Textile firms divided on GM
Scientists are increasingly looking at the extent to which altering the genetic components of a range of products used in textiles can influence the clothes they’re made into. But while Genetically modified (GM) textiles are on the market in the US, there are concerns about its use in Europe. By Mark Rowe and Monica Dobie.
Genetically modified textiles divide opinion
23 September 2008
Scientists are increasingly looking at the extent to which altering the genetic components of a range of products used in textiles can influence the clothes they’re made into. But while Genetically modified (GM) textiles are on the market in the US, there are concerns about its use in Europe. By Mark Rowe and Monica Dobie.
US: American Apparel in drive for Cleaner Cotton
29 April 2008
In an effort to expand its sustainable practices, T-shirt and casualwear brand American Apparel Inc has just purchased 30,000 pounds of Cleaner Cotton(TM) from California’s Central Valley.
GLOBAL: Organic cotton market to reach $6.8bn by 2010
2 November 2007
The global market for organic cotton products topped US$1bn in 2006, according to the latest research.
US: Global market booming for organic cotton apparel
28 June 2006
The use of organically grown cotton by retail titans, fashion designers and small and medium size companies could propel global sales of organic cotton products to US$2.6bn by the end of 2008, a new report suggests.
GM cotton gets frosty reception in Africa
4 May 2006
Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest cotton producer Mali is mulling trials of genetically modified cotton, a development which could open up cheap cotton supplies for the textile and clothing trade. By Steven Swindells, in Johannesburg.
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