It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Bernd Nowack

Microfibre Pollution / New Findings

26 February 2024

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Researchers led by Bernd Nowack have investigated the release of nanoparticles during the washing of polyester textiles.

Washing Clothes Releases More Than Just Microplastics, Find Researchers

Scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, better known by the shorter EMPA, have found that some of the supposed nanoplastics released during textile washing are not nanoplastics, but are actually clumps of water-insoluble oligomer molecules.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

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Advantage India / New Trade Disorder / V Report

There are already reports of US companies asking for discounts. This is true as much of India, as it is of the smaller apparel-making nations.

Trump Tariffs Give Indian Industry a Chance to Recalibrate its Global Textiles Trade Strategy

Richa Bansal

11 April 2025

Sourcing Strategies / New Trade Disorder / II Analysis

The plush Plaza Senayan in Indonesian capital Jakarta. Many Asian countries today have thriving domestic markets.

Just Like 'China Plus One' of Earlier, the World Now Needs a 'US Plus One' Trade Policy

Subir Ghosh

8 April 2025