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December 2012

21 December 2012
Happy holidays
20 December 2012
US Volcom makes design appointment
DE Hohenstein Institute announces tests and certificates for protective gloves
IN India to benefit from Italian machinery deal
DE Record number of visitors at Performance Days
IT Piave Maitex reveals new lines
19 December 2012
US Merrell announces exclusive partnership with Gore
US Crailar sets wheels in motion at new flax facility
DE Ispo launches job seekers service
IT Italian Outdoor Group joins EOCA
US Nike announces senior leadership changes
18 December 2012
US Stio chooses Pertex technology
IN India to add 15m textile jobs by 2017
US Pantone to discuss its colour of 2013
DE TWD claims to have made new yarn with permanent self-cleaning effect
IT Newlife wins Business Environment Award
17 December 2012
US US lawmakers agree tax deal for Nike
FR Exhibitor numbers rise at Première Vision
CN Li Ning launches revival plan
DE Three Kelheim Fibres products to go into Material ConneXion library
CN DyStar to transfer textile chemical production to Nanjing
14 December 2012
CA Garmatex partnership creates cut-resistant fabric
GB Lectra unites fashion academics
DE Processes behind Smartfibre’s fabrics revealed
SE Swedish first for Oeko-Tex
IL Nilit appoints new general manager
13 December 2012
IT Reverdia begins sustainable succinic acid operations
HK Security measures help backpack win iF award
GB ICA cracks down on defaulting traders
CH Two added to shortlist for Oeko-Tex Sustainability Award
TN Restructured JAL Group unveils products at Expoprotection
12 December 2012
CN Textile growth of 11% in first ten months for China
GB Knitwear apprenticeship could get bigger in Scottish borders
US Invista appoints VP of global operations
DE Puma’s CEO steps down amid management shake-up
AT Lenzing celebrates Tencel’s 20th anniversary
11 December 2012
CN Crocs publicises copyright court-case results in China
BR Brazil: Football team sign $144 million Nike deal
US US company transfers sleeping bag know-how to jackets
JP Mitsubishi Rayon to acquire Aldila
DE Ispo extends sports and healthcare platform
10 December 2012
TW DingZing launches bio-based technical films
JP Performance award for Amaterrace
US Outdoor Retailer Winter Market adds events
CN One-child policy creates opportunities
DK Enzymes’ environmental benefits reviewed
07 December 2012
DE Ispo Brand New winners named
US Award-winning US designer joins Li-Ning project
GB Gore offers e-learning scheme to retailers
CN Cotton industry needs to prepare for “post-2013 recovery”
ES Spanish exports of clothes and textiles up
06 December 2012
BR Brazil: clothes production in decline as imports rise
AE Chinese textile firms seek new customers in the Middle East
GB Retailer extols the virtues of clothing technology
CA New director and profits up at Lululemon
SE H&M launches cycling range
05 December 2012
NZ Icebreaker founder says merino keeps city people in touch with nature
NL Reebok to close offices in Amsterdam and Hong Kong
GB Woolmark names prestigious judging panel
US US government bows to outdoor industry pressure
GB UK: Retail chief reacts to Autumn Statement
04 December 2012
BR Brazilian machinery helps Mount Vernon offer softer FR fabrics
DE Billabong opens its third German store
SG Two companies team up to help textile teams match up on colours
ID Textile firms to reduce workforce as Indonesia imposes pay and energy increases
IT Italian navy to order protective baselayer clothing in merino wool
03 December 2012
CA Record revenues for Gildan Activewear
US DuPont publishes sustainability progress report
SE New functional footwear line from Tenson
CN Three years before sports shoe brands in China will grow again
US Companies combine to bring sustainable polyester polyols to the market

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