News EU buyers pay more for Bangladesh garments than US: study DHAKA – Bangladesh garment exporters are securing higher prices in the European Union than in the United States, according to Read More »
News Salvos opens Queensland textile recovery hub BRISBANE – Salvos Stores has opened what it says is Australia’s first automated textile sorting and decontamination facility. Salvos, the Read More »
News H&M urges brands to fund decarbonisation STOCKHOLM – In a move which could have wider ramifications, H&M has called on brands to put money into supply Read More »
News Regatta launches recyclable workwear range MANCHESTER – Regatta Professional is launching a new workwear range designed to be recyclable through a thermo-mechanical recycling process. The Read More »
News Circ signs deal with major Chinese viscose group VIRGINIA – US textile recyling business Circ has signed a new partnership agreement with Xinxiang Bailu Chemical Fiber. The move Read More »
News Bangladesh RMG exports fall 3.7 per cent year-on-year DHAKA – Bangladesh ready-made garment (RMG) exports fell 3.73 per cent year on year to US$25.80bn in the first eight Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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. Read More »
Euratex backs calls to block EU’s dangerous chemicals database 13th December 2018 No Comments BRUSSELS – Industry lobbyists, including representatives from the textile industry, are trying to kill a tool intended to allow citizens to trace harmful chemicals in Read More »
2018 Year in Review 13th December 2018 No Comments Our rundown of the key trends and issues in global apparel and textile industries in 2018… Feeling the heat The fashion industry is finally Read More »