Brightfiber Textiles has suspended fibre production at its Amsterdam facility with immediate effect and until further notice, citing slow demand for circular textiles and insufficient investment. Announcing the decision on LinkedIn, Founder and CEO Ellen Mensink said production in the
H&M has invested in Berlin-based startup Reverse Fashion as part of the company’s pre-seed funding round, strengthening the fashion retailer’s push into circularity-focused technologies. Reverse Fashion develops automated textile-sorting systems using artificial intelligence, RFID and advanced image recognition to identify and sort used garments for reuse and
Forensic supply chain verifier GenuTrace and AI-driven textile sorting startup Refiberd have entered into a strategic collaboration to launch a dual-layer validation system for the textile industry. The system combines AI-enabled hyperspectral imaging from Refiberd with GenuTrace’s stable isotope analysis, enabling brands to verify both fibre composition and geographic















