Norway to ban fur farming
OSLO – Is the clock ticking on the global fur industry? A number of brands have said their collections will
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Egypt plans US$2bn textile park
SADAT – Egypt’s Trade and Industry Minister, Tarek Qabil, has announced plans for the construction of the country’s largest ever
Into Africa
Ethiopia is targeting US$30bn in textile exports by 2025, with apparel brands queuing up to test sourcing options from the
First organic cotton farmers certified in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – 200 cotton farmers in Ethiopia have become the first ever in the country to receive organic certification.
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Monkey business
STOCKHOLM – Top prize for managing to miss the point in spectacular fashion goes to all those who went to
The demise of the department store
It’s carnage on the high street right now. There has been a sense for some considerable time that something has
Scientists claim recycling breakthrough with cotton-polyester blends
Scientists in Sweden are claiming a notable breakthrough in terms of closing the loop in textiles having successfully recycled worn
Closing the apparel loop: myth versus reality
Global fashion giant H&M group recently announced it has partnered with Swedish company re:newcell, whose smart technology recycles used cotton,
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Net sales surge as innovation pays for Inditex
ARTEIXO – Sales jumped by ten per cent at the world’s largest fashion retailer, Inditex, in the first nine months
Textiles are US’s fastest growing waste stream
30th June 2020
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MICHIGAN – Discarded textiles and clothing in the United States are outpacing the growth of every other major waste stream category according to a new
150,000 have lost jobs in Cambodia garment sector
30th June 2020
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BRUSSELS – More than 150,000 workers in the apparel and footwear sectors of Cambodia – mostly women – have lost their jobs as a result
Use of rPET by apparel industry plateaus
30th June 2020
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TEXAS – The use of recycled polyester by the global apparel industry appears to have plateaued according to the latest annual ‘Preferred Fibres and Materials’
