China’s Xinjiang region has logged a record cotton harvest for 2025 while opening a 22km tunnel that slashes travel times to ...

New report claims sports and outdoor brands are increasingly selecting paraffin and wax-based technologies as fluorine-free water repellent finishes Outdoor brands seem to be opting for wax and ...

The market for upcycled textile pouches is set to reach nearly $1 billion (£740.4m) by 2036 according to recent estimates from market research firm Fact.MR. It currently stands at $255 million ...

Uzbekistan’s cotton farmers are facing a new crisis with many now dependent on private cotton clusters that dominate production and allegedly dictate unfair payment terms Cotton farmers in Uzbekistan ...

Sri Lanka’s apparel sector could lose between $110 million and $290 million in export earnings due to recently imposed high US tariffs, according to new data from First Capital Research (FCR). The ...

Japanese scientists say they have created a chemical process which produces high quality recycled PET with minimal energy and resource input TOKYO - scientists at Tokyo Metropolitan University claim ...

California firm will stop growing mycelium, the root-like structure of fungi that it uses to make leather alternatives and shift its business model to sourcing the product MycoWorks is closing its 136 ...

Fair Labor Association accuses Clean Clothes Campaign of “misleading” claims about its response to worker abuse claims at Nike supplier WASHINGTON DC - The Fair Labor Association (FLA) has accused a ...

GENEVA - Better Cotton has linked up with climate technology startup Planboo to help cotton farmers reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – and earn carbon credits for it. They plan to support Better ...

The Textile Renewal Alliance hopes to support California’s groundbreaking extended producer responsibility law SACRAMENTO - A new organisation has been established to help producers comply with the ...

LONDON - UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced plans to review the 'de minimis' loophole which allows Chinese-owned online retailers like Shein and Temu to sell direct to British ...

BRUSSELS - The long-awaited Product Environmental Footprint category rules (PEFCR) for textiles and apparel have been approved by the European Commission. Backers of the project heralded it as a major ...