
Coronavirus causes 100s of Chinese store closures
WUHAN – Leading global apparel brands are taking a significant hit in January due to store closures in China as

WUHAN – Leading global apparel brands are taking a significant hit in January due to store closures in China as

SKOGSUDDEN – A Swedish business which has devised a technique for extracting cotton from poly-cotton blends for use in the

LONDON – The coronavirus could be disastrous for China’s polyester and textile supply chains if the disease spreads to other

DHAKA – More than US$100m will be spent on revitalising the once-booming traditional silk sector of Bangladesh. Work will be

BRUSSELS – The EU Commission will launch a new circular economy action plan in March which includes a “comprehensive strategy”

SHANGHAI – The world’s biggest organisers of textile events has announced the cancellation of three of its textile fairs due

LONDON – Uptake of Better Cotton by global apparel brands and retailers increased by 40 per cent during 2019 as

PHNOM PENH – Human Rights Watch has urged the European Commission to remove trade benefits from Cambodia, claiming there is

STOCKHOLM: H&M has announced its 72-year old chairman, Stefan Persson, is to step down as head of the fashion retailer

BRUSSELS – The European Commission has launched a three-month public consultation seeking feedback on measures to tackle pollution from microplastics. Textile industry stakeholders are being

LONDON – New research has highlighted the potential for including microplastic pollution in environmental assessment tools for the apparel and textile industries. Researchers suggest it

LONDON – Environmental group Friends of the Earth has launched a campaign to educate consumers on microplastics and ultimately try shift the apparel industry away

CALIFORNIA – A new US venture which tackles synthetic fibre pollution has got the green light for commercialisation. The new technology allows polyester and other synthetic

MANCHESTER – New research suggests the amount of microplastics polluting the world’s oceans could be much greater than thought. A UK study uncovered the highest

BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report into the growing problem of
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