Methods of Energy Savings and Environmental Aspects of Croatian Garment Industry

Abstract

Energy rationalisation in Croatian garment industry is a constant factor in production, and began when an overall cost reductions in garment industry became a key for survival. Possibilities of energy savings are given, both from a technological and general energetical point of view, together with the impact of technical preparation in garment industry and development trends of clothing machine building for the technological processes of cutting, sewing and making-up, primarily having in mind energy consumption. Conventional aspect of environmental problems in Croatian garment industry has been discussed, with a special attention paid to the effect of unconventional ecological factors.