PARIS – The French authorities have fined Refashion €170,000 for failures in the country’s used textile collection system. The sanction is a further sign of

BANGALORE – Shahi Exports has partnered with US-based Innovo Fiber to scale a lower-impact cotton pre-treatment technology. The move comes after trials showed reductions of

VANCOUVER – Debrand has released its first transparency report, offering a detailed breakdown of where post-consumer and used textile materials are sent. Routes cover reuse,

NEW YORK – The Bezos Earth Fund has announced US$34m in new grants to support the development of next-generation textile materials. The funding will support

BERLIN – Temu and Shein are costing the German economy €2.4bn a year in lost added value, claims a study commissioned by German retail association

NEW SOUTH WALES – Australian brand LSKD has signed a 10-year agreement with Samsara Eco to use enzymatically recycled nylon 6,6 in its products. The

PARIS – Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN say they have validated a new textile-to-textile polyester recycling process at semi-industrial scale. The trio processed several tens of

AMSTERDAM – The Clean Clothes Campaign has filed a lawsuit accusing Levi Strauss of misleading consumers about labour conditions in its supply chain.