
Study finds recycled polyester sheds far worse than virgin
LONDON – New research suggests the fashion industry’s shift to recycled polyester is deepening the microplastics problem. A study, carried

LONDON – New research suggests the fashion industry’s shift to recycled polyester is deepening the microplastics problem. A study, carried

ISTAMBUL – Turkish-based Kipas Textiles, one of Europe’s largest fully integrated textile manufacturers, has launched a recycled polyester platform. ‘FibR-e’

AMSTERDAM – DyeCoo Textile Systems, the Dutch supplier of machinery for waterless polyester dyeing, has been declared bankrupt, according to

LONDON – The UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned paid Google ads from Nike, Superdry and Lacoste after ruling that

PARIS – Impact data specialist Glimpact has launched a legal challenge against France’s new “environmental cost” label for clothing. In

STOCKHOLM – H&M has marked two decades of designer collaborations by reuniting with Stella McCartney for a new collection to

INDONESIA / AUSTRALIA – Polyester producer Asia Pacific Fibers has teamed with Australian recycler BlockTexx in a new textile-to-textile partnership.

BRUSSELS – Europe’s textile industry is nearing a point of no return amid falling employment and output and surging imports

AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has published an open-source blueprint which sets out how tier-2 textile mills could move towards

SAMARKAND – Uzbekistan will stage next year’s prestigious IAF World Fashion Convention. The decision to hold the 2024 event in the Central Asian state was

STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion giant, H&M Group has issued a €500m green bond with a maturity of eight years under its EMTN (Euro Medium

AMSTERDAM – Spinnova, the Finnish recycled textile material company, has this week presented its first blended denim fabrics made with wood-based Spinnova fibre at the

TOKYO – Fast Retailing Co, owner of Japanese fast fashion brand Uniqlo, forecast 18 per cent growth in annual profit this week. The company said

BRUSSELS – The European Apparel and Textile Federation, EURATEX, has called on the EU presidency to develop a new competitiveness strategy to relaunch the European

DHAKA – The first ever initiative on climate action focusing on the fashion & apparel sector, the Bangladesh Climate Action Forum, concluded this week. Organised

LONDON – Italian fashion retailer Benetton is one of a dozen signatories to a new campaign calling for clearer information about the fabric composition of

LONDON – A new report claims global high street brands including Gap, adidas, H&M, M&S, Puma, Levi’s, Primark, Boohoo and Inditex are sourcing from Pakistani

LEICESTER – Workers, trade unions and labour rights campaigners staged a protest in Leicester this weekend over job losses in the city’s garment industry. Leicester
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