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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
US plant to ‘cottonize’ hemp at commercial scale
2nd September 2020
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DALLAS – Hemp fibre will be ‘cottonized’ on a commercial scale for the first time ever at a major new facility in Texas, USA. A
Esquel stung by criticism over Xinjiang ties
2nd September 2020
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HONG KONG – Esquel, the textile giant which has been singled out for potential sanctions in US draft legislation regarding forced labour in Xinjiang, has
Transparency key to trust for clothing shoppers
2nd September 2020
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LENZING – Consumers are more likely to purchase clothing and textiles from brands which use terms such as ‘Eco-friendly’, ‘Biodegradable’, ‘Natural’ and ‘Recyclable’ according to
NGOs demand supply chain rules for EU multi-nationals
2nd September 2020
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BRUSSELS – 11 NGOs are calling for new laws to compel EU based multi-nationals to respect human rights and the environment in global supply chains.
