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Vandewiele with new developments
GOTS reports a 19% increase

in the carpet business at ITM
in accreditation worldwide

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has 817), Portugal (+35% to 608), France (+22% to
announced the release of its 2021 Annual Report 122), Denmark (+14% to 115), Switzerland (+15%
showing a 19% increase in accreditation worldwide. to 61), Belgium (+55% to 59), Sweden (+34% to 51)
Even with the continued constraints of COVID-19, and Vietnam (+264% to 51). 2021 saw the full
2021 was a year of significant developments for implementation of GOTS version 6.0 and the
GOTS. An increased interest in sustainability in the corresponding Implementation Manual.
textile industry led to greater awareness of GOTS
certification from businesses and consumers. GOTS As the revision to GOTS version 7.0 begins in 2022,
is the stringent voluntary global standard for we have set up an improved revision process to
RCE+ carpet weaving machine
post-harvest processing (including spinning, VANDEWIELE Bonas JI range of jacquards
Walmart reduced 37 million
in detail our new autonomous shearing machine, the
Vandewiele, expert in weaving include a public consultation process and extended
knitting, weaving, dyeing, and manufacturing) of
ATSH. This machine is an example of how we
Apart from many traditionally woven carpets on the participation from the entire textile sector. The
apparel and home textiles made with certified
develop new technologies to for fill the needs of our
RCE+ carpet weaving machine, Vandewiele will also approval of three new Certification Bodies (CBs)
organic fiber (such as organic cotton and organic
pounds of toxic “priority
promote the digitally controlled RCF machine with brought the total number of CBs to 18, nine of which
customers. For the back coating the focus will be
wool) under both environmental and social criteria.
energy saving, an important topic nowadays.
Fast Creel, cut-loop machines, and specific have chemical input approval in their scopes. We
machines for weaving light carpets. All will be released the Conditions for the Use of GOTS Signs
Among the countries with the largest increase in
chemicals” in its products
Vandewiele, expert in yarns
illustrated by carpet samples. outlining the rules for GOTS labeling, with a new
GOTS certified facilities in 2021 are Turkey (+61% to
Superba, already the leader in heat-setting with
1.799), Italy (+53% to 894), Germany (+19% to section specifically for online retailers. AD
The digital control of yarns allows the development of saturated steam under pressure thanks to their
new qualities, a higher production efficiency and a well-known TVP3, is now offering their hot-air
closer follow-up of the machine park. Yarn waste is heat-setting solution with the DHS3 line.
Walmart recently published an update to its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) website stating
that, between 2017 to 2020, it achieved a 17% reduction in its footprint of “priority chemicals,” which equates
reduced at the highest production speed.
US textiles imports from India and
to the removal of 36.5 million pounds of toxic chemicals from private-label and brand-name cosmetics,
Combinations of cut pile carpets with flatweave as This triple-layer heat-setting process provides an
well as sisal look carpets will be presented. Naturally, unequaled level of evenness and a highly
personal care, household cleaners, and formulated baby care products in the US. As the first major US
retailer to have announced a broad time-bound chemical footprint reduction goal, the 17% reduction in three
also the highest carpet qualities in reed 1000 d/m 10 homogenous fixation characteristic to the yarn, as
Pakistan grew more than 50%
colours, 1200 d/m and 1500 d/m with up to well as stain resistance or enhanced bulk. The DHS3
years exceeds its original goal of 10% in five years.
5.000.000 points/m² will be shown. line offers a high energy saving process in a reduced
floor-space.
