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The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides independent, evidence-based science and knowledge, supporting EU policies to positively impact society. The EU Science Hub is the main website of the JRC.

 
 
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Fabric Dyeing / Nwe Techs Commentary
Growing concern over freshwater use is encouraging closer examination of processes traditionally accepted as unavoidable components of large-scale textile production systems.

End of Invisible Dyeing Costs: Compliance Demands Are Redefining the Economics of Textile Production

  • Alok Goel
  • Rohini Swamy

5 June 2026
Cotton Crisis / indian Duties Analysis
India's raw cotton import duty suspension affects price formation across the domestic supply chain, from farm-gate pricing to mill procurement and downstream yarn costs.

India's Import Duties: Mills Win This Round as Farmers Absorb the Cotton Risk. Once Again

  • Richa Bansal

1 June 2026
 
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State of Machinery / Recycling Issue Commentary
Textile-to-textile recycling has moved beyond pilot experimentation into commercial production, with fibre recovery lines now operating at volumes that signal a permanent change in manufacturing logic.

An Industry Armed with Recycling Technology Now Confronts the Harder Problem of Scale

  • Special Correspondent

11 June 2026
Waste Crisis / Seconds Markets Analysis
Long-term relationships between sorters and importers function as informal quality governance systems where reputation and repeated transactions replace formal certification across international borders.

Affordable Clothing for Millions Hangs on a Regulatory Debate Built Without Evidence

  • Subir Ghosh

9 June 2026
 
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Looking Back / Pittards Report
Established in 1826, Pittards specialised in performance leathers for gloving, footwear and interiors with tanneries in the UK and Ethiopia, together with the facility to manufacture finished products in both locations, including component cutting, leathergoods, footwear and gloves. It closed shop just a year or two before its 200-year anniversary.

Lessons from Another Day. Or Why Pittards Coudn't Save Its Own Hide

  • Richa Bansal

16 February 2024
Luxury Fashion / Italian Accord Commentary
The luxury fashion industry's dark underbelly has been systematically exposed through a series of high-profile investigations that have shaken consumer confidence and regulatory attention. Recent scandals involving household names such as Dior, Armani, and Valentino have exposed what Milan prosecutors describe as "a generalised manufacturing method" that puts lives at risk to maximise profits whilst maintaining the prestige of luxury pricing.

How Italy's Fashion Industry Will Tackle Worker Exploitation Through New Transparency Accord

  • Special Correspondent

6 June 2025