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Price squeeze continues for garment factories
AMSTERDAM – Research among more than 700 apparel suppliers globally has found continued downward pressure on prices faced by factory
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No-deal Brexit could cost UK fashion £900m
LONDON – The British Fashion Council (BFC) has claimed a no deal Brexit could cost the UK fashion sector up
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Workers voice labour law concerns in Myanmar
YANGON – More than 4,500 workers from 50 garment factories in Myanmar recently demonstrated demanding that the newly revised law
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BGMEA head: “We need support of brands”
EXCLUSIVE – Rubana Huq, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), has sought to provide some much-needed clarity around
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Budget shirts beat luxury rivals in German tests
BERLIN – Budget men’s dress shirts beat their luxury counterparts in German tests which compared them on durability, comfort, care
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Call for fashion pact to include labour issues
PARIS – The G7 sustainable Fashion Pact of French President Macron should also have included pledges on worker conditions and
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Primark cotton programme expands to China
DUBLIN – Primark has expanded its cotton programme which trains farmers in methods aimed at minimising the environmental impact of
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IDH safety initiative lacks teeth, claims Clean Clothes
AMSTDERDM – A new garment factory safety initiative in India has been accused of ignoring worker voices and the mistakes
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Textile Exchange says annual conference to be climate neutral
TEXAS – Textile Exchange has announced that its annual conference in Vancouver this year will be climate neutral. The US
EU fines Temu €200m over illegal product risks
28th May 2026
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BRUSSELS – The European Commission has fined Chinese online retailer Temu €200m for breaching the Digital Services Act. The landmark enforcement action is a potentially
Half of T-Shirt cotton lost before sale
28th May 2026
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OSLO – Almost half of the cotton fibre used to make a T-Shirt can be lost before the garment even reaches the shop floor. This
The next phase of PFAS elimination for textiles
27th May 2026
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By Cécile Chi, Standard Development Specialist (Climate), Global Standard STUTTGART – Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have long played a defining role in textile performance.
Hohenstein launches global sizing study for apparel
26th May 2026
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BÖNNIGHEIM – Hohenstein Apparel Fit Solutions has launched a global size study to help apparel brands improve fit and size chart development. The study invites
Egypt plans US$2bn carbon-neutral textile city
26th May 2026
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CAIRO – Egypt has announced ambitious Chinese-backed plans for a US$1.5bn to US$2bn textile industrial city in Port Said. Officials say it would be the
Brands ‘squeezing suppliers dry’ on prices, report claims
21st May 2026
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AMSTERDAM – Major fashion brands are continuing to source cotton T-shirts from Bangladesh at prices that leave little room for wage rises, safer working conditions
Lindex to use BASF recycled polyamide in lingerie
20th May 2026
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GOTHENBERG – Lindex has partnered with BASF to introduce textile-to-textile recycled polyamide into lingerie ranges from 2027. The Swedish fashion retailer will use BASF’s loopamid,
Loop targets textile recycling scale-up with India facility
20th May 2026
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GUJARAT – Loop Industries has secured government backing in India for its first commercial-scale textile-textile recycling plant. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding
PFAS scrutiny rises in Oeko-Tex chemistry testing
20th May 2026
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ZURICH – Oeko-Tex has published new laboratory findings from its Eco Passport certification programme, highlighting persistent compliance issues in some dye categories. It also points
