SEOUL – South Korea researchers have developed a method that removes microplastics in minutes by drawing the particles together with a magnetic field.

PRATTELN – Archroma and HeiQ have entered a co-marketing agreement to expand HeiQ’s textile performance technologies to retailers and mills worldwide.

CALIFORNIA – Next Level Apparel, which sells premium blank T shirts and other basics, has joined the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol. Under the programme, Next

PEORIA – US biomaterials developer Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) has secured fresh funding to continue work on its bio-based material technologies. In a LinkedIn post,

NOBEOKA – Asahi Kasei will restart Bemberg production this month at its Nobeoka facility, the only site where the company makes its cupro filament. The

PARIS – Shein is partially reopening its third party marketplace in France, two months after it closed after the discovery of illegal listings on the

ISTANBUL – Türkiye has launched a programme to help apparel suppliers meet brand requirements on low carbon production, traceability and digital reporting.

BONN – A fish mouth inspired filter removed more than 99 per cent of microplastic fibres from washing machine wastewater in early tests. Researchers at

BRUSSELS – The European Union has agreed to impose a fixed €3 customs duty on small parcels entering the trading block from 2026. The move