News Wool sustainability focus of IWTO Congress BRUSSELS – Communicating wool’s environmental credentials was a key theme of the 87th annual Congress of the IWTO in Hong Read More »
News Lenzing invests €30m in luxury yarn line LENZING – This week offers further evidence that the luxury fashion sector is embracing sustainability. Austrian specialist fibre maker, Lenzing, Read More »
News New fibres derived from coconut by-products PERTH – An Australian tech business this week launched the first plant-free viscose-rayon fibres at an industry conference in Vancouver. Read More »
News Calotropis procera plant fibres set for production KENYA – Clothing made with Calotropis procera, a species of flowering plant native to parts of Africa and Asia, are Read More »
News Unions, government discuss fair wages in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA – Government, union leaders and textile manufacturers met this week to discuss wages and worker rights in Ethiopia’s Read More »
News Bio-based nylon focus of Aquafil initiative TRENTO – Aquafil, an Italian producer of polyamide in Italy, is spearheading a new initiative aimed at increasing the amount Read More »
News US$3m funding for biotech dye business PARIS – A French biotech dye business which engineers microbes to produce natural dyes for textiles has received US$3m in Read More »
News New evidence of forced cotton picking in Uzbekistan BERLIN – There are calls for the World Bank to acknowledge “violations in loan agreements to Uzbekistan” because of “credible Read More »
News Survey raises questions over purchasing practices LONDON – Purchasing practices by apparel brands are unaffected by the length of relationship with suppliers, according to an international Read More »
Faux fur faux pas 25th January 2018 No Comments Real fur from rabbit, mink and fox has recently been found in products sold as ‘faux fur’ by Tesco, Boots, FatFace and Romwe. Laboratory tests Read More »