News Intertextile Shanghai to feature Pet Boutique zone SHANGHAI – Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2026 is launching a dedicated ‘Pet Boutique’ zone at the fair, Read More »
News Lenzing takes majority position in TreeToTextile NYMÖLLA – Lenzing is to take a controlling majority in Swedish innovation firm TreeToTextile, as it aims to industrialise a Read More »
News Allbirds to close all full-price stores in US NEW YORK – Allbirds will close all of its full price stores in the US by the end of February, Read More »
News Fashion industry not decarbonising, major survey finds NEW YORK – The fashion industry is still moving too slowly on decarbonisation, with supply chain emissions rising and coal Read More »
News Kelheim Fibres closure confirmed after investor pulls out BAVARIA – Kelheim Fibres has said it will close on 31 March 2026 after failing to secure a viable path Read More »
News WRAP offers blueprint for EPR scheme in UK LONDON – The UK Textiles Pact has published a ten point, industry blueprint setting out how a mandatory Extended Producer Read More »
News Researchers say new membranes could cut energy use in textile processing NANYANG – Nature-inspired filtration membranes with one nanometre pores could help textile dyehouses recycle water and cut energy use. This Read More »
News C&A puffers contain excess PFAS, Greenpeace claims VIENNA – Greenpeace Austria has accused C&A of selling ‘Iconic Puffer’ jackets containing PFAS, after laboratory tests found the chemicals Read More »
News Textile groups call for producer-led EPR governance in EU BRUSSELS – EU-based industry groups are sounding the alarm over a growing push in several EU Member States to set Read More »
Textiles are US’s fastest growing waste stream 30th June 2020 No Comments MICHIGAN – Discarded textiles and clothing in the United States are outpacing the growth of every other major waste stream category according to a new Read More »
150,000 have lost jobs in Cambodia garment sector 30th June 2020 No Comments BRUSSELS – More than 150,000 workers in the apparel and footwear sectors of Cambodia – mostly women – have lost their jobs as a result Read More »
Use of rPET by apparel industry plateaus 30th June 2020 No Comments TEXAS – The use of recycled polyester by the global apparel industry appears to have plateaued according to the latest annual ‘Preferred Fibres and Materials’ Read More »