefit to producers.  Before we go into details, it would be interesting to understand what is Fair trade cotton and actually- What is Fair Trade .. Let’s take some ...Read More

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CNN reports that the  Pearl river on the banks of Chinese town of Xintang  in Guangzhou– also known as the Blue Jean capital of the world – looks like this when seen from a satellite.. The river  has actually turned blue black with a large portion of denim production wastes being discarded into the river. The town is an amalgamation of thousands of textile, denim and dyeing facilities. The denim is also being made here by traditional dyeing methods where cotton yarns ...Read More

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