News Spinnova and Suzano invest €22m in industrial plant JYVÄSKYLÄ – Brazilian pulp group Suzano and Finnish cellulose fibre tech business Spinnova are to build a plant in Finland Read More »
News Primark looks to offload £400m of old stock DUBLIN – Fast fashion brand Primark is hoping to offload millions of pounds worth of clothing stock when its shops Read More »
News Loans extended for Bangladesh garment sector DHAKA – Bangladeshi ready-made garment factories have been given an extension of 6-months to repay government loans handed out to Read More »
News New Gap facility to process up to 1 million units a day SAN FRANCISCO – US casualwear brand, Gap Inc, is investing US$140m in a new logistics facility as it looks to Read More »
News IFC offers US$50m loan to Brandix Lanka WASHINGTON – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group has proposed a US$50m long-term financing facility to Read More »
News Plastic microfibres may slow lung repair from Covid PLYMOUTH – Microplastics which shed from nylon and polyester may prevent our lungs from repairing the damage caused by Covid-19, Read More »
News H&M, Stora Enso back €35m viscose demo plant STOCKHOLM – H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, Stora Enso, and LSCS Invest have announced plans to invest €35m in a Read More »
News Tens of thousands protest against Myanmar coup YANGON – Tens of thousands of citizens have taken to the streets across cities in Myanmar as part of a Read More »
News ILO’s Call to Action is failing garment workers LONDON – After writing about the legally-binding, transparent, accountable, Bangladesh Accord last week, this week we come to the ILO Read More »
Fashion brands called out for stalling on a new Accord 4th August 2021 No Comments AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign has publicly called out fashion brands including H&M, Primark, Inditex, Bestseller and C&A for failing to back the renewal of Read More »
Wood-based fibres degrade within 60 days – study 4th August 2021 No Comments LONDON – A new study found that wood-based cellulosic fibres fell apart within 30 days and fully degraded within 60 days in seawater. In contrast, Read More »