
Microplastic problem way worse than feared, claims study
MANCHESTER – New research suggests the amount of microplastics polluting the world’s oceans could be much greater than thought. A

MANCHESTER – New research suggests the amount of microplastics polluting the world’s oceans could be much greater than thought. A

HANOI – Vietnam’s textile and footwear sectors are among those which will benefit from lower tariffs thanks to the Comprehensive

CALIFORNIA – US outdoor brand Patagonia is backing a new agriculture standard aimed ensuring soil health and ecological land management,

WASHINGTON – The price of jeans in Europe may rise by 25 per cent if the European Union and other

LONDON – Up to 980 jobs could be cut at UK fashion group New Look as part of a rescue

WASHINGTON – The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and the Fair Labor Association (FLA) have expressed concern that labour

BRUSSELS – The EU has vowed to take a hardline approach to textile and apparel goods imported from non-EU manufacturers

DHAKA – Unions in Bangladesh are calling for a trebling of the minimum wage for garment industry workers to US$192

SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi Strauss has announced a major ramping up of its use of lasers as

BRUSSELS – The EU has launched an €11m fund to support textile recycling technologies for mixed post-consumer clothing waste from blended products. The call, under

BRUSSELS – 15 MEPs have urged the European Commission not to limit upcoming textile ecodesign rules to recyclability and recycled content alone. In a letter

BREMEN – Cotton farming is under growing pressure from weak farm economics, climate disruption and rising production risks. This is the warning of the International

LONDON – Lululemon has backed a US$12m funding round for Epoch Biodesign as the biotech start-up-scales enzymatic recycling of nylon 6,6. The material is widely

LONDON – UK consumers overwhelmingly associate cotton-rich clothing with increased durability , according to new survey data from Cotton Incorporated. Its research found 81 per

MUMBAI – India is setting up six Textile Export Facilitation Centres across key clusters as it targets US$100bn in exports by 2030. The centres will

BRUSSELS – Fashion brands will need to identify what product data they hold, decide what can be shared across the value chain and prepare to

ZURICH – Creditors have approved insolvency plans for key Texaid businesses in Germany, giving the textile recycling group a route to continue operating.

BRUSSELS – EU apparel imports plummeted year on year in January, with Bangladesh, Turkey and Cambodia among the exporters hit hardest.
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