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Paradise Textiles plans US$102m Egypt fabric plant
ALEXEANDRIA – Paradise Textiles is investing US$102m in a new integrated fabric manufacturing facility in Egypt, in Alexandria’s Amreya Public
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Ghana factory aims to put Savelugu on sourcing map
SAVELUGU – Northshore Apparel is building a major new garment factory in Northern Ghana as it seeks to put Savelugu
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Caastle founder pleads guilty in $300m fraud case
WASHINGTON – Christine Hunsicker, founder of fashion rental technology company CaaStle, has pleaded guilty in the US to securities fraud.
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Shein faces fresh chemical safety claims in EU
BERLIN – Greenpeace says Shein is continuing to sell clothing and footwear containing hazardous chemicals above EU limits. This is
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Primark shortlisted for German greenwashing award
HANOVER – Primark has been nominated for Germany’s 2026 ‘Golden Vulture’ greenwashing award, by campaign group Deutsche Umwelthilfe. The group
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UK clothing suppliers report widespread unfair buying practices
LEICESTER – A survey of UK clothing manufacturers has found that unfair purchasing practices by brands and retailers remain widespread.
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BlackRock linked to Vinted secondary share deal
NEW YORK – Vinted is set to bring BlackRock onto its share register in a secondary share deal that could
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Carbios rejects claims by former exec and files criminal complaint
PARIS – French biotechnology firm Carbios has rejected allegations by a former executive and filed a criminal complaint for what
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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol in regenerative cotton push
MEMPHIS – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has opened grower enrolment for 2026, with new measures designed to verify regenerative
VF tool maps product supply chain for customers
2nd October 2018
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GREENSBORO – A new online tool from VF Corporation allows customers to trace the origins of their products right through the supply chain. The tool
H&M upcycled collection utilises old workwear
2nd October 2018
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STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion giant H&M has launched a new upcycled capsule collection which uses discarded workwear products to make garments such as jackets,
Fresh concerns raised about Amazon and counterfeits
2nd October 2018
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WASHINGTON – A number of Amazon sites should be added to ‘Notorious Markets’ list due to counterfeit issues, according to a leading US apparel industry
Unions call for Bangladesh minimum wage to be doubled
2nd October 2018
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DHAKA – Union leaders in Bangladesh have called for an immediate review of the new minimum wage, which they want to be doubled. The IndustriALL
