News Wool sustainability focus of IWTO Congress BRUSSELS – Communicating wool’s environmental credentials was a key theme of the 87th annual Congress of the IWTO in Hong Read More »
News Lenzing invests €30m in luxury yarn line LENZING – This week offers further evidence that the luxury fashion sector is embracing sustainability. Austrian specialist fibre maker, Lenzing, Read More »
News New fibres derived from coconut by-products PERTH – An Australian tech business this week launched the first plant-free viscose-rayon fibres at an industry conference in Vancouver. Read More »
News Calotropis procera plant fibres set for production KENYA – Clothing made with Calotropis procera, a species of flowering plant native to parts of Africa and Asia, are Read More »
News Unions, government discuss fair wages in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA – Government, union leaders and textile manufacturers met this week to discuss wages and worker rights in Ethiopia’s Read More »
News Bio-based nylon focus of Aquafil initiative TRENTO – Aquafil, an Italian producer of polyamide in Italy, is spearheading a new initiative aimed at increasing the amount Read More »
News US$3m funding for biotech dye business PARIS – A French biotech dye business which engineers microbes to produce natural dyes for textiles has received US$3m in Read More »
News New evidence of forced cotton picking in Uzbekistan BERLIN – There are calls for the World Bank to acknowledge “violations in loan agreements to Uzbekistan” because of “credible Read More »
News Survey raises questions over purchasing practices LONDON – Purchasing practices by apparel brands are unaffected by the length of relationship with suppliers, according to an international Read More »
Cone Denim uses Oritain tech to certify denim 19th January 2021 No Comments GREENSBORO – Cone Denim, the US manufacturer, has completed its first verification of origin audit with supply chain traceability business, Oritain – in doing so, Read More »
Superdry warns of uncertainty over Covid hit 19th January 2021 No Comments LONDON – Fashion brand Superdry has warned there may be a “significant doubt” over its ability to continue as a going concern amid uncertainty and Read More »
German economists call for supply chain laws 19th January 2021 No Comments BERLIN – More than 70 economists have called on the German Government to pass supply chain laws in the current parliamentary term which would make Read More »