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Bezos Earth Fund grants target next-gen fibres
NEW YORK – The Bezos Earth Fund has announced US$34m in new grants to support the development of next-generation textile
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Temu, Shein cost German economy €2.4bn a year: study
BERLIN – Temu and Shein are costing the German economy €2.4bn a year in lost added value, claims a study
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GOTS-certified facilities rise 15 per cent to 17,800 in 2025
STUTTGART – The number of Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)-certified facilities globally rose 15.3 per cent year on year to
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Samsara Eco announces 10-year LSKD deal
NEW SOUTH WALES – Australian brand LSKD has signed a 10-year agreement with Samsara Eco to use enzymatically recycled nylon
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Epoch Biodesign unveils UK nylon 6,6 bio-recycling plant
LONDON – Epoch Biodesign has unveiled plans for Europe’s first nylon 6,6 bio-recycling demonstration plant, weeks after raising €10.3m. The
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Polyester recycling trial validated in Japan
PARIS – Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN say they have validated a new textile-to-textile polyester recycling process at semi-industrial scale. The
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Levi Strauss sued over worker rights claims
AMSTERDAM – The Clean Clothes Campaign has filed a lawsuit accusing Levi Strauss of misleading consumers about labour conditions in
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Fashion sector rejects US excess capacity claim
WASHINGTON – The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has questioned a US trade probe into alleged excess capacity in
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Dire warning issued for Europe’s textile industry
BRUSSELS – European textile trade body, EURATEX, has issued a stark warning over the future of Europe’s textile industry. It
German government launches textile standard
23rd July 2019
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BERLIN – The German Government has launched a new ‘Green Button’ (Grüner Knopf) certification standard for the textile and apparel industries. The new certification mark
Thermore ‘turns insulation into art’
23rd July 2019
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MILAN – Italian insulation specialist Thermore has launched the latest version of its Ecodown Fibers which provide a unique twist on conventional insulation. Via use
