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Once the Holidays Wrap, These are the Retail Trends to Expect for 2025

We’re at the precipice of the year-end holidays and the New Year sits in the wings, waiting to step into the spotlight. For retailers, it’s a time to examine w…

The Materials : How Gruppo Florence and Weturn aim to scale textile circularity

Weturn, a French BCorp company established in 2020 and specializing in closed-loop textile waste management for luxury brands, has started new strategic partne…

Fashion, Fabrics

Secondhand Shoppers Put a Fresh Spin on Prep, Punk and Sport

A new report identifies how Gen Z consumers are putting their spin on fashion archetypes like prep, punk and sport. Resale platform Depop and AI-driven retail…

The Shows: Denimsandjeans Egypt will host Hugo Boss, Guess and Turkish players on stage

The first edition of Denimsandjeans Egypt is nearing, as it will take place on 2 and 3 February 2025 at IHG Citystars, Cairo. Denimandjeans Egypt The show ha…

Fabrics

Cotton yarn market faces mixed trends in south India as demand varies - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion

In south India, cotton yarn prices showed a mixed trend. Tiruppur saw a slight decrease due to higher discounts offered by mills, while Mumbai maintained stabl…

Fashion, Fabrics, Interior

Italy's Piana Technology achieves net zero energy with solar expansion

Piana Technology's Nonwovens facility in Cartersville, GA, now operates at net zero energy after expanding its solar panel system, offsetting 100 per cent of i…

Textile leaders gather at VIATT 2025 amidst Vietnam's booming market

Vietnam's textile exports are set to reach $44 billion in 2024. VIATT 2025, from Feb 26–28 at SECC, will feature 15,000 sqm of exhibitions, emphasising sustain…

Processing

US' Universal Fibers strengthens investment in Nylon 6,6 capabilities

Universal Fibers invests in new spinning capacity for Nylon 6,6 yarns to support customers after Ascend exits the BCF fibre market. Focused on innovation, sust…

Technical Textiles

EU project promotes sustainable, digital transition of the textile industry

The AddTex workshop in Chemnitz/Germany (Source: IVGT) The EU-funded AddTex project is celebrating an important step: through 2 publications, a white book and…

EU project promotes sustainable, digital transition of the textile industry

These guidelines have a particular focus on technical textiles, as their innovation is seen as crucial for the competitiveness and resilience of the European t…

Nordstrom Rack expands footprint in New Hampshire, US

Nordstrom Rack will open a 30,000-square-foot store in Nashua, New Hampshire, at Royal Ridge Center in spring 2025. The off-price division of Nordstrom will of…

Circular initiatives gather momentum at Indorama and Milliken

Experts from two giants in the textiles and nonwovens supply chains provide their perspectives on the path to net zero manufacturing in the latest webinar from…

Interest rates & export decline - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion

The rising interest rates in Turkiye, which spiked from ** per cent in **** to ** per cent by November ****, have been adversely affecting the country's textil…

Fashion, Fabrics

Carbios Puts the Brakes on New Recycling Plant

French biotech firm Carbios has put the construction of its new PET biorecycling facility on hold for the next six to nine months pending an influx of addition…

ZDHC Drops Recycled Polyester Guideline

The ZDHC Recycled Polyester Guidelines, along with its supplemental Industry Standard Implementation Approach report, structures the requirements for rPET manu…

Fabrics

How Western Became Denim's Biggest Trend in 2024

The West won fashion in 2024. From vice president Kamala Harris’ boot-cut jeans to Pharrell Williams envisioning French-born Louis Vuitton through an Americana…

Chinese Shirt Manufacturer Joins Egypt's List of Foreign Investors

Luthai Group, the world’s largest producer of dyed fabrics and shirts, is investing in Egypt’s textile and apparel supply chain. Egypt’s General Authority for…

The Trends: Italian leather goods industry is suffering, but less than in the past

The Italian leather goods industry, the sector involving the footwear, leather goods, leather goods and tanning industries, expects to end the year 2024 record…

From Safety Pins to ‘Hook Anywhere,’ the Evolution of Diaper Closures

Many segments of the textile industry rely on adhesives and binders that securely hold a product together, in one way or another. From automotive, medical, hyg…

Technical Textiles

The Materials: Polimoda and Gruppo Florence will work on a new documovie on luxury craftsmanship

Polimoda, the Italian fashion school based in Florence, has won a grant awarded by Gruppo Florence to make the follow-up to the cultural project Le Mani della …

North India's cotton yarn market steady amidst global disparities - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion

In north India, cotton yarn prices remain steady despite slow demand and global market disparities. Prices are maintained at previous levels in Ludhiana and De…

Fashion, Fabrics

How the Trust Protocol is Measuring Cotton’s Impact

Among the most valuable commodities today in the fashion and textiles business is sustainability data. For one, data is necessary to guard against greenwashin…

Sustainable Textile Design with Adhesives in Mind

Many segments of the textile industry rely on adhesives and binders that securely hold a product together, in one way or another. From automotive, medical, hyg…

Fabrics, Interior

Hansae’s Fabric Subsidiary C&T Expands Vietnam Footprint

In recent years, South Korea-based manufacturer Hansae Co., Ltd. has made verticality a key investment area. Originally focused solely on garment production, …

Poyang Lake Ecosystem Restoration Initiative update

Conservation International and Sateri have announced the commencement of the third phase of the Poyang Lake Ecosystem Restoration Initiative, marking a signifi…

