Textiles
A textile is a flexible material made by creating an interlocking network of yarns or threads, which are produced by spinning raw fibres (from either natural or synthetic sources) into long and twisted lengths. Textiles are then formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting, tatting, felting, bonding or braiding these yarns together. The related words "fabric" and "cloth" and "material" are often used in textile assembly trades (such as tailoring and dressmaking) as synonyms for textile. However, there are subtle differences in these terms in specialized usage. A textile is any material made of the interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles, …
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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 16 May 2024 English
Assembly, bolster the importance of circular economy and just transition in such high-impact sectors as textiles. In this context, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Belgian Presidency will … Circularity in the Textile Value Chain: A Global Roadmap’ The EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles …
just transition in such high- impact sectors as textiles. In this context, the United Nations Environment … Roadmap’ The EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles SUBSCRIBE TO THE UNEP NEWSLETTER © 2024 …
GAIA: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives · 13 April 2024 French
Il est essentiel de procéder à des contrôles sur la production de polymères plastiques primaires si l’on entend rester en-dessous du seuil des 1,5°C et ouvrir la voie aux bénéfices …
secondaires, telles que les mousses plastiques, les textiles, et les plastiques oxodégradables, qui doivent … pas réussi à réformer. Il s'agit notamment des textiles synthétiques, des déchets de caoutchouc, des combustibles …
GAIA: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives · 13 April 2024 Spanish
El alcance de este instrumento abarca todos los plásticos y la contaminación vinculada, junto con el ciclo de vida completo del plástico desde la adquisición o generación de materia prima …
microplásticos secundarios, como espumas plásticas, textiles y los plásticos oxodegradables que deben controlarse … que el Convenio no ha actualizado. Ello incluye textiles sintéticos, desechos de caucho, combustibles derivados …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 11 April 2024 English
Growth in developing Asia and the Pacific is expected to remain resilient, propelled by strong domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports, and the ongoing recovery in tourism.
Percentage points H2 2022 H1 2023 H2 Electronics Textiles and footwear Other Metals and stones Minerals … second half of 2023, while other exports such as textiles and footwear gained traction, helping to mitigate … exports may have bottomed out. In July, Pakistan’s textiles and footwear exports had grown 10.3% relative …
Cato Institute · 10 April 2024 English
Accompanying U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's just- concluded trip to China has been an avalanche of stories and punditry about how governments are preparing (or should prepare) for another "China …
industries with low‐ skilled workers, such as apparel, textiles, footwear, and computer/ electronic parts. When … China Shock were in “late stage” industries like textiles and furniture (ADH concur), which were already …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 10 April 2024 English
This brief presents legal and theoretical underpinnings to assess the potential impact of tariffs of the Eurasian Economic Union and highlights ways to make customs unions building blocks of more …
parties (presently, the WTO members). In Türkiye - Textiles, a prominent case of dispute settlement that …
World Bank Group · 10 April 2024 English
construction wood, construction waste, tires and rubber, textiles, electronic waste and unsortable waste. 14 Sludge …
BFFP: The #breakfreefromplastic Movement · 8 April 2024 English
Plastic - The (in)Visible Pollution Plastic pollutes more than what the human eye can see Plastics have become ubiquitous in our modern world and plastic pollution has reached all corners …
degradation of macroplastics (e.g. packaging, textiles, toys, artificial playground and sport surfaces … products such as plastic packaging, synthetic textiles and smartphones, are linked to cancers and negative …
BFFP: The #breakfreefromplastic Movement · 7 April 2024 English
Plastics and Nature entwined How plastic pollution drives biodiversity loss Plastics have become ubiquitous in our modern world and plastic pollution has reached all corners of the planet, including the …
Microplastics, originating from sources like cosmetics, textiles, paints and tyre abrasion, are present in very …
CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity · 5 April 2024 English
The Executive Secretary circulates herewith, for the information of participants in the twenty- sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, the guidance related to using …
and beverage, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, paper, textiles, energy, and handicrafts. Services based on biodiversity … and beverage, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, paper, textiles, energy, and handicrafts. Services based on biodiversity …