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BlockTexx, APF in textile-to-textile polyester tie-up
INDONESIA / AUSTRALIA – Polyester producer Asia Pacific Fibers has teamed with Australian recycler BlockTexx in a new textile-to-textile partnership.
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Europe’s textile industry warns of “point of no return”
BRUSSELS – Europe’s textile industry is nearing a point of no return amid falling employment and output and surging imports
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Fashion for Good maps ‘near-net-zero’ dyehouse for India
AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has published an open-source blueprint which sets out how tier-2 textile mills could move towards
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Yarn Expo Spring 2026 to spotlight sustainable yarns
SHANGHAI – Yarn Expo Spring 2026 will return to the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from 11–13 March.
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Samsara Eco and EOG form nylon recycling collective
ZUG – Biotech firm Samsara Eco and the European Outdoor Group (EOG) have set up a new initiative to promote
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Janata Bank auctions Beximco mills as rescue stalls
DHAKA – Janata Bank is set to auction six factories of Beximco Group, casting doubt on a rescue of one
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Proposed Italian fashion eco score links ratings to taxes
ROME – Italy has tabled a draft law that would create a national “Eco-Score” for fashion, targeting ultra fast fashion
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New BCI deal boosts support for Uzbek cotton clusters
GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Light Industry Agency to ramp up financial
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Shein clothing still flouting EU chemicals rules, research finds
BERLIN – Clothing from fashion giant Shein still contains hazardous chemicals above European legal limits, according to a new study
New chemical recycling method breaks down clothing in 15 minutes
9th July 2024
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LONDON – Researchers have unveiled a chemical-based recycling method they claim can decompose clothing fabrics into reusable molecules, regardless of the fibre blend they contain.
Belgium to stage textile recycling event
3rd July 2024
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BRUSSELS – A first-of-its-kind event in Belgium on 4-5 June next year will showcase new and emerging technologies in textile recycling. The focus will be
Toxic substances found in Shein clothing
29th May 2024
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SEOUL – Children’s clothing items sold by Chinese fast fashion brand Shein contained toxic substances at levels hundreds of times above permitted limits. Toxic substances
EU countries back used clothing export ban
19th March 2024
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PARIS – France has told Reuters news agency it is proposing a ban on exports of used clothing. The proposals are being backed by Sweden
MEPs vote in favour of EPR for textile products
14th February 2024
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BRUSSELS – Members of the European Parliament have this week voted in favour of proposals to introduce mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles in
Gildan supplier caught up in Haiti wage revolts
15th February 2022
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PORT-AU-PRINCE – Police in Haiti violently broke up a demonstration by garment workers in support of demands for an increase in the minimum wage. Unions
Fashion first in line as UK regulators test eco-claims
14th January 2022
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LONDON – The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced fashion will be the first consumer sector it focuses on as it investigates and
Study plots huge scale of microplastics in homes
10th November 2021
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PORTSMOUTH – A new study in the UK found that people breathe in up to 7,000 microplastic particles every day from clothing and other textiles
11 European countries call for better clothing labels
18th October 2021
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BRUSSELS – 11 European Governments have written a joint letter to the European Union calling for better consumer information about clothing and an end to
