Starting something? Start here. Apparel manufacturing · sourcing · product development. Head office in Dhaka, production in Gazipur, and offices in New York and Paris.

Materials and compliance

Materials we source, and claims we do not make

Two separate things get bundled together under one word in this industry. The materials we source are a capability we can describe. Certification is a claim, and a claim needs a document behind it.

Raw cotton, hemp, linen and wool fibre samples arranged on pale stone

Fibres and materials we source

Sourced for our own manufactured products and supplied to buyers sourcing independently.

  • Natural fibres

    Cotton, hemp, jute, linen and wool, for knitting, weaving and other applications.

  • Man-made cellulosics

    Lyocell and related regenerated cellulose fibres used across our manufactured products.

  • Yarns and threads

    Weaving and knitting yarns and sewing threads in a range of counts, dyed or undyed, single or multi-ply, including products customised to specification.

  • Fabrics

    Tested natural and manmade fibres — denim, cotton, polyester, viscose, nylon and their blends.

  • Dyeing and finishing chemicals

    Softeners, scouring and levelling agents, and fixing and anti-creasing treatments, supplied to textile, knit dyeing and washing operations.

  • Packaging

    Poly, non-poly and carton packing specified per programme, for export and home markets.

What we source

Materials in the sourcing list

The eco material list recovered from the 2022 export, unedited.

  • Organic Cotton
  • Recycled cotton
  • Organic hemp
  • Organic linen
  • TENCEL® lyocell
  • Viscose
  • Cupro / Rayon
  • Recycled wool
  • ECONYL
  • Bananatex®

What this page does not say

Why there is no certification list here

The 2022 version of this site carried thirteen standards logos. Not one had a certificate number, a scope or a validity date against it.

What a logo proves

On its own, nothing. A standards mark is a reference to a certificate held by a named legal entity, covering a named facility, for a fixed period. Without those three things a buyer cannot verify it, and a buyer doing proper due diligence will ask for them anyway.

What we publish instead

Nothing, until each certificate is confirmed in writing with its number, its scope and its dates. The publishing system enforces this: a certification record without all three cannot be made public, whoever is editing it.

What you can ask for

The certification position for a specific facility or programme, with the documents. Where a standard does not apply to a given programme, you get that answer too. It is a slower sales page and a faster audit.

Ask about a specific material or standard

Tell us the fibre, the finish or the standard your programme has to meet, and we will come back with what we can source and what documentation exists for it.

Ask about a material