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EU fines Temu €200m over illegal product risks
BRUSSELS – The European Commission has fined Chinese online retailer Temu €200m for breaching the Digital Services Act. The landmark
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Half of T-Shirt cotton lost before sale
OSLO – Almost half of the cotton fibre used to make a T-Shirt can be lost before the garment even
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The next phase of PFAS elimination for textiles
By Cécile Chi, Standard Development Specialist (Climate), Global Standard STUTTGART – Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have long played a
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Hohenstein launches global sizing study for apparel
BÖNNIGHEIM – Hohenstein Apparel Fit Solutions has launched a global size study to help apparel brands improve fit and size
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Egypt plans US$2bn carbon-neutral textile city
CAIRO – Egypt has announced ambitious Chinese-backed plans for a US$1.5bn to US$2bn textile industrial city in Port Said. Officials
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Brands ‘squeezing suppliers dry’ on prices, report claims
AMSTERDAM – Major fashion brands are continuing to source cotton T-shirts from Bangladesh at prices that leave little room for
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Lindex to use BASF recycled polyamide in lingerie
GOTHENBERG – Lindex has partnered with BASF to introduce textile-to-textile recycled polyamide into lingerie ranges from 2027. The Swedish fashion
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Loop targets textile recycling scale-up with India facility
GUJARAT – Loop Industries has secured government backing in India for its first commercial-scale textile-textile recycling plant. The company has
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PFAS scrutiny rises in Oeko-Tex chemistry testing
ZURICH – Oeko-Tex has published new laboratory findings from its Eco Passport certification programme, highlighting persistent compliance issues in some
Sun sets on PFC use in textiles
23rd January 2018
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They’re the chemicals which enable our fabrics to repel water – making it bead up and roll away. They can imbue clothing with stain and
Ellen MacArthur report ignores key industry question
23rd January 2018
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A recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has called for the wasteful global apparel industry to adopt a new vision which would see it
EU backs microplastics collaboration
23rd January 2018
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BRUSSELS – The European Commission has given its support to a new cross-sector agreement aimed at finding ways to reduce and prevent microplastic release from
Norway to ban fur farming
23rd January 2018
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OSLO – Is the clock ticking on the global fur industry? A number of brands have said their collections will be fur-free in recent years,
Egypt plans US$2bn textile park
23rd January 2018
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SADAT – Egypt’s Trade and Industry Minister, Tarek Qabil, has announced plans for the construction of the country’s largest ever textile and garment city. The
Into Africa
23rd January 2018
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Ethiopia is targeting US$30bn in textile exports by 2025, with apparel brands queuing up to test sourcing options from the rapidly developing African nation. But
First organic cotton farmers certified in Ethiopia
23rd January 2018
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ADDIS ABABA – 200 cotton farmers in Ethiopia have become the first ever in the country to receive organic certification. The farmers are part of
Monkey business
23rd January 2018
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STOCKHOLM – Top prize for managing to miss the point in spectacular fashion goes to all those who went to great lengths to express their
