COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s apparel exports rose 5.42 per cent in the first eleven months of 2025, even as November posted a small year on

BEIJING – Xinjiang has recorded its largest ever cotton harvest, underlining the region’s growing role in China’s economy and the supply base for its vast

LONDON – 2025 was the year in which we saw the first signs of fashion scaling back its relentless sustainability narrative. Some call it ‘greenhushing’

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

STOCKHOLM – Circulose says it has signed up a fresh wave of fashion brands as it tries to restart sales of its recycled cellulose pulp.

NEW YORK – A new study suggests frequent secondhand shoppers tend to buy more new clothing too, rather than substituting one for the other. The

PARTNER CONTENT – MAS Holdings is recognised globally for its scale and innovation in apparel manufacturing, but when it began over 35 years ago, its

LONDON – New research suggests the fashion industry’s shift to recycled polyester is deepening the microplastics problem. A study, carried out by the Microplastic Research

ISTAMBUL – Turkish-based Kipas Textiles, one of Europe’s largest fully integrated textile manufacturers, has launched a recycled polyester platform. ‘FibR-e’ combines Meltem Kimya’s molecular recycling