News Half of T-Shirt cotton lost before sale OSLO – Almost half of the cotton fibre used to make a T-Shirt can be lost before the garment even Read More »
News The next phase of PFAS elimination for textiles By Cécile Chi, Standard Development Specialist (Climate), Global Standard STUTTGART – Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have long played a Read More »
News Hohenstein launches global sizing study for apparel BÖNNIGHEIM – Hohenstein Apparel Fit Solutions has launched a global size study to help apparel brands improve fit and size Read More »
News Egypt plans US$2bn carbon-neutral textile city CAIRO – Egypt has announced ambitious Chinese-backed plans for a US$1.5bn to US$2bn textile industrial city in Port Said. Officials Read More »
News Brands ‘squeezing suppliers dry’ on prices, report claims AMSTERDAM – Major fashion brands are continuing to source cotton T-shirts from Bangladesh at prices that leave little room for Read More »
News Lindex to use BASF recycled polyamide in lingerie GOTHENBERG – Lindex has partnered with BASF to introduce textile-to-textile recycled polyamide into lingerie ranges from 2027. The Swedish fashion Read More »
News Loop targets textile recycling scale-up with India facility GUJARAT – Loop Industries has secured government backing in India for its first commercial-scale textile-textile recycling plant. The company has Read More »
News PFAS scrutiny rises in Oeko-Tex chemistry testing ZURICH – Oeko-Tex has published new laboratory findings from its Eco Passport certification programme, highlighting persistent compliance issues in some Read More »
News Shein buys Everlane in US$100m deal, reports claim BEIJING – Chinese fashion giant Shein is reportedly acquiring US apparel brand Everlane in a deal valuing the business at Read More »
Indian garment workers earn 11p an hour, says US study 1st February 2019 No Comments CALIFORNIA – What is claimed to be the most comprehensive study of its kind claims all apparel brands sourcing from India are impacted by child Read More »
Report wants investor pressure over living wages 1st February 2019 No Comments STOCKHOLM – The investment community should be doing more to pressure apparel brands to push for living wages in apparel supply chains, claims a new Read More »