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EU buyers pay more for Bangladesh garments than US: study
DHAKA – Bangladesh garment exporters are securing higher prices in the European Union than in the United States, according to
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Salvos opens Queensland textile recovery hub
BRISBANE – Salvos Stores has opened what it says is Australia’s first automated textile sorting and decontamination facility. Salvos, the
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H&M urges brands to fund decarbonisation
STOCKHOLM – In a move which could have wider ramifications, H&M has called on brands to put money into supply
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Regatta launches recyclable workwear range
MANCHESTER – Regatta Professional is launching a new workwear range designed to be recyclable through a thermo-mechanical recycling process. The
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Circ signs deal with major Chinese viscose group
VIRGINIA – US textile recyling business Circ has signed a new partnership agreement with Xinxiang Bailu Chemical Fiber. The move
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Bangladesh RMG exports fall 3.7 per cent year-on-year
DHAKA – Bangladesh ready-made garment (RMG) exports fell 3.73 per cent year on year to US$25.80bn in the first eight
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Paradise Textiles plans US$102m Egypt fabric plant
ALEXEANDRIA – Paradise Textiles is investing US$102m in a new integrated fabric manufacturing facility in Egypt, in Alexandria’s Amreya Public
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Ghana factory aims to put Savelugu on sourcing map
SAVELUGU – Northshore Apparel is building a major new garment factory in Northern Ghana as it seeks to put Savelugu
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Caastle founder pleads guilty in $300m fraud case
WASHINGTON – Christine Hunsicker, founder of fashion rental technology company CaaStle, has pleaded guilty in the US to securities fraud.
VF tool maps product supply chain for customers
2nd October 2018
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GREENSBORO – A new online tool from VF Corporation allows customers to trace the origins of their products right through the supply chain. The tool
H&M upcycled collection utilises old workwear
2nd October 2018
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STOCKHOLM – Swedish fast fashion giant H&M has launched a new upcycled capsule collection which uses discarded workwear products to make garments such as jackets,
Fresh concerns raised about Amazon and counterfeits
2nd October 2018
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WASHINGTON – A number of Amazon sites should be added to ‘Notorious Markets’ list due to counterfeit issues, according to a leading US apparel industry
Unions call for Bangladesh minimum wage to be doubled
2nd October 2018
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DHAKA – Union leaders in Bangladesh have called for an immediate review of the new minimum wage, which they want to be doubled. The IndustriALL
Nike, Gap, H&M sign Turkmen cotton pledge
1st October 2018
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LONDON – Adidas, H&M, and Gap are among 12 brands and retailers to have signed the Responsible Sourcing Network’s (RSN) Turkmen Cotton Pledge, which commits
Denim business breaks new ground in transgender inclusion
28th September 2018
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DHAKA – A Bangladesh jeans manufacturer has welcomed two members of Bangladeshi’s 10,000-strong transgender community on board. In an enlightened, taboo-breaking move, Denim Expert Ltd
Welcome to textile dyeing 2.0
28th September 2018
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SHANGHAI – There are all manner of sustainable innovations occurring in the textile dyeing process right now. One of the most intriguing we have come
ASOS wants to drive sustainability in third party brands
27th September 2018
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LONDON – Rapidly growing UK online fashion company, ASOS, wants to use its position to drive sustainability in its third party brands. The business, whose
Fashion for Good partners with Stella McCartney
27th September 2018
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AMSTERDAM — Fashion for Good has announced an official partnership with Stella McCartney, the leading global luxury lifestyle brand. A physical creation of a new
