Textile dye waste secretly buried in China

A subsidiary of one of China’s larger textile dyestuff producers, with a total capacity of around 250,000 tons, has been forced to close down one of its facilities in Jiangsu Province after officials discovered that it had been secretly burying redundant dyestuffs and other textile chemical waste over a three-year period.

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Report ranks retailers on Uzbek cotton

A new report from the Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN), which ranks 49 apparel and home textiles retailers based on their actions to stop Uzbek cotton from entering supply chains, scored Adidas, IKEA, and Marks & Spencer with the highest marks, while Urban Outfitters and All Saints were awarded no points at all.

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Denmark summit on sustainability in materials

Sustainability in textiles, fabrics and fibres will be on the agenda at a notable summit which takes place in Copenhagen next month, where leaders from IKEA, Novozymes and Kvadrat, along with government officials and policy makers, will look at ways to drive innovation in materials.

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New textile life cycle assessment standard

A new life cycle assessment for recycled wools, fabrics and yarns was debuted at Premiere Vision, Paris, owned and issued by the Prato Chamber of Commerce.

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‘Near waterless’ washing bids to raise £40M

A UK company, which makes industrial washing machines that replace the use of large amounts of water with special nylon polymer beads, is to float on the AIM stock exchange in a bid to raise up to £40 million.

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Interstoff Asia returns with sustainability focus

International fabric and garment accessory trade fair Interstoff Asia Essential will return next month, offering a wide variety of fashionable, functional and eco fabrics and garments accessories, seminars regarding fashion trends and new technologies on sustainability, and fashion displays featuring EcoChic Design award-winning outfits that demonstrate how to minimise waste in fashion designs. 

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In the February/March 2014 magazine issue

Brands collaborate on endangered forests campaign, Higg Index 2.0, Ecotextile News speaks to Jason Kibbey, SAC executive director, Bangladesh: untapped investment opportunity? ZDHC releases chemical framework,Textile industry natural capital initiative, New organic cotton accelerator, Antimicrobial coatings discussion: sale, production and use, Two Minutes with: Hans U. Kohn, COO, Schoeller Technologies, Circular economy, the shift from linear business models moves forward, Dressed to kill, what can Vikings teach us about textiles? Call for China waste water management change, The Bigger Picture - China textile waste photo story, and all the latest news, insight, analysis.

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