Softlines

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that China has released a new national product standard for ski and snowboard wear used by professional sportsmen and women. Issued by the Standardization Administration of China, GB/T 41176-2021 was included in China’s No. 17 announcement of approved national standards in 2021. It […]

SGS, the world’s leading testing inspection and certification company, is hosting a complimentary webinar for footwear manufacturers, brands, buying agents and distributors, that will explore the latest regulations for selling footwear in India. ‘BIS Footwear Regulations for India’ takes place on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Keeping up with legal standards is essential if businesses are

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has announced an expansion of its Leicester-based softlines testing facility following relocation to new, larger premises in the city. The move of its ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory maintains its presence within the Whittle Estate in Whetstone on the outskirts of Leicester. It brings huge advantages to

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the Standardization Administration of China has issued a new national standard covering the ecological technical requirements for recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) fiber – GB/T 40351-2021 Ecological technical requirements for recycled Poly(ethylene terephthalate) fiber. The standard follows increasing global demand for recycled polyester in

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce that Frank Kempe has been appointed Global Softlines Technical Manager. Frank, who is based in Germany, takes responsibility for Strategic Development for Sustainability, Chemical Testing and Management across SGS’s worldwide Textile and Footwear divisions. Frank’s expertise in sustainability and product compliance stems

SGS presents a complimentary webinar for softlines brands and manufacturers, ‘Upstream Solutions for Supply Chain Management – Advanced Field Service’ on Thursday, March 31. In the footwear and apparel sectors, the complicated nature of the supply chain and the many different stages and processes a product is subject to, can negatively affect quality. When these

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that California is phasing out the use of Perchloroethylene (Perc) in dry cleaning. Perc was identified by the California Air resources Board (CARB) as a toxic air contaminant (TAC) under the state’s Toxic Air Contaminant Identification and Control Program in October 1991. Because

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to announce a complimentary webinar, ‘China Market Update: 2021 Market Supervision Recall Overview’ on February 23, 2022. This event will be of interest to regulatory compliance professionals of textile businesses selling to China. Quality supervision systems in China are becoming more exacting as demand

Japan amends Textile Product Quality Labeling Regulations to replace the designated term ‘acrylic’ with ‘modacrylic’. The amendment refers to the generic name for polyacrylonitrile synthetic fibers that are used in textile product labeling. This change follows a revision to Japanese Industrial Standards JIS L0204-2 “Textile Term (Raw Material Division) – Part 2: Chemical Fiber” in

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an article looking at the drivers impacting the use of recycled fibers in the clothing and textile industry. The 2025 Recycled Polyester Challenge is encouraging manufacturers to use 80-100% recycled polyester (rPET). Textile fibers have traditionally been difficult to recycle, with an estimated 92