News Dire warning from Bangladesh garment chief DHAKA – Millions of garment industry workers face being laid off in Bangladesh if brands continue to cut and run Read More »
News H&M warns of thousands of job losses STOCKHOLM – H&M has warned it expects to make tens of thousands of lay-offs, as it decided to cancel its Read More »
News ILO counts the cost of COVID-19 GENEVA – COVID-19 could cost 25 million jobs globally claims a new assessment by the International Labour Organisation. The startling Read More »
News Study: wool biodegrades in aquatic environment HAMILTON – Wool biodegrades to a high degree in the aquatic environment, while synthetic fibres such as nylon and polyester Read More »
News Microfibres seriously harm fish in study NORTH CAROLINA – Chronic exposure to microplastic fibres causes aneurysms, erosion of surface layers and other serious damage to fish Read More »
News Brand share prices hammered by COVID-19 LONDON – Shares prices of the world’s leading apparel brands have plummeted over the past month amid stores closures and Read More »
News Sateri produces viscose fibre from textile waste SHANGHAI – Sateri, the world’s largest producer of viscose, has successfully produced on commercial scale viscose fibre regenerated from textile Read More »
News BCI suspends activities in Xinjiang LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative has announced there will be no licensed Better Cotton from Xinjiang, Western China next Read More »
News 4 fashion weeks CO2 footprint: 241,000 tonnes NEW YORK – New research has for the first time ever calculated the CO2 impact of the big four fashion Read More »
Haelixa marks and traces UPW collection 2nd August 2021 No Comments ZURICH – Hong Kong yarn manufacturer UPW has announced it will provide full marking and traceability of its yarns using the tech solutions of Swiss-based Read More »