News WCO warns used textiles viewed as “high risk” waste stream BRUSSELS – The World Customs Organization says stronger monitoring and enforcement will be needed to prevent illegal textile waste shipments Read More »
News Trump orders crackdown on ‘Made in USA’ claims WASHINGTON – Fashion brands making ‘Made in USA’ claims will face fresh regulatory scrutiny after President Trump ordered a Federal Read More »
News EU buyers pay more for Bangladesh garments than US: study DHAKA – Bangladesh garment exporters are securing higher prices in the European Union than in the United States, according to Read More »
News Salvos opens Queensland textile recovery hub BRISBANE – Salvos Stores has opened what it says is Australia’s first automated textile sorting and decontamination facility. Salvos, the Read More »
News H&M urges brands to fund decarbonisation STOCKHOLM – In a move which could have wider ramifications, H&M has called on brands to put money into supply Read More »
News Regatta launches recyclable workwear range MANCHESTER – Regatta Professional is launching a new workwear range designed to be recyclable through a thermo-mechanical recycling process. The Read More »
News Circ signs deal with major Chinese viscose group VIRGINIA – US textile recyling business Circ has signed a new partnership agreement with Xinxiang Bailu Chemical Fiber. The move Read More »
News Bangladesh RMG exports fall 3.7 per cent year-on-year DHAKA – Bangladesh ready-made garment (RMG) exports fell 3.73 per cent year on year to US$25.80bn in the first eight Read More »
News Paradise Textiles plans US$102m Egypt fabric plant ALEXEANDRIA – Paradise Textiles is investing US$102m in a new integrated fabric manufacturing facility in Egypt, in Alexandria’s Amreya Public Read More »
Sri Lanka textile park targets greener textile production 5th October 2021 No Comments COLOMBO – A new, vertically integrated textile park could potentially help Sri Lanka become a world leader in sustainable textile production. Announced in 2020, Eravur Read More »
Fast fashion can “never be sustainable,” says Livia Firth 5th October 2021 No Comments LONDON – Fast fashion can never be sustainable, and remains the elephant in the room of all conversations about sustainable apparel. This is the view Read More »