Apparel News in Brief for October 2024
India’s RMG takes off. Should Bangladesh be worried?
During the July-September period this year, Bangladesh’s garment exports grew by only 5.34% while Vietnam and India...
Sustainable Waterproofing from Discarded Textiles
The Apparel Digest Report
An environmentally friendly method to produce waterproof coatings from waste textiles has been developed by a research team at Cornell University....
The Canadian Apparel Brands: A Brief Introduction
Ridan Mahbub
The Canadian fashion and apparel industry has steadily emerged as a vibrant and influential sector on the global stage, combining innovation, sustainability, and...
The Collaboration of Dyeing
The Apparel Digest Report
Human civilization relies on textiles for fashion, industry, and culture. Dyeing fabrics gives them brilliant hues, which is intriguing. Dyeing textiles...
Energy and the Manufacturing Sector
Forrest Cookson, PhD
1.Problem: The manufacturing sector and in particular its largest component, the RMG (Readymade Garment) component, has grown over the years using two...
Unemployment nears 90% as garment factories close in Zimbabwe
The closing of garment factories in Zimbabwe due to a prolonged economic crisis has made recruitment and organising challenging for trade unions, according to...
