Applicable for Course: Chemical Management for Textile and Leather Assemblers

Supplier facilities that have assembling or cut-make-trim operations but do not have chemical-intensive processes at their manufacturing facilities:

• Textile Accessories and Trims Assembler

  • Manufacture/Assembling (not processing) of textile materials that are attached to the body of the garments for functional purpose. Example: zips, buttons made of fabric, lining, interlining, lace, braids, labels, elastics, hangtag made of fabric.

• Accessories or trims assembler of metal parts (pins, clips, tag pins, metals used in zippers, rivets, iron seals) or paper and plastic parts (tissue paper, paper band, plastic hangers, polybags, gum tape, backboard, neck board, inner carton, hanger) are excluded from the scope.

• Textile Apparel Assembler (CMT)

  • Manufacture of apparel in terms of Cut, Make, and Trim (CMT) or stitching using purchased finished textile materials (such as fabrics, threads, and accessories/trims) as per garment design requirements

• Home furnishing Assemblers

  • Assembling and manufacturing home furnishing articles such as curtains, upholstery, cushions, bed linens, rugs, and other home decor items by purchasing finished textile materials and accessories as per design requirements

• Leather Accessories and Trims Assembler

  • Manufacture/Assembling (not processing) of leather materials that are attached to the body of the garments for functional purpose. Example: zipper pullers, straps, buttons made of leather, lining, fringes, tassels, braids, lace, tags

• Accessories or trims assembler of metal parts (pins, clips, tag pins, metals used in zippers, rivets, iron seals) or paper and plastic parts (tissue paper, paper band, plastic hangers, polybags, gum tape, backboard, neck board, inner carton, hanger) are excluded from the scope.

• Leather Apparel Assembler (CMT)

  • Manufacture of leather apparel and leather goods such as bags, belts, wallets, etc. in terms of Cut, Make, and Trim (CMT) or stitching using purchased finished leather materials.

Applicable for Course: Chemical Management for Textile and Leather Processors

Supplier facilities that manufacture materials which are used further in finished products/ end- articles and have chemical intensive wet processes in their manufacturing facilities:

• Accessories and Trims Processor

  • Processing (dyeing/printing/finishing) of textile materials that are used as accessories or trims in garments. Example: Sewing thread, narrow/zip fabric, buttons made of fabric, lining, interlining, lace, braids, labels

• Metal parts (pins, clips, tag pins, metals used in zippers, rivets, iron seals) or paper and plastic parts (tissue paper, paper band, plastic hangers, polybags, gum tape, backboard, neck board, inner carton, hanger) are excluded from the scope.

• Garment Washing (Laundry)

  • Cleaning, washing, softening, or applying specific functional finishes to garments made from textiles to enhance their appearance, texture or functional properties. (such as T-shirts, dresses, bottomwear, jeans)

• Garment Dyeing and/or Printing

  • Dyeing/ Overdyeing and/ or printing, softening, finishing, washing of garments made from textiles (such as T-shirts, dresses, bottomwear, jeans)

• Fibre, Yarn or Fabric Processor

  • Processing of fibres, yarns and/or fabrics that involves desizing, bleaching, scouring, optical whitening, mercerising, caustising, dyeing, printing, digital printing, washing, finishing, coating, laminating

• Pigment/Panel/Transfer Printing (Only)

  • Exclusive processing that involves only pigment printing, panel (ink) printing or transfer printing of textile or leather materials

• Coating and/or Lamination (Only) for synthetic footwear or other applications

  • Manufacturing units that apply polymeric coatings or laminates to synthetic textile or leather substrates to enhance their functional properties. These coatings, including Polyurethane (PU), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), and other specialised polymers, are used in the production of synthetic coated fabric for footwear, upholstery materials, water-repellent textiles, flame-retardant materials, and other industrial and consumer applications.

• Vertically integrated mill

  • Spinning, knitting, weaving of textile material and processing that involves desizing, bleaching, scouring, optical whitening, mercerising, caustising, dyeing, printing, digital printing, washing, finishing, coating, laminating and/or garment processing/assembling

• Sizing

  • Application of size to textile materials only

• Down and Feathers Processor

  • Washing and finishing of feathers and down obtained from different sources like ducks or geese for manufacturing products such as bedding, pillows, comforters, and jackets

• Tanned hide/skin to finished leather

  • Processing of pre-tanned hides or skins through post-tanning and finishing operations to produce fully finished leather

• Crust hide/skin to finished leather

  • Processing of semi-finished crust leather which includes finishing processes to produce finished leather

• Tanned hide/skin to crust leather

  • Processing of tanned hides or skins through post-tanning operations to produce crust leather

• Raw hide/skin to tanned

  • Processing of raw hides or skins up to the pre-tanning stage, producing pickled or pre-tanned materials to prepare the hides for tanning

• Raw hide/skin to crust

  • Processing of raw hides or skins through tanning and post-tanning stages to produce crust leather

• Raw hide/skin to finished leather

  • Completion of the full leather production process from raw hides or skins to finished leather which includes tanning, post-tanning, and finishing

• Raw hide/skin to pickle/pre-tanned material

  • Processing of raw hides or skins up to the pre-tanning stage, producing pickled or pre-tanned materials to prepare the hides for tanning.

Applicable for Course: Chemical Management for Footwear Manufacturers

Supplier facilities that manufacture leather and/or synthetic footwear, use chemicals in their processes and which may treat and discharge wastewater. Some of these facilities may fall below the discharge threshold of <15m3 per day:

• Leather Footwear Assembler

  • Manufacturing/Assembling footwear made from leather materials which involves combining pre-cut leather components (uppers, soles, linings, and other parts) using processes such as moulding, lasting, priming, cementing, Glueing, Polishing, stitching, adhesive bonding, and finishing to produce complete leather footwear according to design specifications

• Synthetic Footwear Assembler

  • Manufacturing/Assembling footwear made from synthetic materials such as polyurethane (PU), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), etc. as well as synthetic coated fabrics with polyurethane (PU) coating, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coating or other polymeric coatings which involves combining pre-processed synthetic components (uppers, soles, linings, and other parts) using processes such as molding, lasting, priming, cementing, glueing, polishing, stitching, adhesive, bonding, and finishing to produce complete synthetic footwear according to design specifications

• Vertically Integrated Leather Footwear Manufacturer

  • Completion of the entire leather production process from raw hides or skins to finished leather, which includes tanning, post-tanning, and finishing and Assembling footwear made from leather materials which involves combining pre-cut leather components (uppers, soles, linings, and other parts) using processes such as moulding, lasting, priming, cementing, Glueing, Polishing, stitching, adhesive bonding, and finishing to produce complete leather footwear according to design specifications

• Vertically Integrated Synthetic Footwear Manufacturer

  • Completion of the entire synthetic footwear production process, including the coating and lamination of textile substrates with polymeric coatings such as Polyurethane (PU), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), and other specialised polymers, followed by the assembly of synthetic footwear. The assembly process involves footwear made from synthetic materials such as polyurethane (PU), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), etc., as well as synthetic coated fabrics with polyurethane (PU) coating, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coating or other polymeric coatings which involves combining pre-processed synthetic components (uppers, soles, linings, and other parts) using processes such as molding, lasting, priming, cementing, glueing, polishing, stitching, adhesive, bonding, and finishing to produce complete synthetic footwear according to design specifications.