
UN-backed study questions Africa textile waste claims
GENEVA – A new study backed by UN Trade and Development has challenged claims that used clothing exports to Africa

GENEVA – A new study backed by UN Trade and Development has challenged claims that used clothing exports to Africa

PARIS – French authorities have imposed fresh fines totalling €22.5m on Shein over consumer protection and environmental information breaches. The

ZURICH – Swiss chemical recycling company GR3N has raised €15.5m to support an industrial-scale PET and polyester recycling plant in

MEMPHIS – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has launched a new Physical Assurance Program using forensic testing to verify the

CLERMONT-FERRAND – Carbios says it has put back the commissioning of its planned PET biorecycling plant in China by around one

WASHINGTON – Global production is forecast to decline in 2026/27 as rising input costs, drought and competition from man-made fibres

NORTH CAROLINA – UK consumers are among the world’s leading donors and recyclers of unwanted clothing, according to new Cotton

BRUSSELS – The European Commission has fined Chinese online retailer Temu €200m for breaching the Digital Services Act. The landmark

OSLO – Almost half of the cotton fibre used to make a T-Shirt can be lost before the garment even

LONDON – New research suggests the global spandex market will grow rapidly thanks to growing consumer demand for stretchable fabrics. The global spandex market is

SHANGHAI – Chinese viscose staple fibre manufacturer, Sateri, has earned the prestigious Bio-based Product Label from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its

MUNICH – New patent-pending technology used to treat fabrics automatically cools clothing when the user gets too hot. The smart new solution sees an instant

STOCKHOLM – H&M’s head of sustainability, Anna Gedda, has finally addressed the thorny issue of whether fast fashion can ever be sustainable. In an interview

TEXAS – US textile industry NGO, Textile Exchange, has announced the launch of a Regional Organic Roundtable to help develop the organic cotton sector in

PORTSMOUTH – Scientists have engineered a bacterial enzyme which can digest some commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world’s biggest
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