
Cotton output set to fall as costs and climate pressure grows
WASHINGTON – Global production is forecast to decline in 2026/27 as rising input costs, drought and competition from man-made fibres

WASHINGTON – Global production is forecast to decline in 2026/27 as rising input costs, drought and competition from man-made fibres

NORTH CAROLINA – UK consumers are among the world’s leading donors and recyclers of unwanted clothing, according to new Cotton

BRUSSELS – The European Commission has fined Chinese online retailer Temu €200m for breaching the Digital Services Act. The landmark

OSLO – Almost half of the cotton fibre used to make a T-Shirt can be lost before the garment even

By Cécile Chi, Standard Development Specialist (Climate), Global Standard STUTTGART – Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have long played a

BÖNNIGHEIM – Hohenstein Apparel Fit Solutions has launched a global size study to help apparel brands improve fit and size

CAIRO – Egypt has announced ambitious Chinese-backed plans for a US$1.5bn to US$2bn textile industrial city in Port Said. Officials

AMSTERDAM – Major fashion brands are continuing to source cotton T-shirts from Bangladesh at prices that leave little room for

GOTHENBERG – Lindex has partnered with BASF to introduce textile-to-textile recycled polyamide into lingerie ranges from 2027. The Swedish fashion

WASHINGTON – Chinese apparel shipments to the US fell by more than half in value in the first quarter of 2026 new trade figures show.

LENZING – Lenzing Group’s first-quarter revenues fell 10.8 per cent year on year as weaker fibre sales and lower pulp prices continued to weigh on

SOUTH CAROLINA – USFibers has secured investment from Glisco Partners and Orion Infrastructure Capital to expand its US recycled polyester fibre operations.

BRUSSELS – The full conference programme for Textiles Recycling Expo 2026, which takes place in Brussels, has been published. Organisers are promising a high-level agenda

NORTH CAROLINA – Consumer awareness of microplastics is starting to influence apparel purchasing intent, according to new research from Cotton Incorporated. The organisation said 41

LONDON – Epoch Biodesign has unveiled plans for Europe’s first nylon 6,6 bio-recycling demonstration plant, weeks after raising €10.3m. The facility will be located at

WASHINGTON – The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has questioned a US trade probe into alleged excess capacity in fashion supply chains. The trade

SAN FRANCISCO -Troubled footwear brand Allbirds is abandoning shoes for AI infrastructure in one of the most abrupt pivots ever seen in consumer markets. The

DHAKA – Bangladesh has made some progress under the ILO’s roadmap, but unions say factory conditions remain far behind the reforms promised. The warning comes
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