Apparel Insider

LONDON – Apparel Insider has released its much-discussed cotton paper, written in late 2019, as a free download. The paper…
Read the full story… Cotton paper released as FREE download

WUHAN – Leading global apparel brands are taking a significant hit in January due to store closures in China as…
Read the full story… Coronavirus causes 100s of Chinese store closures

SKOGSUDDEN – A Swedish business which has devised a technique for extracting cotton from poly-cotton blends for use in the…
Read the full story… Swedish forest group goes big in recycled textiles

LONDON – The coronavirus could be disastrous for China’s polyester and textile supply chains if the disease spreads to other…
Read the full story… Coronavirus could be catastrophe for China textile sector

DHAKA – More than US$100m will be spent on revitalising the once-booming traditional silk sector of Bangladesh. Work will be…
Read the full story… Bangladesh to revitalise silk sector

BRUSSELS – The EU Commission will launch a new circular economy action plan in March which includes a “comprehensive strategy”…
Read the full story… EU to boost circular textiles with bold action plan

SHANGHAI – The world’s biggest organisers of textile events has announced the cancellation of three of its textile fairs due…
Read the full story… China textile shows pulled due to coronavirus

LONDON – Uptake of Better Cotton by global apparel brands and retailers increased by 40 per cent during 2019 as…
Read the full story… BCI cotton uptake increases 40% in 2019

PHNOM PENH – Human Rights Watch has urged the European Commission to remove trade benefits from Cambodia, claiming there is…
Read the full story… Cambodia taunting EU claims NGO