
NFW to wind down operations after years of struggle
PEORIA – Natural Fiber Welding (NFW), the Illinois-based materials innovator and an Earthshot Prize finalist last year, is winding down

PEORIA – Natural Fiber Welding (NFW), the Illinois-based materials innovator and an Earthshot Prize finalist last year, is winding down

STOCKHOLM – H&M Group CEO Daniel Ervér has joined leading Scandinavian fashion executives in calling for reduced VAT on second-hand

BRUSSELS – The European Parliament has passed landmark legislation that will make textile producers responsible for the costs of collecting,

PARIS – France’s data watchdog has fined Shein €150m for unlawfully placing advertising cookies on users’ devices. This is the

German biomaterials developer AMSilk has secured €52m in fresh financing to accelerate the commercial roll-out of its silk-protein materials. The

ZURICH – Better Cotton has launched a partnership with carbon removal start-up Planboo to help farmers turn cotton crop waste

SHANGHAI – A pilot project in China’s Shandong province has launched what is claimed to be the first fully traceable

ZURICH – Oeko-Tex issued more than 57,000 certificates in the 2024/2025 financial year, an increase of 8 per cent on

STUTTGART – The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has launched its annual #BehindTheSeams campaign, a global initiative designed to spotlight

QUEENSLAND – Australian recycling technology company, BlockTexx, has announced the closure of an AUD$7m Series B funding round to scale its textile resource recovery solution.

FLORIDA – A US Senator has asked the financial regulator to block an initial public offering (IPO) of SHEIN until it can disclose more information

BRUSSELS – Fashion companies will have to send any green claims they make for verification by a third party – or risk fines of at

ZURICH – Swiss traceable textile specialist Haelixa has announced a new partnership with Swiss-Italian business Trudel Silk to provide 100 per cent traceable silk from

IZMIR – Makum Alagöz, president of the Turkish textile workers’ union DERİTEKS, was this week shot by the brother of the owner of Akar Textile

LOS ANGELES – A recycled alternative to polyester, produced from old clothing, matched the quality standards of its virgin counterpart in independent tests. US technology

SEATTLE – Chinese fast fashion brand SHEIN has announced it will open a Seattle-area office in downtown Bellevue, expanding its growing US footprint. The company

WASHINGTON – Independent civil society monitoring of the annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan found that in 2023, local officials “resorted to forced labour” in districts

STOCKHOLM – Helena Helmersson, CEO of Swedish fast fashion brand H&M, has unexpectedly quit her role. Fashion industry veteran Daniel Ervér will take over with
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