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Fashion industry not decarbonising, major survey finds
NEW YORK – The fashion industry is still moving too slowly on decarbonisation, with supply chain emissions rising and coal
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Kelheim Fibres closure confirmed after investor pulls out
BAVARIA – Kelheim Fibres has said it will close on 31 March 2026 after failing to secure a viable path
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WRAP offers blueprint for EPR scheme in UK
LONDON – The UK Textiles Pact has published a ten point, industry blueprint setting out how a mandatory Extended Producer
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Researchers say new membranes could cut energy use in textile processing
NANYANG – Nature-inspired filtration membranes with one nanometre pores could help textile dyehouses recycle water and cut energy use. This
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C&A puffers contain excess PFAS, Greenpeace claims
VIENNA – Greenpeace Austria has accused C&A of selling ‘Iconic Puffer’ jackets containing PFAS, after laboratory tests found the chemicals
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Textile groups call for producer-led EPR governance in EU
BRUSSELS – EU-based industry groups are sounding the alarm over a growing push in several EU Member States to set
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EU backs €6m pilot for textiles deposit-return scheme
BRUSSELS – The European Union has launched a €6m experimental project to develop and test a deposit-return system for used
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Suppliers carry fashion’s innovation risk, report warns
LONDON – Fashion’s race to scale lower impact materials and cleaner manufacturing is being slowed by a structural imbalance in
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Carrefour rolls out environmental labelling on Tex clothing
PARIS – French retailer Carrefour has begun rolling out environmental labelling across a first tranche of its Tex private label
Levi’s offers laser-finish custom jeans
24th July 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO – Levi’s has launched a new online platform which allows users to custom-finish their jeans using laser technology. Jeans created via the method
Thermore ‘turns insulation into art’
23rd July 2019
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MILAN – Italian insulation specialist Thermore has launched the latest version of its Ecodown Fibers which provide a unique twist on conventional insulation. Via use
France calls for clothing chemicals restrictions
22nd July 2019
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BRUSSELS – With an estimated one per cent of EU residents being allergic to chemicals that may be present in their clothing, a new proposal
HeiQ extends PFC-free product range
18th July 2019
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ZURICH – With many countries in the world looking at phasing out the use of long-chain PFASs in clothing products due to environmental concerns, Swiss
Inditex to accept used clothing in all 7,000 stores
16th July 2019
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LA CORUÑA – The world’s largest apparel retailer, Spanish-based Inditex Group, says it will have ‘take-back’ collection boxes for used garments in every one of
UN to track brand progress on climate action
12th July 2019
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EXCLUSIVE – The UN’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action has confirmed it will track apparel brand progress in reducing greenhouses gases (GHGs) and implementing
New tech tackles supply chain traceability
11th July 2019
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BORÅS – A new, secure textile traceability system has been developed in a research project at the University of Borås aimed at tackling the lack
Evrnu debuts recycling tech with adidas hoodie
5th July 2019
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NEW YORK – US tech business, Evrnu, has debuted its recycling technology, NuCycl, with the launch of a limited run of recyclable, unisex hooded sweatshirts
Researchers develop blue pigment from fungi
1st July 2019
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CALIFORNIA – Researchers in the US have developed a new production platform for producing blue pigment which may provide a sustainable alternative to synthetic indigo
