Spain

The care label is evolving to meet the changing expectations of Europeans as a key element in guiding consumers on how to care for their clothes, according to the GINETEX Barometer. Between the need for simplification, the addition of new symbols or the integration of digital tools, there are several potential levers to improve its effectiveness and legibility.

Spanish manufacturer Jeanologia, which has been at the cutting-edge of denim production since the beginning, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its laser technology. Carmen Silla, Marketing Director at Jeanologia, talks about the technology, supply chains and clean production.

As pressure mounts on clothing retailers to prove that there is no forced labour in their supply chains, Zara’s parent company, Inditex, has been urged to disclose its list of suppliers and their geographical location.

About 50% of the clothing suitable for reuse and recycling in Catalonia is exported to middle- or low-income countries, where its purpose is unknown, is evidence that the region is "moving the problem to other places, without generating a sustainable solution."

A paper 'Undressing the Planet' calls for a horizon free of textile waste and stresses on the pertinence of a ‘textile credit’ mechanism as a feasible model of global accountability for reparation and circular development in the Global South.

A research project led by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya is looking to incorporate low-cost, flexible technology into everyday clothing, thereby enabling health to be measured in an unassisted and non-invasive manner.

Leading global producer of wood-based specialty fibres Lenzing has launched a recycling initiative to drive circularity in the global textiles industry. This is being done in association with its partners in Spain, Pakistan and Brazil.

Fashion major Mango has invested an undisclosed amount in Spanish re-commerce platform Recovo.

A report from the Sorting for Circularity Europe project says that as much as 74%—a total of 494,000 tonnes—of low-value, post-consumer textiles is readily available for fibre-to-fibre recycling in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. texfash.com reports.

Polybion creates Celium, a premium, high-performance biomaterial from fruit waste. A leather alternative available as fabric, albeit a lot more expensive, the company claims that Celium’s performance is almost equal to cowhide leather. Gabriela Irastorza Dragonné, Head of Communications & Culture at Polybion, tells texfash.com why investment, scaling and deployment are imperatives to help zero-carbon biomaterial companies to offer lower costs as time goes by.