News RE&UP recycles 20,000 pairs of jeans for denim capsule EINDHOVEN – RE&UP, Madewell and ISKO have turned 20,000 pairs of post-consumer jeans into feedstock for a new textile-to-textile denim Read More »
News AAFA challenges California textile EPR rollout WASHINGTON – The American Apparel & Footwear Association has challenged California regulator CalRecycle over the state’s new textile EPR scheme. Read More »
News Adriano Goldschmied, ‘Godfather of Denim’, dies aged 82 MILAN – Adriano Goldschmied, the Italian designer widely credited with helping turn jeans into a premium fashion category, has died Read More »
News Lycra Company partners with Texhong on renewable fibres SHANGHAI – Lycra Company is targeting China’s stretch yarn market through a new partnership with Texhong International Group focused on Read More »
News AI used in China to slash textile sorting times ZHANGJIAGANG – A Chinese textile recycler says an AI-powered sorting machine can process 100kg of used clothing in just two Read More »
News Spiber relaunches under new leadership TOKYO – Spiber has relaunched under new leadership, with the Japanese biomaterials company sharpening its focus on commercialisation. Chief executive Read More »
News Poor product information drives fashion returns LONDON – A new survey suggests poor product information is fuelling avoidable fashion returns, causing brands to still lose sales Read More »
News Archroma and ORTA use wool waste dyes in denim LONDON – Archroma and Turkish denim manufacturer ORTA are launching a denim collection dyed with colourants made partly from wool Read More »
News Recycler Reju secures €135m Dutch Government backing LONDON – Textile recycler Reju has secured €135m in support from the Dutch government for its planned recycling plant at Read More »
Making sustainability mainstream 8th February 2018 No Comments On the of the launch of its revised sustainable cotton standard, Apparel Insider catches up with the Better Cotton Initiative’s chief executive officer, Alan McClay. Read More »
Fresh wave of Accord signatories after costs clarified 8th February 2018 No Comments DHAKA – Around a dozen more brands have signed up to the 2018 Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety after the actual costs involved Read More »