News Ocean plastic fibres use blockchain in world first PARIS – Waste2Wear has launched what is claimed to be the world’s first collection of fabrics made from ocean plastics Read More »
News Price squeeze hits Bangladesh factories DHAKA – 25,000 workers have been laid off in the Bangladeshi ready-made garment (RMG) sector since February amid the closure Read More »
News Robotics and tech talk is misplaced, says supplier CHITTAGONG – Talk of automation, artificial intelligence and digitisation in apparel supply chains is misplaced and misleading claims one of Read More »
News German brands embrace national textile standard BERLIN – The German Government has announced that 27 companies have immediately signed up to its newly launched ‘Green Button’ Read More »
News Lenzing to build world’s largest lyocell plant BANGKOK – Austrian wood-based fibre business, Lenzing, has unveiled further details of its plans to establish the world’s largest lyocell Read More »
News 64 NGOs lobby for EU supply chain laws NEW YORK – An alliance of 64 NGOs and trade unions in Germany, including Human Rights Watch, has launched an Read More »
News Cotton linked to child and forced labour in China LONDON – Alarming new research has highlighted intensifying supply chain risks for apparel brands sourcing from Xinjiang and China as Read More »
News Hemp use gains momentum at Levi’s CALIFORNIA – Levi Strauss has launched several new product lines using rain-fed, cottonized hemp, which it first introduced in its Read More »
News India deal for xeros’ water saving tech SHEFFIELD – UK tech company, Xeros, which provides water saving and filtration technologies, has signed a major deal with Ramsons, Read More »
Asahi Kasei restarts Bemberg production at Nobeoka site 8th January 2026 No Comments NOBEOKA – Asahi Kasei will restart Bemberg production this month at its Nobeoka facility, the only site where the company makes its cupro filament. The Read More »
Shein begins limited relaunch of marketplace in France 8th January 2026 No Comments PARIS – Shein is partially reopening its third party marketplace in France, two months after it closed after the discovery of illegal listings on the Read More »