Brand pays US$2m to fix Bangladesh factories
AMSTERDAM – A multi-national apparel brand has agreed to pay US$2m to fix alleged life-threatening workplace hazards in its Bangladesh
Sun sets on PFC use in textiles
They’re the chemicals which enable our fabrics to repel water – making it bead up and roll away. They can
Ellen MacArthur report ignores key industry question
A recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has called for the wasteful global apparel industry to adopt a new
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EU backs microplastics collaboration
BRUSSELS – The European Commission has given its support to a new cross-sector agreement aimed at finding ways to reduce
Norway to ban fur farming
OSLO – Is the clock ticking on the global fur industry? A number of brands have said their collections will
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Egypt plans US$2bn textile park
SADAT – Egypt’s Trade and Industry Minister, Tarek Qabil, has announced plans for the construction of the country’s largest ever
Into Africa
Ethiopia is targeting US$30bn in textile exports by 2025, with apparel brands queuing up to test sourcing options from the
First organic cotton farmers certified in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – 200 cotton farmers in Ethiopia have become the first ever in the country to receive organic certification.
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Monkey business
STOCKHOLM – Top prize for managing to miss the point in spectacular fashion goes to all those who went to
WRAP: half of all textiles discarded as trash
1st May 2024
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LONDON – Recent findings from WRAP show that a staggering 49 per cent of all used textiles end up being discarded in the trash. WRAP’s
Better Cotton expands interest in African market
30th April 2024
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LONDON – Better Cotton, the world’s largest certified cotton scheme, is launching new mapping and assessments in West and Central Africa. The project aims to
Textile recyclers warn of collapse of UK sector
5th April 2024
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LONDON – The Textile Recycling Association (TRA) has raised alarm bells over the looming collapse of the textile recycling sector, citing global market challenges as
EU countries back used clothing export ban
19th March 2024
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PARIS – France has told Reuters news agency it is proposing a ban on exports of used clothing. The proposals are being backed by Sweden
MEP back EPR proposals for textile products
13th March 2024
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BRUSSELS – Members of the European Parliament have this week adopted proposals by the European Commission to better prevent and reduce waste from textiles across
Infinited Fiber completes €40m funding round
8th March 2024
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HELSINKI – Finnish textile recycling technology and business, Infinited Fiber Company, has completed a two-part financing round totalling €40m. The funding includes investments from new
H&M launches polyester recycling venture in US
6th March 2024
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STOCKHOLM – H&M Group is jointly launching a new venture aimed at scaling the textile-textile recycling of polyester. ‘Syre’ is building a production plant in
BlockTexx announces AUD$7m funding round
21st February 2024
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QUEENSLAND – Australian recycling technology company, BlockTexx, has announced the closure of an AUD$7m Series B funding round to scale its textile resource recovery solution.
Haelixa and Trudel in traceable silk partnership
15th February 2024
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ZURICH – Swiss traceable textile specialist Haelixa has announced a new partnership with Swiss-Italian business Trudel Silk to provide 100 per cent traceable silk from
