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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Gap and Arvind to open water innovation centre
11th June 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO – US casual brand Gap and its Indian supplier, Arvind, are to open a new a new innovation centre to promote the adoption
Benetton to produce less, better quality clothing
11th June 2019
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TREVISO – Benetton has become the world’s first global apparel retailer to say it is producing less clothing while increasing quality as part of its
Cotton standards accused of “lacking ambition”
11th June 2019
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LONDON – Multi-stakeholder cotton certification programmes operating in Sub-Saharhan Africa “lack ambition” and are too “intertwined” with the interests of those involved in their creation
Study: Nylon second most common plastic in deep sea
11th June 2019
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LONDON – One of the most comprehensive studies of its kind has found direct evidence that a potentially huge pool of marine microplastics may exist
