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Marks and Spencer confirms eco updates
UK retailer Marks and Spencer has revealed further progress with its Greenpeace Detox 2020 commitments to Ecotextile News, including updates on its use of fluorine-free water repellents, progress in dyehouse trials, and the launch of a new supplier app to help with chemical management.
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Sweden to sue EC on endocrine disruptors
The Swedish government has initiated legal action against the European Commission in a bid to speed up legislation that could outlaw the sale and import of consumer products – such as textiles – that have trace amounts of chemicals known as endocrine disruptors.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Technical Manager – European Retailer - Hong Kong
An exciting challenge for a Senior-Level Technical Manager looking to progress their career within the Hong Kong office of one of Europe's largest fashion retailers.
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Unifi boosts recycled polyester production
After US yarn producer Unifi reported recent market growth in the Americas region (see this month’s printed issue), the company has expanded its Repreve Recycling Center capacity from 42 million pounds per annum to 72 million pounds of yarn per year as it looks to grow its speciality offering of synthetic yarns and moves away from commodity polyester.
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VF to disclose Bangladesh suppliers
VF Corp is to disclose the names and locations of the 91 supplier factories it uses in Bangladesh in a move which could be a pre-cursor to the North American clothing giant disclosing details of all 2,000 factories it uses globally.
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Metal-free black dyes for wool
In response to increasing ecological restrictions on mordant black dyes for wool, DyStar will launch a new, patented black dye for wool fabrics next week that provides a completely metal-free dyeing process.
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New York home textiles fair
Upholstery, bath, bedroom and kitchen fabrics and products will be showcased at Home Textiles Sourcing Expo, to be held this July.
Home Textiles Sourcing Expo aims to provide manufacturers, retailers and designers with a one-stop venue for sourcing, with fabric and finished products will include wall and window coverings, bed, bath, tabletop and floor coverings, pillows and kitchen and outdoor textiles.
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June/July 2014 magazine issue
Sustainable cotton: the big debate, 'Business as usual not an option in Bangladesh' report analysis, Two Minutes with: Elin Larsson, corporate responsibility manager, Filippa K, Detox Deconstructed report stirs welcome debate, Is too much 'fast fashion' a design destined for trash? Tone Skårdal Tobiasson discusses. Invista launches bio-derived Lycra, International Wool Textile Organisation Congress round-up, Tiny fibres = big problem, New resource on plastic particles found on global shorelines and their link to the textile industry, Can retailers continue to 'save the planet' whilst simultaneously sharing aggressive growth plans?, Bangladesh call for action reaches Parliament, Unifi increases production capacity, The Bigger Picture – Soup of the day: plastic, Special report: organic cotton in Central Asia, China gets tough on polluters, and all the latest news, insight, analysis.
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