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Study: climate change could increase cotton yields
LONDON – A study published in Industrial Crops and Products looked at how climate change might affect cotton farming in
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Dutch textile sorting sector “on verge of collapse”
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EU countries back used clothing export ban
PARIS – France has told Reuters news agency it is proposing a ban on exports of used clothing. The proposals
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Further Lenzing losses amid “subdued demand”
LENZING – Austrian wood-based fibre manufacturer has reported another gloomy set of financials. The company said subdued demand and a
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French MPs agree ultra-fast fashion crackdown
PARIS – The French Parliament has backed a series of measures aimed at penalising ultra-fast fashion from Chinese brands such
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MEP back EPR proposals for textile products
BRUSSELS – Members of the European Parliament have this week adopted proposals by the European Commission to better prevent and
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CO2 emissions double in Zalando supply chains
BERLIN – CO2 emissions have almost doubled in the supply chains of German ecommerce fashion platform, Zalando, against a 2017
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Bill tabled to ban fast fashion adverts in France
PARIS – Fast fashion advertising could be banned in France under new proposals. A bill tabled by MP Anne-Cécile Violland
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Infinited Fiber completes €40m funding round
HELSINKI – Finnish textile recycling technology and business, Infinited Fiber Company, has completed a two-part financing round totalling €40m. The
Plain clothes police target unions in Myanmar
1st March 2021
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YANGON – Plain clothes police officers are targeting union leaders in Myanmar following last week’s protests against the military coup. Local accounts say 20 union