The goal applies to both private-label and brand-name products sold by Walmart and Sam’s Club in the US,
comprising over 140,000 SKUs in key product categories such as cosmetics, personal care, household
The Most flexible Tufting systems on the market
The textile imports of the USA are on the rise, and
To complete their range, SUPERBA is also introducing
cleaners, and formulated baby care products. Walmart’s list of “priority” chemicals is sourced from
In tufting, the digital control of pile yarns (active yarn Major Shippers Report released by the US depart-
imports from India and Pakistan grew by around
feed, also called IPD) has allowed Vandewiele the ment of commerce. Of the total US textile and
approximately twenty authoritative government chemical hazard lists, which include more than 2,700
their new B403 automatic winder. Expanding its area of
53-54%. On the other hand, imports from Honduras,
inherently toxic chemicals.
application beyond the carpet yarn field, the B403
development of high definition Colortec 1/10” tufting apparel imports of $32.368 billion during the period
which is among the top 10 suppliers, registered a
marks a real technological breakthrough with its
carpet in 8 colours – or 1/7” gauge, competing with under review, cotton products were worth $14.495
the traditional Axminster carpets. billion, while man-made fiber products accounted
Walmart’s initiative demonstrates the critically important role retailers can play in driving down the use of toxic
individual spindle motorization drive.
growth of only 20.97 % compared to the same
chemicals in the products they make and sell and throughout global supply chains. The company also
period of the previous year. The total import of for $16.259 billion, followed by $739.258 million of
Vandewiele, expert in jacquards wool products, and $874.120 million of products
reported that the “priority chemical weight as a percent of total formulated consumables weight” has
textiles and apparel by the United States continues
Finally, with the BXE extrusion line from
During ITM VANDEWIELE will show its newest from silk and vegetable fibers.
decreased from 1.9% to 1.36%. This is notable as certain chemicals that are carcinogens, and endocrine
VANDEWIELE, the MF400 texturizing machine and
to grow at a high rate and rose by 31.37% to
addition to the highly successful Bonas JI range of the MCD3 space-dyeing machine as complementary
disruptors can be hazardous at shallow levels.
$32.368 billion in the first three months of 2022,
jacquards: the JIL. The JIL represents the logical In 2020, the US textile and apparel imports had
processes before heat-setting, with SUPERBA lines,
compared to $24.639 billion in the same period of
extension of the JI range allowing our customers decreased sharply, mainly because of the COVID-19
2021. With 27.47% share, China is the largest
the carpet industry gets all the necessary equipment
Retailers are increasingly adopting safer chemicals policies, according to Toxic-Free Future’s Retailer Report
higher hook capacities within the same range of to produce innovative yarn types, allowing
Card. Nearly 70% of companies surveyed in 2021 have better chemical safety programs compared to their
supplier of textiles and clothing to the US, followed
machines. Hook capacities up to 11520 are now pandemic-induced disruption, to $89.596 billion
manufacturers to make the highest quality carpets at
first evaluation dating as far back as 2016. With a score of A- in the most recent Retailer Report Card,
by Vietnam with 13.59% share.
the most economic prices.
Walmart was ranked in the top six retailers with the highest grades of A- and above, including Apple, IKEA,
possible within our JI range. If even bigger capacities compared to imports of $111.033 billion in 2019.
Sephora, Target, and Whole Foods. In the same analysis, 12 companies (out of 50) were found to have failing
are required, we offer our SI machine going up to Nevertheless, imports rebounded again in 2021 to
Apparel constituted the bulk of textiles and garments
imported by the US in January-March 2022. It was
more than 31000 hooks in a single machine. surpass the pre-pandemic level and ended at
grades, which include 7-Eleven, 99 Cents Only Stores, Ace Hardware, Alimentation Couche-Tarde (Circle K,
All the Vandewiele machines can be connected
Couche-Tard), Metro, Nordstrom, Publix, Restaurant Brands International (Burger King, Tim Hortons,
valued at $24.314 billion, while non-apparel imports $113.938 billion. The import figures indicate that the
through cloud computing to the “TEXconnect”
US economy is witnessing a fast recovery.
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accounted for $8.053 billion, according to the latest
Popeyes), Sally Beauty, Sobeys, Starbucks, and Subway.
supervision system to comply with the Factory 4.0
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