Textile-to-textile recycler Circulose has named former H&M Group CEO Helena Helmersson to chair its board and appointed McKinsey partner Jonatan Janmark CEO as it seeks …
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Worldview | Jakarta Fashion Week Reimagines Indonesia’s Textile Heritage
🇮🇩 Jakarta Fashion Week designers reimagine Indonesia’s heritage textiles. One of the largest annual industry events in Southeast Asia, Jakarta Fashion Week was held from …
Europe’s Textile Recycling Sector Warns of ‘Unprecedented Crisis’
Europe’s textile sorting and recycling sector is facing an “unprecedented crisis” that has pushed the industry to the brink of collapse, two major lobby groups …
California Governor Signs Textile Recycling Bill into Law
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed off on a law that will make brands responsible for ensuring old clothes are established at the end of …
Textile Recycler Renewcell Acquired Out of Administration by Altor
Swedish private equity firm Altor Equity Partners has acquired the remaining assets of bankrupt textile-to-textile recycler Renewcell, the company said Tuesday. The acquisition caps a …
H&M-Backed Textile Recycler Syre Raises $100 Million
Polyester recycling company Syre has raised $100 million to help finance construction of a pilot plant in the US this year, pave the way to …
US Bars Imports From 26 Chinese Textile Firms Over Suspected Uighur Forced Labour
The United States blocked imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders or warehouse facilities on Thursday as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with …
Worldview: Australian Fashion Week Taps Textile Innovators
🇦🇺 Australian Fashion Week taps textile innovators. The country’s annual designer showcase kicked off on May 13 in Sydney and continues until May 17, featuring …
Why Renewcell’s Bankruptcy Might Be the Push Textile Recycling Needed
Stacy Flynn has spent a decade waiting for the fashion industry to commit to recycling old clothes. This week, she got tired of waiting. On …
Worldview: Argentina’s Textile Industry Crisis
🇦🇷 Argentina’s manufacturing hub loses 100,000 textile industry jobs. Mario Giambattistelli, president of a local industry body based in Rosario, the largest city in the …
‘Textile zombie’ v fossil fashion: the battle to clean up the clothing industry in 2023 | Fashion
The year 2023 has been one of hyper-fast fashion, extreme price tags (both high and low), and toxic spills of polyester clothing. It was the …
‘The missing link’: is textile recycling the answer to fashion’s waste crisis? | Fashion
The sun is always shining in the Swedish seaside town of Sundsvall, according to the staff of Renewcell, the world’s first commercial-scale textile-to-textile recycling factory. …
EU Wants All Textile Waste Regulations Ready by 2028
The European Commission wants all planned regulations requiring fashion companies to produce clothes in a more sustainable way to be in place by 2028, the …
EU’s Used Textile Exports Tripled Over the Last Two Decades
Nearly 1.7 million tonnes of used fabric were exported to other countries — primarily in Asia and Africa — in 2019, but whether they are …
India’s Textile Industry Faces Tough Times as Consumers Cut Spending
India’s $200 billion textile and apparel industry is facing a crisis as consumers in the United States, Europe and other big markets have cut spending on clothing …
Fast-fashion giant Shein pledges $15m for textile waste workers in Ghana | Global development
Chinese fashion behemoth Shein might be the organisation least expected to win applause at an international conference on fashion sustainability, but that’s what happened at …
China Aims to Recycle 25% of Textile Waste By 2025
As well as recycling a quarter of the 22 million tonnes of textile waste accrued each year, the country is looking to produce two million …
Taipei Fashion Week Highlights Textile Innovation Alongside Design
Even though it has a relatively small fashion market, Taiwan remains a leader in high-tech textile manufacturing, an industry strength that was emphasised at the …
Boohoo opens in-house Textile & Apparel Laboratory
Boohoo has opened an in-house Textile & Apparel Laboratory in a link with TÜV Rheinland. It’s at the Manchester HQ and “will allow for fast, efficient, …