Native textiles soon to get security features vs fakes

BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — Special ultraviolet scanners used to authenticate money will soon detect luminescent “security yarns” incorporated in handwoven fabrics produced by traditional weavers to fight the spread of machine-generated Chinese knockoffs, according to the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI). The PTRI is also generating QR (quick response) code markings for weavers as […]

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