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Bangladesh opens door to Shein-style selling
DHAKA – Bangladesh Bank has opened a formal route for exporters to sell directly to overseas consumers via online marketplaces.
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Bangladesh calls for post-LDC trade clarity
DHAKA – Bangladesh is urging a clearer trade settlement with the EU before the country graduates from LDC status in
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Textile Exchange publishes landmark polyester LCA
TEXAS – Textile Exchange has published a landmark life cycle assessment (LCA) for polyester, the world’s most widely used fibre.
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Morocco textile recycling could unlock US$1.9bn, says IFC
RABAT – Textile recycling in Morocco could unlock US$1.9bn in additional private investment and create more than 30,000 jobs. This
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Le Relais warns of failing used textile economics
PARIS – French textile collection and sorting group Le Relais is cutting around 60 insertion jobs and reducing collection volumes
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Seaweed fibre pioneer, Keel Labs, files for bankruptcy
RALEIGH – Seaweed fibre pioneer, Keel Labs, whose clients include Stella McCartney and H&M Group’s &ll, has filed for Chapter
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Lindex pilots digital product passports
GOTHENBURG – Swedish fashion retailer Lindex says it is introducing digital product passports for selected garments. The move is the
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Grasim lines up US$325m lyocell expansion in India
MUMBAI – Indian cellulosic fibre giant Grasim Industries has approved an investment of around US$325m to expand lyocell production. The
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Organic cotton sector calls for investment to build supply resilience
ISTANBUL – The organic cotton sector must increase investment and collaboration if it is to build more resilient supply systems.
The future of sustainable jeans?
20th June 2018
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COPENHAGEN – Danish apparel brand Only is launching a new black jeans collection produced with sustainably sourced wood-based fibres and designed to maintain their true
M&S, Patagonia rank highly on sustainability
20th June 2018
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LONDON – Marks & Spencer and Patagonia are the only clothing retailers among the top five ranked businesses in a survey of more than 700
Fabric dyeing – with walnut shells
20th June 2018
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LONDON – Basque outdoor brand Ternua has launched a new project which sees it collecting walnut shells to be used to make natural dyes to
Guess launches apparel recycling initiative
20th June 2018
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LOS ANGELES – Luxury US apparel retailer, Guess, has launched its own in-store collection and clothing recycling programme in California. ‘Resourced’ has been developed in
