
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

AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for the results of garment factory audits to be publicly disclosed. Talking to Apparel Insider at a time when

ONTARIO – A Parliamentary report in Canada has called for legislation to ensure businesses disclose steps they are taking to address child and forced labour

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 – The MeToo movement can provide a springboard to help improve women’s rights in global apparel supply chains, claims the Ethical Trade Initiative. While

SAN FRANCISCO – Allbirds, a certified B-Corp brand which is trailblazing the use of sustainable materials in footwear, has announced that it has closed Series

NORTHAMPTON – To address the issue of microplastic pollution, Eurofins | BLC have developed a new microfibre test method that calculates and quantifies microfibre discharge
LONDON – Italian textile business Albini Group, along with Supima and Oritain have announced a partnership to create the first 100 per cent traceable Supima

LONDON – Apparel Insider understands that Made-By, the sustainable apparel consultancy, has gone into administration. The news comes as a depressing blow, not just for

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
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