GREENSBORO – VF Corp has agreed to sell Dickies to brand manager Bluestar Alliance in a US$600m all-cash deal. The move is the latest step

AHMEDABAD – Arvind Limited has inaugurated India’s first supercritical CO₂ (sCO₂) dyeing machine at its Ahmedabad complex. The project has been developed with Indian equipment

EINDHOVEN – Textile innovator RE&UP is working with Bestseller-owned women’s brand ONLY to launch a new jersey made from next-gen recycled polyester. The first styles

STOCKHOLM – H&M Group CEO Daniel Ervér has joined leading Scandinavian fashion executives in calling for reduced VAT on second-hand clothing sales. The group claim

German biomaterials developer AMSilk has secured €52m in fresh financing to accelerate the commercial roll-out of its silk-protein materials. The funding is a vote of

SHANGHAI – A pilot project in China’s Shandong province has launched what is claimed to be the first fully traceable Chinese cotton. The initiative, involving

ZURICH – Oeko-Tex issued more than 57,000 certificates in the 2024/2025 financial year, an increase of 8 per cent on the previous year. The organisation

STUTTGART – The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has launched its annual #BehindTheSeams campaign, a global initiative designed to spotlight social responsibility and sustainability across

EDINBURGH – With just under a month to go until the fourth annual Natural Fibre Connect (NFC) Conference, set for 22-23 September 2025 at the