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Target expands Syre deal for recycled polyester
NORTH CAROLINA – Target has expanded its partnership with Syre to support the use of 70,000 metric tons of polyester
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EU customs probe uncovers China textile diversion scheme
WARSAW – EU anti-fraud officials have helped uncover a suspected textile diversion scheme involving goods shipped from China. The textiles
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Chinese apparel exports to US plunge 53 per cent in Q1
WASHINGTON – Chinese apparel shipments to the US fell by more than half in value in the first quarter of
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BGMEA, GIZ sign Bangladesh RMG transition deal
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has signed a deal with German development agency GIZ to support
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Lenzing revenues slide 10.8 per cent year on year
LENZING – Lenzing Group’s first-quarter revenues fell 10.8 per cent year on year as weaker fibre sales and lower pulp
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Nordic Council urges fashion greenwashing crackdown
COPENHAGEN – The Nordic Council has adopted a recommendation calling on national governments to take stronger action against fashion greenwashing.
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USFibers secures investment for recycled polyester expansion
SOUTH CAROLINA – USFibers has secured investment from Glisco Partners and Orion Infrastructure Capital to expand its US recycled polyester
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French anti-fast fashion law stalled over EU concerns
BRUSSELS – France’s proposed anti-fast fashion law has hit a new obstacle after the European Commission said the draft remains
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Textiles Recycling Expo programme goes live
BRUSSELS – The full conference programme for Textiles Recycling Expo 2026, which takes place in Brussels, has been published. Organisers
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
US$1 trillion to decarbonise fashion supply chains
18th November 2021
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WASHINGTON – Decarbonising global fashion supply chains to achieve a net-zero fashion industry by 2050 will cost more than one trillion dollars, claims new analysis
Brands charging punitive fines for late delivery, claims supplier
16th November 2018
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LEICESTER – A UK apparel retailer is raking in a seven figure sum annually by charging clothng garment manufacturers for late delivery, claims a prominent
Myanmar workers “not benefitting” from wage rise
14th November 2018
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YANGON – Garment workers in Myanmar are unlikely to benefit from recent minimum wage increases as factories have upped production targets to compensate. New research
Amazon clothing listings up 27% in eight months
13th November 2018
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NEW YORK – The amount of clothing retailed on Amazon increased by 27 per cent between February and September 2018. Most of the increase was
Bangladesh facing supply chain chaos if Accord exits this month
9th November 2018
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DHAKA – 532 factories could potentially be declared ineligible to produce for Bangladesh Accord signatory companies by 1 January 2019 if the Bangladesh Accord leaves
HeiQ and DuPont partner on PFC-free water-repellent
8th November 2018
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ZÜRICH – A new PFC-free water-repellent for leather has been established by Swiss textile technology business HeiQ and DuPont Consumer Solutions, a business unit of
Sri Lanka trade benefits threatened by political turmoil
6th November 2018
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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s duty-free access to the European Union is under threat after the country’s president replaced the elected Prime Minister with a nationalist
Sir Philip Green headlines dent Topshop popularity
2nd November 2018
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LONDON – Arcadia brands such as Topshop and Miss Selfridge “face huge challenges” in the months ahead if the results of a new poll of
