On November 15, 2019, Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), received Sahar Nasr, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation of the Arab Republic of Egypt for a bilateral meeting in Bern. The talks focused on developing bilateral economic relations and Switzerland’s cooperation programme in Egypt. … More Swiss visit by Egyptian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr to Bern

New upgrade transforms ACW into WINGS – Recently, upgrades and retrofits were made available for Oerlikon Barmag ACW-series winders, with which the benefits of the WINGS concept become tangibly close for operators of POY spinning systems equipped with ACW technology. Worldwide, thousands of winders could take advantage of this system upgrade. … More New upgrade transforms ACW into WINGS

By Apparel Resources News-Desk Wastewater 101 is the new tool box that will help the textile industry players understand the cause, impact and treatment of wastewater and thus improve the wastewater footprint. Launched by the Sustainability Consortium (TSC), Wastewater 101 is a free resource tool that aims to serve as a platform where textile players … More Here is a new tool to tackle textile wastewater issue!

Costumised Trailrunning Shoe By guest author Lars Becker from ISPO China is becoming a testing ground for individualization in the sports industry. The first shoe model in the trend sport Trailrunning, which can be adapted to the foot of the respective customer in the shop, was launched in Shanghai. New trends and a new way … More China becomes the Testing Ground for Individualisation in the Sports Industry

Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference catalyses action to address the most urgent impacts – Textile Exchange just completed another record-breaking Textile Sustainability Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia on October 15-18. The 2019 conference was the largest conference on the topic of sustainable textiles ever held in North America with more than 900 industry leaders registered from 48 countries! . … More Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference catalyses action to address the most urgent impacts

The Producer and Import Price Index fell in October 2019 by 0.2 % compared with the previous month, reaching 100.9 points (December 2015 = 100). Compared with October 2018, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products fell by 2.4 %. These are some of the findings from the Federal Statistical … More Swiss Producer and Import Price Index fell by 0.2% in October 2019