Textiles
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- SMART Textiles Exchange
- Joint venture between the RecycleNet Corporation and the Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association, designed to promote the international trade of secondary and scrap textiles.
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- SORT. Shippers of Recycled Textiles
- USA. Non-profit trade association for shippers of used clothing, wipers, textiles, and textile waste products.
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- TRAID. Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development
- UK. Charity committed to protecting the environment and reducing world poverty by textile recycling and campaigning at home.
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- VHT. The Textile Recycling Association
- The Netherlands. Trade organization for Dutch textile sorters, charitable and commercial collectors of used textiles, and processors and recyclers of second hand clothing, shoes and textiles. English introduction and links to recycling companies.
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- D'Appolonia SpA
- Italy. Providers of engineering, scientific and construction management services to civil and industrial projects. Ongoing Space 2 Tex project, co-funded by the European Community, focused on the development of a novel concept of a compact, high efficiency and cost-effective waste treatment plant for water recycling in textile finishing processes.
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- ETN. European Textile Network
- Cooperative partnership of government, industry, educational institutes and museums, promoting and organizing textile related cultural exchanges to further European unity. Searchable directories of exhibitions, conferences and event organizers. English, German and French.
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- International Working Group on Global Organic Textile Standard
- Organisation founded by organic cotton producers, the textile industry, consumers, and standard organisations and certifiers, with the aim to promote harmonisation of the various regional approaches and to develop a globally accepted quality standard for organic textiles.
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- The Godene Fibre Project
- Namibian development project, aiming to promote and merchandise recently discovered fibers from the Euphorbia Gregaria and the Euphorbia Damarana plants to the textile and composite industries. Descriptions of the fiber and its economic potential, and project structure.
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- WearIT@Work
- European Union sponsored project aiming to apply wearable computing to increase the productivity of the work force in emergency, healthcare, maintenance and production environments. Overview of business cases. List of publications. Definition of wearable computing.
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- WebTEXpert
- Germany. European Union funded project of industry and research institutes, coordinated by the German Textile Research Council, aimed at the development and provision of advanced methods in the field of innovation management with a focus on new product development and introduction to increase the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises (SME) operating in the textile and clothing industry. Links to partner sites. English and German.
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- Bradford Textile Society
- UK. Membership organization for students, technicians, researchers and professionals in the yarn and textile industry, primarily focused on knowledge transfer in manufacturing and management.
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- Old Boys’ Association of the Government Central Textile Institute Kanpur
- India. Organization of former and current students of the Kanpur Central Textile Institute, dedicated to the organization of seminars, conferences and informal meetings aimed at knowledge transfer and the maintenance of social contacts.
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- Sewing Educator Alliance
- USA. Mentoring and support organisation of the Sewing and Vacuum Dealers Trade Association, created for sewing educators and focusing on training, education and networking activities. Members' directory.
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- Silk Duvet Guide
- Information resource, providing advice on silk filled duvets and silk bedding products. Silk care information, silk varieties, history of silk and description silk grades.
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- The Bedding Site
- Consumer information on beds, mattresses. bed linens, quilts, pillows and accessories. FAQ and glossary of terms. Fabric care symbols guide on PDF file. On/line shopping facility.
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- BHB. Bangladesh Handloom Board
- Public sector organization under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, responsible for the development of the Bangladesh handloom textile industry and the welfare of its workers. Description of handloom weaving technology. Industry statistics, list of on-going projects, and directory of exporters.
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- BTMC. Bangladesh Textile Mills Corp
- Government funded organization involved in the management of nationalised textile companies. Profiles of member companies.
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- CCPIT TEX. Sub-Council of the Textile Industry
- China. Government sponsored organization within the China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC), dedicated to the export promotion of the Chinese textile, apparel and allied industries. Library of articles. Calendar of events. English and Chinese.