News PVH supports water stewardship in Ethiopia NEW YORK – International apparel group, PVH Corp, will work with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to support water stewardship efforts Read More »
News Spandex market soars as women ditch jeans for stretch knits LONDON – New research suggests the global spandex market will grow rapidly thanks to growing consumer demand for stretchable fabrics. Read More »
News Sateri viscose earns bio-based product label SHANGHAI – Chinese viscose staple fibre manufacturer, Sateri, has earned the prestigious Bio-based Product Label from the United States Department Read More »
News New technology cools clothing when user is too hot MUNICH – New patent-pending technology used to treat fabrics automatically cools clothing when the user gets too hot. The smart Read More »
News Anna Gedda: “Large scale fashion can be sustainable” STOCKHOLM – H&M’s head of sustainability, Anna Gedda, has finally addressed the thorny issue of whether fast fashion can ever Read More »
News West African organic cotton sector gains momentum TEXAS – US textile industry NGO, Textile Exchange, has announced the launch of a Regional Organic Roundtable to help develop Read More »
News Scientists chance upon polyester-eating enzyme PORTSMOUTH – Scientists have engineered a bacterial enzyme which can digest some commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to Read More »
News Scanfil and Coloreel sign manufacturing deal ÅTVIDABERG – A pioneering Swedish tech business which has developed patented technology that provides high quality colouring of textile thread Read More »
News Asia Pacific drives growing eco fibre demand LONDON – Global demand for eco fibres will grow by more than 10 per cent from now to 2022 thanks Read More »
BCI ditches Chinese partner with prison labour links 27th November 2019 No Comments LONDON – An investigation by Apparel Insider has found that the world’s largest and fastest growing cotton standard, the Better Cotton Initiative, for several years Read More »
Losing EBA a “disaster” for Cambodia 27th November 2019 No Comments PHNOM PENH – Unions in Cambodia are calling on the European Union (EU) not to withdraw the Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme warning it would Read More »