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Rwanda backs local textile exporters
KIGALI – The Rwandan Government has said it will cover tax obligations for local textile exporters to ensure they are
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Archroma expands textile research in Pakistan
REINACH – Swiss textile chemical specialist Archroma has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Engineering &
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Brands ditching mohair could cost 30,000 jobs
PORT ELIZABETH – 30,000 jobs are at risk while 800,000 goats face being culled after dozens of apparel brands ditched
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Complaint lodged with EU over Bangladesh labour issues
AMSTERDAM – The European Union is ignoring labour rights violations in Bangladesh while continuing to provide it with preferential trade
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Ethical Fashion Show and Greenshowroom merge
BERLIN – German events organiser Messe Frankfurt is merging the two sustainable fashion fairs, Ethical Fashion Show Berlin and Greenshowroom, under
ILO told to stop meddling by Myanmar garment body
GENEVA – The International Labour Organisation needs to stop “micro-managing” internal labour laws in Myanmar, says the country’s leading garment
Blockchain tech business targets cotton
DENVER – A business whose smart technology tracks commodities right through the supply chain has its sights on the cotton
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Hugo Boss launches pineapple shoes
METZINGEN – Luxury German apparel brand, Hugo Boss, has launched a new range of shoes made using pineapple leaf fibres.
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Closed loop textile process updates findings
LONDON – A new report has updated on pioneering work to chemically separate cotton and polyester fibres so that both
VF Corp spins out jeans businesses, Lee and Wrangler
13th August 2018
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GREENSBORO – US apparel giant VF Corporation has announced it will spin off its Lee and Wrangler jeans businesses into an independent public company as
Fibre scoring tools misleading consumers, claim researchers
13th August 2018
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OSLO – Current tools used to score textile fibres on sustainability are misleading consumers as they fail to account for the use phase of clothing,
