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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.
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Europe’s textile industry warns of “point of no return”
BRUSSELS – Europe’s textile industry is nearing a point of no return amid falling employment and output and surging imports
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Fashion for Good maps ‘near-net-zero’ dyehouse for India
AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has published an open-source blueprint which sets out how tier-2 textile mills could move towards
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Yarn Expo Spring 2026 to spotlight sustainable yarns
SHANGHAI – Yarn Expo Spring 2026 will return to the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from 11–13 March.
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Samsara Eco and EOG form nylon recycling collective
ZUG – Biotech firm Samsara Eco and the European Outdoor Group (EOG) have set up a new initiative to promote
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Janata Bank auctions Beximco mills as rescue stalls
DHAKA – Janata Bank is set to auction six factories of Beximco Group, casting doubt on a rescue of one
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Proposed Italian fashion eco score links ratings to taxes
ROME – Italy has tabled a draft law that would create a national “Eco-Score” for fashion, targeting ultra fast fashion
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New BCI deal boosts support for Uzbek cotton clusters
GENEVA – The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Light Industry Agency to ramp up financial
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Shein clothing still flouting EU chemicals rules, research finds
BERLIN – Clothing from fashion giant Shein still contains hazardous chemicals above European legal limits, according to a new study
IFC, Gap initiative to drive sustainability in Pakistan textiles
8th October 2018
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KARACHI – The International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is to help textile manufacturers in Pakistan cut energy consumption and
Clothing microfibres contaminating sea salts
7th October 2018
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MUMBAI – Synthetic microfibres from clothing have been found in leading brands of sea salts by Indian researchers. Eight brands of sea salts were tested
EU launches withdrawal process of Cambodia trade benefits
6th October 2018
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BRUSSELS – Cambodia is on the brink of losing duty-free trading access to the European Union. European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström has issued a
UK fashion bosses called to task over sustainability
5th October 2018
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LONDON – Fashion bosses in the UK are being asked by the Government to reveal their environmental record. Amid growing concerns about the wasteful nature
Myanmar trade sanctions would “make no sense”
5th October 2018
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BRUSSELS – The possible reintroduction of EU trade sanctions against Myanmar would “make no sense on any level,” according to a leading campaign group. Burma
Fast fashion brands back collective bargaining in South East Europe
4th October 2018
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ISTANBUL – Leading global fashion brands Inditex, H&M and ASOS have pledged to help develop collective bargaining mechanisms and better conditions for over 600,000 garment
New calls for global action on fluorinated chemistry
4th October 2018
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ROME – The net would appear to be closing further on three chemicals which are used in textile manufacture for their water and oil resistance
Roundtable highlights Burkina Faso’s organic cotton potential
3rd October 2018
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TEXAS – Burkina Faso has the potential to become a major hub for organic cotton, a recent meeting concluded. US non-profit Textile Exchange recently staged
Luxury fashion embraces sustainable fibres
3rd October 2018
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LENZING – There is fresh evidence to suggest the luxury apparel sector is embracing sustainability. In an exclusive interview with Apparel Insider, Amit Gautam, executive
