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Temu, Shein cost German economy €2.4bn a year: study
BERLIN – Temu and Shein are costing the German economy €2.4bn a year in lost added value, claims a study
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GOTS-certified facilities rise 15 per cent to 17,800 in 2025
STUTTGART – The number of Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)-certified facilities globally rose 15.3 per cent year on year to
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Samsara Eco announces 10-year LSKD deal
NEW SOUTH WALES – Australian brand LSKD has signed a 10-year agreement with Samsara Eco to use enzymatically recycled nylon
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Epoch Biodesign unveils UK nylon 6,6 bio-recycling plant
LONDON – Epoch Biodesign has unveiled plans for Europe’s first nylon 6,6 bio-recycling demonstration plant, weeks after raising €10.3m. The
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Polyester recycling trial validated in Japan
PARIS – Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN say they have validated a new textile-to-textile polyester recycling process at semi-industrial scale. The
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Levi Strauss sued over worker rights claims
AMSTERDAM – The Clean Clothes Campaign has filed a lawsuit accusing Levi Strauss of misleading consumers about labour conditions in
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Fashion sector rejects US excess capacity claim
WASHINGTON – The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has questioned a US trade probe into alleged excess capacity in
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Dire warning issued for Europe’s textile industry
BRUSSELS – European textile trade body, EURATEX, has issued a stark warning over the future of Europe’s textile industry. It
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Shares in Allbirds soar on AI pivot
SAN FRANCISCO -Troubled footwear brand Allbirds is abandoning shoes for AI infrastructure in one of the most abrupt pivots ever
Carbios opens PET ‘bio-recycling’ plant in France
25th April 2024
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LONGLAVILLE – Carbios, a global leader in the development and industrialisation of biological technologies to recycle synthetic textiles and other plastic waste, this week held
Certification schemes and new regulations
25th April 2024
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PARTNER CONTENT – In the complex and ever-evolving textile, leather and fashion world, staying up to date of regulatory changes and technological advancements is paramount.
IWTO outlines concerns about PEF methodology
25th April 2024
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By Dalena White, secretary general, IWTO BRUSSELS – In the heart of the European Union, the fashion industry finds itself at a crossroads amid growing
SBTi adds further confusion over offsets
25th April 2024
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LONDON – The Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) has added further confusion to an initial statement made earlier this month where it said member businesses
