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PSF 2015: The stars are aligning for apparel from Africa
2015-04-02 16:05:48| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Africa's potential as a primary source for the production of textiles and apparel has been a topic of discussion for several years - although turning talk into action has been slow. But if global brands, manufacturers and mills could come together and build vertical supply chains on the continent, they would set themselves up with a sourcing hub for the future.
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PSF 2015: GAFTI gears up for change in apparel auditing
2015-03-30 20:01:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Imagine an apparel sourcing world with a single set of testing and auditing procedures across product safety, social compliance and environmental sustainability. Where PVH would accept an audit by VF, and VF would accept an audit by Under Armour. Well, it's a vision already shared by around 30 of the world's biggest brands and retailers - and they're urging more companies to get involved.
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DAK Americas to expand textile PSF capacity
2014-10-16 15:06:17| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
PET resin producer DAK Americas is undertaking a project to increase capacity of textile Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) production at its Cooper River Site in South Carolina.
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PSF 2014: Ten sustainability takeaways
2014-04-14 15:36:16| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Being sustainable might be "the right thing to do," but it impacts each and every stage of the apparel industry and its supply chain. Here some of the participants at this year's Prime Source Forum in Hong Kong share their thoughts on the issue.
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PSF 2014: No one size fits all in apparel sourcing
2014-04-14 14:25:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Even though China continues to play a pivotal role as an apparel supplier, interest in alternative sources continues to dominate industry discussions. And the picture they paint is of strategies that take account of shifts in domestic demand, investment in Southeast Asia, and outside opportunities like Africa.
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