News Syre signs recycled polyester deal with Nike STOCKHOLM – Syre has signed a multi-year agreement with Nike to supply recycled polyester for future Nike products. Announcing the Read More »
News Epic Group pilots high-temp heat pump in India BHUBANESWAR – Epic Group has installed a high-temperature electric heat pump at its new manufacturing hub in Bhubaneswar, India. The Read More »
News Toxic chemicals exposed in new Temu and Shein tests VIENNA – A series of new product tests of Temu and Shein winter wear has found multiple serious breaches of Read More »
News Carbios signs landmark PET recycling deal in China PARIS – Carbios has agreed core terms with Chinese PET producer Wankai New Materials on a landmark plan to deploy Read More »
News Lenzing and OceanSafe launch new performance yarn LENZING – Speciality fibre maker Lenzing has partnered with Swiss materials start up OceanSafe to launch a pioneering new performance Read More »
News Shein’s Paris launch turns into legal firestorm PARIS – Shein’s first permanent store at Paris’s BHV Marais opened on Wednesday to long queues, a police cordon and Read More »
News M&S profits halved after major cyber attack LONDON – Marks & Spencer said first-half profits more than halved after a major cyber attack crippled its online business Read More »
News France probes Shein and rivals after sex doll scandal PARIS – France has opened an investigation into Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish after the consumer watchdog found sex dolls Read More »
News Wool prices jump amid demand-led rally SYDNEY – Australia’s wool benchmark has posted its sharpest monthly rise in three decades, with the Eastern Market Indicator climbing Read More »
“Significant risks” remain in Uzbek cotton sector 4th April 2022 No Comments In this guest column written exclusively for Apparel Insider, Lynn Schweisfurth of the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights argues that while the end of systematic Read More »
Land-grabs – the new red flag for Uzbek cotton sector 19th February 2021 No Comments Apparel brands are said to be eyeing Uzbekistan as a potential source of cotton, particularly with Xinjiang cotton now the subject of US sanctions. A Read More »