News Carbios signs landmark PET recycling deal in China PARIS – Carbios has agreed core terms with Chinese PET producer Wankai New Materials on a landmark plan to deploy Read More »
News Lenzing and OceanSafe launch new performance yarn LENZING – Speciality fibre maker Lenzing has partnered with Swiss materials start up OceanSafe to launch a pioneering new performance Read More »
News Shein’s Paris launch turns into legal firestorm PARIS – Shein’s first permanent store at Paris’s BHV Marais opened on Wednesday to long queues, a police cordon and Read More »
News M&S profits halved after major cyber attack LONDON – Marks & Spencer said first-half profits more than halved after a major cyber attack crippled its online business Read More »
News France probes Shein and rivals after sex doll scandal PARIS – France has opened an investigation into Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish after the consumer watchdog found sex dolls Read More »
News Wool prices jump amid demand-led rally SYDNEY – Australia’s wool benchmark has posted its sharpest monthly rise in three decades, with the Eastern Market Indicator climbing Read More »
News Intertextile Shanghai puts AI centre stage SHANGHAI – Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics opens the spring sourcing season in China in March 2026, focusing on sustainability, performance Read More »
News H&M signs multi-year recycled cotton deal STOCKHOLM – H&M Group has signed a multi-year deal with Recover to use the supplier’s mechanically recycled cotton into its Read More »
News REI signs three-year offtake with Ambercycle LOS ANGELES – REI Co-op, the US’s largest co-op, has signed a three-year offtake agreement with Ambercycle for its cycora Read More »
Concerns raised over EU plans on textile waste 12th July 2023 No Comments ACCRA – Proposed new EU laws around textile waste will, “make Waste Colonialism an official EU doctrine,” a prominent African waste management specialist has claimed. Read More »
H&M sheds 46 jobs in Bangladesh office 12th July 2023 No Comments DHAKA – Swedish fashion giant H&M laid off 46 staff at its Bangladesh office as it continues to rationalise its operations in the country. A Read More »
Inditex sets out new GHG reduction targets 12th July 2023 No Comments MADRID – Zara owner Inditex claims it will reduce its supply chain emissions by more than 50 per cent by 2030 and achieve net zero Read More »