Corporates

Circ To Build US$ 500M Polycotton Recycling Plant In France

Textile Insights May 21, 2025

U.S. based textile recycling company Circ has secured support from the French government and the European Union to establish the world’s first industrial-scale facility capable of recycling polycotton, a blend of polyester and cotton at Saint-Avold in northeastern France. The project, with a

Dyes & Chemicals

Transfer Chemicals And SHEIN Establish Joint Laboratory For Textile Innovation

Textile Insights March 2, 2025

On February 17, Transfer Chemicals and SHEIN, a global leader in online fashion and lifestyle retail, signed a cooperation framework agreement in Guangzhou, marking the official establishment of the “SHEIN & Transfer Joint Laboratory.” Wang Haoran, Vice President of Transfer Chemicals’ Textile Division, and Xinlou Qu, Head of Textile Technology

Sustainability

HUGO BOSS Introduces Eightyards For Textile Upcycling

Textile Insights February 27, 2025

Eightyards GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the HUGO BOSS Group, officially commenced business operations. Based in Metzingen, the new venture enables HUGO BOSS to repurpose its surplus materials, giving them a new lease of life. Eightyards operates across three core business areas: reselling, reusing, and re-, up-, and downcycling the Group’s surplus textiles for

Sustainability

EU Agrees On New Rules For Waste Textile Management

Textile Insights February 20, 2025

The Council presidency and European Parliament representatives have reached a provisional agreement on revising the waste framework directive, introducing harmonized rules for waste textile management across the EU. The agreement establishes extended producer responsibility (EPR) for textile producers and fashion brands, making them accountable for waste generated from

Cotton

Haelixa Partners With OVS To Enhance Traceability Of Italian Cotton

Textile Insights October 9, 2024

Haelixa has renewed its partnership with Italian fashion brand OVS for the second consecutive year, aiming to mark and trace cotton grown in Italy to ensure trust throughout the supply chain. Haelixa has integrated its DNA markers into OVS’s existing cotton operations. The cotton, sourced from Italian farms, is marked with DNA markers at the […]

Sustainability

Zydex Selected For Apparel Impact Institute’s Climate Solutions Portfolio

Textile Insights July 29, 2024

Zydex, a leading innovator in textile printing solutions, has announced its selection for Apparel Impact Institute’s (Aii) Climate Solutions Portfolio (CSP). This prestigious recognition underscores Zydex’s commitment to reducing the environmental footprint of the fashion industry through innovative and sustainable solutions. Apparel Impact Institute’s Climate

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Fashion Pact’s Future Supplier Initiative Boosts Apparel Decarbonisation

June 14, 2024

The Future Supplier Initiative, led by The Fashion Pact in collaboration with the Apparel Impact Institute, Guidehouse, and DBS Bank, introduces a pioneering collective financing model aimed at driving deep decarbonisation within the global apparel sector. With an overwhelming 99% of fashion brand emissions originating in the supply chain (Scope 3), this initiative focuses

Sustainability

Fashion Supply Chains Face Challenge From Sustainability Regulations

December 12, 2023

As we approach the end of this decade, it has become imperative for many of the world’s largest fashion brands to significantly enhance their utilization of raw materials with a lower environmental footprint. This shift is necessary to align with forthcoming sustainability regulations and to meet ambitious decarbonization targets. However, there is a growing concern

Sustainability

Inditex’s Green Supply Chain Gets A Boost From Circulose Innovation

November 6, 2023

Inditex, a leading fashion group, is taking significant steps towards a more sustainable future by incorporating Circulose into its collections. Circulose is a pioneering textile pulp produced by Renewcell, a Swedish company, using recycled cotton textile waste. This decision aligns with Inditex’s commitment to utilize textile raw materials with a reduced