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Lenzing adopts bold sustainability targets
LENZING – Austrian speciality fibre maker, The Lenzing Group, has confirmed its position as a sustainable frontrunner in the wood-based
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Lindex tackles water issues in Bangladesh
STOCKHOLM – Swedish apparel retailer Lindex is to launch a three year project with WaterAid in a bid to increase access
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San Francisco bans sale of fur
SAN FRANCISCO — There is further evidence this week that the tide is turning against the global fur industry with
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Apparel bodies urge labour reform in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – A group of industry bodies representing some of the largest apparel brands in the world, including Gap,
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US EPA calls summit on toxic textile chemicals
WASHINGTON — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a National Leadership Summit in May to take action on
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US retailers urge caution over China trade
WASHINGTON – A raft of leading US apparel retailers with combined revenues of US$1.5 trillion, including Gap, Target Corp, Levi
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Performance meets sustainability in Primaloft insulation
NEW YORK – Leading materials science company, Primaloft, which manufactures high performance insulations and fabrics, has launched what it says
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VF Corp agrees to sell Nautica
GREENSBORO – US apparel retailer, VF Corporation, which owns brands including Wrangler, The North Face and Timberland, has entered into
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Bangladesh launches viscose from jute study
DHAKA – Government agencies in Bangladesh are working with researchers from Scandinavia on a new feasibility study into producing viscose
MEP back EPR proposals for textile products
13th March 2024
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BRUSSELS – Members of the European Parliament have this week adopted proposals by the European Commission to better prevent and reduce waste from textiles across
Infinited Fiber completes €40m funding round
8th March 2024
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HELSINKI – Finnish textile recycling technology and business, Infinited Fiber Company, has completed a two-part financing round totalling €40m. The funding includes investments from new
BlockTexx announces AUD$7m funding round
21st February 2024
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QUEENSLAND – Australian recycling technology company, BlockTexx, has announced the closure of an AUD$7m Series B funding round to scale its textile resource recovery solution.
US Senator asks SEC to block SHEIN IPO
20th February 2024
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FLORIDA – A US Senator has asked the financial regulator to block an initial public offering (IPO) of SHEIN until it can disclose more information
Haelixa and Trudel in traceable silk partnership
15th February 2024
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ZURICH – Swiss traceable textile specialist Haelixa has announced a new partnership with Swiss-Italian business Trudel Silk to provide 100 per cent traceable silk from
Turkish union leader shot in incident at Akar Textile
14th February 2024
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IZMIR – Makum Alagöz, president of the Turkish textile workers’ union DERİTEKS, was this week shot by the brother of the owner of Akar Textile
NGO files complaint over Lululemon greenwashing
13th February 2024
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VANCOUVER – North American fashion brand Lululemon has been accused of greenwashing in a complaint submitted to the Canada’s Competition Bureau. The complaint claims Lululemon’s
SHEIN opens US-based logistics hub
12th February 2024
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SEATTLE – Chinese fast fashion brand SHEIN has announced it will open a Seattle-area office in downtown Bellevue, expanding its growing US footprint. The company
Primark to invest more than £100m in UK stores
12th February 2024
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DUBLIN – British fast fashion retailer Primark says it will invest more than £100m in its UK stores in 2024, as it marks 50 years
