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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Pakistani denim mill in wastewater breakthrough
KARACHI – Leading Pakistani denim manufacturer, Artistic Fabric and Garment Industries, has developed new technology which it claims completely eliminates
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PETA in row over Canada Goose jackets
NEW YORK – An unlikely row has broken out between animal rights group, PETA, and the Fire Department of New
Sustainability claims – it’s time to show us the science
6th July 2020
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LONDON – Sustainability claims being made by global apparel brands are meaningless due to their almost exclusive dependence on ‘cradle-to-factory gate’ fibre data – this
Copenhagen Fashion summit goes digital only
6th July 2020
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COPENHAGEN – Global Fashion Agenda has announced that its physical event, which was due to take place in autumn, has now been cancelled. The event
Leicester authorities ignored lockdown breaches
6th July 2020
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LEICESTER – Local authorities in Leicester turned a blind eye to the fact that garment factories in Leicester were operating with impunity throughout the lockdown.
