Press Releases

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: Fashion for Good announces today a strategic partnership with Altmat, a pioneering materials science company transforming agricultural waste into high-value materials, to advance its innovative Fibre Club initiative. Altag Fibre Club is designed to fast-track the commercial adoption of next-generation fibres from agri...

PARIS, FRANCE: Recover, a global producer of recycled cotton and cotton-blend fibers, has commenced a traceability collaboration with TextileGenesis, a Lectra company, to digitally track its recycled waste materials across the entire textile value chain.

The collaboration focuses on tracing Recover’s recycled cotton and polycotton inputs from fiber...

WÜRZBURG, GERMANY: In the KIMaTex research project, Tailorlux GmbH and the German Plastics Centre - SKZ are developing a system that can reliably identify components like elastane or PET and contaminants like PFAS in textiles. The goal: to make this information available for circular and traceable product passports. The project combines a...

NEW YORK, U.S.: A great city is like a great love — it brings you closer to your own center, envelops you in its immutable magic, and no matter how far you stray, it always calls you back. For Aisha Rao, that magic pulses strongest in the streets of New York — a city that carved its spirit onto her creative journey during her time at Parsons.

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LONDON, U.K.: Newly released consumer research conducted by QSA Partners Ltd and Icaro has revealed striking insights into consumer behaviours around fashion purchasing, resale and rental, particularly highlighting substantial differences among regular and high intensity shoppers.

The research comprised a survey of 1,000 high frequency shoppers...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The first Textiles Recycling Expo took place in Brussels on 4-5 June 2025 and has been heralded as a landmark gathering for the industry, bringing together key stakeholders and promoting discussion, collaboration and innovation.

The event attracted 126 exhibitors and 3,336 visitors from 67 countries, making it the largest ever...

Hamburg, Germany: To effectively promote nature conservation and biodiversity, the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) announced at the second Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) that it would be investing 500,000 euros in the ‘AbTF Biodiversity Fund’ to mark the foundation's 20th anniversary. Since it was established in 2005 by the entrepreneur Pro...

GREENSBORO, N.C., U.S.: Kontoor Brands, Inc. today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Helly Hansen, the global outdoor and workwear brand.

“Today marks an exciting step forward for Kontoor as we expand our portfolio of iconic consumer brands. The acquisition of Helly Hansen will increase our growth profile, drive...

Gastonia, U.S.: Champion Thread Company, a leading manufacturer and provider of industrial sewing threads, engineered yarns and other sewn products supplies, today announced its acquisition of Carolina Sales Thread, Inc., a popular regional distributor of industrial sewing threads to the needle trades. The acquisition promises to provide Carolina...

Accra, Ghana: The textile and garment sector, one of Ghana’s most strategic manufacturing segments, has been given a nudge toward renewed buoyancy. Development Bank Ghana (DBG) and the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) brought senior policy-makers, financiers, development partners and factory owners together at Alisa Hotel, North Ridge, to...