Footwear brand Skechers launches premium flagship store in Prague

Skechers has opened a flagship store on Prague's High Street Na Příkopě, offering footwear, apparel, and accessories for all ages. The 596-square-meter space f…

Jowat Corporation Announces New Biobased Hot Melt Adhesive Technology for Improved Sustainability

Many segments of the textile industry rely on adhesives and binders that securely hold a product together, in one way or another. From automotive, medical, hyg…

Podcast: European textile recycling on brink of collapse

YORK – Our podcast host Philip Berman sits down with Marie-Jeanne Gaertner, project and policy officer at RREUSE (Reuse and Recycling European Union Social Ent…

Professor Franz Effenberger dies

Prof. Dr. Franz Effenberger (Source:DITF) On December 11, 2024, Prof. Dr. Franz Effenberger, the former head of the previous ITCF Denkendorf, Denkendorf/Germa…

Professor Franz Effenberger dies

Prof. Dr. Franz Effenberger (Source:DITF) On December 11, 2024, Prof. Dr. Franz Effenberger, the former head of the previous ITCF Denkendorf, Denkendorf/Germa…

Michelman’s Innovative Solutions for Technical Textiles

Many segments of the textile industry rely on adhesives and binders that securely hold a product together, in one way or another. From automotive, medical, hyg…

Processing, Technical Textiles

Professor Franz Effenberger dies

Prof. Dr. Franz Effenberger (Source:DITF) On December 11, 2024, Prof. Dr. Franz Effenberger, the former head of the previous ITCF Denkendorf, Denkendorf/Germa…

US AAFA hails move to renew Haiti HOPE/HELP programmes by Congress

AAFA recently praised the inclusion of the renewal of the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement programme and the Haiti Economic Li…

Nordstrom and Macy’s abandoned the ‘retail inventory method’ after using it for decades. Here’s why.

An article from Deep Dive Nordstrom and Macy’s abandoned the ‘retail inventory method’ after using it for decades. Here’s why. The accounting practice can i…

Unveiling sustainable guidelines for recycled polyester

(Source: MM dfv) The ZDHC has declared the release of Recycled Polyester Guidelines V1.0 and the Industry Standard Implementation Approach V1.0, aiming to gui…

Fabrics

Chinese company to invest $30 mn for textile project in Egypt

Chinese company Kelida invests $30 million in a textiles project with Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE). It will export 90 per cent of its textiles. SCZONE sig…

India's Birla Cellulose earns top ranking in Hot Button Report

Birla Cellulose, Aditya Birla Group's MMCF business, has topped Canopy's 2024 Hot Button Report for sustainable wood sourcing, earning its fifth 'Dark Green Sh…

GAO urges US govt agencies to collaborate on textile waste management

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that efforts by most federal entities to reduce textile waste and promote textile recycling are 'nascen…

Fabrics, Processing

Talking Italian at Colombiatex 2025

There will be 23 Italian textile machinery manufacturers participating at the upcoming Colombiatex, the main Colombian textile fair, which will take place in M…

Fabrics, Processing

Congress' Government Funding Bill Supports Haiti's Garment Sector

Congressional leadership on Tuesday released the details of a bipartisan spending bill, known as a “continuing resolution,” that will allow the government to a…

Source Report Highlights the Challenges of Change for Retailers

Whether it is sourcing or sustainability, a newly released survey report from trade show brand Source shows that for retailers, the pull of the status quo is c…

Denim Brands Win Big with Formula 1 Partnerships

In October, Formula 1 announced LVMH Group will become a global partner of the sport in 2025. The 10-year deal will include several of LVMH’s iconic brands inc…

H&M Group Takes Minority Stake in Voyado to Expand in Germany, U.K.

H&M Group has taken a minority stake in Swedish customer experience and loyalty platform Voyado. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Swedish media reported …

ISM Sees Steady Growth in 2025 for Manufacturing

U.S. economic improvement will continue in 2025. That’s the verdict from the December 2024 Institute for Supply Management (ISM) semi-annual forecast, based o…

CFO Scott Roe Discusses Tapestry's CSR Efforts and Profits

As fashion companies have grown to embrace a broader purpose, they’ve had to balance social and environmental goals with the profit imperative that drives corp…

The Stores: How Milan's new North Sails store sets sails to lower its impact

North Sails recently opened its new flagship store in Milan, located in the city center at 17 Via Dante, and will replace the Piazza San Babila store as the It…

What's Behind the Traffic Increases at Simon Property's Malls?

Not long ago malls were thought to be a dying breed, succumbing to e-commerce, Amazon and the oversaturation of retail square footage—but recent traffic figure…

Austria's Lenzing tops Canopy Hot Button Ranking 2024

The Lenzing Group has secured first place in Canopy's 2024 Hot Button Ranking, earning a score of 33/40 and recognition in the 'Leading in CanopyStyle commitme…

Testing of microfibers release in textiles

The new DIN SPEC 19292:2024-12 makes it possible to determine the (micro)fiber discharge of textiles during washing (Source: Hohenstein) To determine the micr…

Fabrics

Swedish company Nordifa acquires Sporda Nonwoven

Swedish technical textile manufacturer Nordifa has acquired Sporda Nonwoven, a thermobonded and needlepunched nonwoven producer that went bankrupt in November.…

Technical Textiles