
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.

INDONESIA / AUSTRALIA – Polyester producer Asia Pacific Fibers has teamed with Australian recycler BlockTexx in a new textile-to-textile partnership.

BRUSSELS – Europe’s textile industry is nearing a point of no return amid falling employment and output and surging imports

AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has published an open-source blueprint which sets out how tier-2 textile mills could move towards

SHANGHAI – Yarn Expo Spring 2026 will return to the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from 11–13 March.

ZUG – Biotech firm Samsara Eco and the European Outdoor Group (EOG) have set up a new initiative to promote

DHAKA – Janata Bank is set to auction six factories of Beximco Group, casting doubt on a rescue of one

ROME – Italy has tabled a draft law that would create a national “Eco-Score” for fashion, targeting ultra fast fashion

GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Light Industry Agency to ramp up financial

BERLIN – Clothing from fashion giant Shein still contains hazardous chemicals above European legal limits, according to a new study

NEW YORK – Near-shoring of apparel production is forecast to soar as automation and rising labour costs in Asia mean the economics of producing closer

AMSTERDAM – A group of global institutional investors with combined assets of more than €725bn have called for fairer wages in textile supply chains. The

TOKYO – One of the world’s leading fast fashion brands is to introduce automation in its warehouses which will help it slash staffing levels by

ADDIS ABABA – The World Bank is to launch a project to support Ethiopia in the greening of its rapidly growing textile industry. Apparel Insider

DHAKA – Labour rights groups in Bangladesh are calling for better financial protection for workers in the wake of industrial accidents. The groups point out

CALIFORNIA – 42 institutional investors have now signed a statement urging global home goods and apparel brands and retailers to take action to address exposure

BERLIN – Hudson’s Bay Company and Signa Holding have entered into an agreement to merge Germany’s Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt in a move which will

SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi Strauss has joined the debate on gun violence in the US. In a significant move, the company’s CEO

STOCKHOLM – H&M Foundation has put one million Euros up for grabs as part of its fourth annual innovation challenge. The non-profit is keen to
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