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Spandex market soars as women ditch jeans for stretch knits
LONDON – New research suggests the global spandex market will grow rapidly thanks to growing consumer demand for stretchable fabrics.
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Sateri viscose earns bio-based product label
SHANGHAI – Chinese viscose staple fibre manufacturer, Sateri, has earned the prestigious Bio-based Product Label from the United States Department
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New technology cools clothing when user is too hot
MUNICH – New patent-pending technology used to treat fabrics automatically cools clothing when the user gets too hot. The smart
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Anna Gedda: “Large scale fashion can be sustainable”
STOCKHOLM – H&M’s head of sustainability, Anna Gedda, has finally addressed the thorny issue of whether fast fashion can ever
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West African organic cotton sector gains momentum
TEXAS – US textile industry NGO, Textile Exchange, has announced the launch of a Regional Organic Roundtable to help develop
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Scientists chance upon polyester-eating enzyme
PORTSMOUTH – Scientists have engineered a bacterial enzyme which can digest some commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to
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Scanfil and Coloreel sign manufacturing deal
ÅTVIDABERG – A pioneering Swedish tech business which has developed patented technology that provides high quality colouring of textile thread
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Asia Pacific drives growing eco fibre demand
LONDON – Global demand for eco fibres will grow by more than 10 per cent from now to 2022 thanks
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Pakistani denim mill in wastewater breakthrough
KARACHI – Leading Pakistani denim manufacturer, Artistic Fabric and Garment Industries, has developed new technology which it claims completely eliminates
EU eyes textiles with launch of microplastics consultation
2nd December 2021
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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
Study calls for microplastic weighting in fibre scoring tools
17th October 2018
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LONDON – New research has highlighted the potential for including microplastic pollution in environmental assessment tools for the apparel and textile industries. Researchers suggest it
Friends of the Earth targets polyester in microplastic campaign
17th September 2018
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LONDON – Environmental group Friends of the Earth has launched a campaign to educate consumers on microplastics and ultimately try shift the apparel industry away
Green light for JV which tackles microfibre pollution
12th September 2018
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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
Microplastic problem way worse than feared, claims study
12th March 2018
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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
Fast fashion linked to microfibre pollution
23rd February 2018
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BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report into the growing problem of
