News SaXcell to open Netherlands pulp plant in 2027 ENSCHEDE – Dutch textile recycling innovator SaXcell has confirmed plans to open a pulp plant in the Netherlands in early Read More »
News Primark tightens criteria in its circular guidelines LONDON – Primark claims 5 per cent of clothing units sold in 2024/25 were ‘circular by design,’ 20 per cent Read More »
News Adidas, BESTSELLER and Inditex back textile recycling project AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has launched a new project to help unlock post-consumer textile waste for textile recycling in Read More »
News RE&UP recycles 20,000 pairs of jeans for denim capsule EINDHOVEN – RE&UP, Madewell and ISKO have turned 20,000 pairs of post-consumer jeans into feedstock for a new textile-to-textile denim Read More »
News AAFA challenges California textile EPR rollout WASHINGTON – The American Apparel & Footwear Association has challenged California regulator CalRecycle over the state’s new textile EPR scheme. Read More »
News Adriano Goldschmied, ‘Godfather of Denim’, dies aged 82 MILAN – Adriano Goldschmied, the Italian designer widely credited with helping turn jeans into a premium fashion category, has died Read More »
News Lycra Company partners with Texhong on renewable fibres SHANGHAI – Lycra Company is targeting China’s stretch yarn market through a new partnership with Texhong International Group focused on Read More »
News AI used in China to slash textile sorting times ZHANGJIAGANG – A Chinese textile recycler says an AI-powered sorting machine can process 100kg of used clothing in just two Read More »
News Spiber relaunches under new leadership TOKYO – Spiber has relaunched under new leadership, with the Japanese biomaterials company sharpening its focus on commercialisation. Chief executive Read More »
Study plots huge scale of microplastics in homes 10th November 2021 No Comments PORTSMOUTH – A new study in the UK found that people breathe in up to 7,000 microplastic particles every day from clothing and other textiles Read More »
Uyghur Coalition calls for EU import controls on Xinjiang 10th November 2021 No Comments BRUSSELS – A group of NGOs led by the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region have called for the EU to introduce Read More »
Dutch authorities uncover fashion greenwashing 10th November 2021 No Comments AMSTERDAM – A new investigation by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) found the sustainability claims of six out of ten fashion retailers Read More »