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Mango partners with Circulose, becoming the first brand to use its recycled cotton-based fibres since the company’s restart. This marks a key step in Mango’s strategy to adopt a circular production model and reduce its environmental impact. The collaboration reinforces Mango’s long-term commitment to sustainable fashion and innovation in textile recycling.

FDI inflows into Turkiye rose by 13 per cent YoY to $3.3 billion in January-April 2025, the International Investors Association said. FDI amounted to $408 million in April alone. Textile-apparel manufacturing outperformed its previous cumulative performance and attracted 21.1 per cent of investment capital inflows in April. The Netherlands had the largest 28-per cent share […]

PCBL Chemical’s subsidiary, Nanovace Technologies, has launched Nanovace Inc in Delaware, US, to expand in the North American battery chemicals market. The move enhances market access, regulatory alignment, and customer proximity. With in-house tech for graphite-silicon composites, Nanovace aims to lead in next-gen energy storage solutions.

The East Providence Fire Department has become the first in the US to fully adopt non-PFAS turnout gear, thanks to a $658,000 investment and collaboration with Fire-Dex and Milliken. The new gear, featuring Milliken’s Assure barrier, is PFAS- and halogen-free across all layers. This move sets a national precedent for safer, more sustainable firefighter protection.

China is reshaping its monetary policy, shifting from the medium-term lending facility to short-term tools like the 7-day reverse repo rate. The PBoC is creating a narrower interest rate corridor and using DR001 as a key benchmark. However, policy transmission remains weak, and open market operations are still developing amid lingering challenges.

Nordstrom is set to open a new Nordstrom Local in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on June 26. The 3,000 sq ft service hub at 154 N 7th Street aims to provide greater convenience and personalised services to local customers. “New York is one of our largest markets,” said Nordstrom Stores president Fanya Chandler, highlighting the brand’s commitment […]

Source Fashion’s new report, Do We Really Need to Produce So Much?, reveals fashion’s overproduction crisis—80–150 billion garments made yearly, with up to 40 per cent unsold. It urges brands to adopt on-demand production, circular design, resale, and co-creation to cut waste and boost margins. The report calls for a shift to smarter, leaner, and […]

Louis Vuitton is the most counterfeited luxury brand, said a report from Entrupy, which found the brand accounted for 32.76 per cent of all its luxury goods submissions. There is a growing sophistication in counterfeits, especially across high-volume and high-demand items. China and Hong Kong still dominate supply, with 3 per cent of counterfeit purchases […]

Loewe has featured Citrea fabric—created by Pyratex and Orange Fiber—in its Paula’s Ibiza 2025 collection. Made from Sicilian citrus peel agri-waste, the sustainable fibre is combined with wood pulp to produce Tencel Limited Edition x Orange Fiber Lyocell yarn. Fully traceable and European-made, the fabric reflects a new vision of luxury blending sustainability with innovation.

The shutdown of Iran’s South Pars and Israel’s Leviathan gas fields has disrupted natural gas supply, affecting feedstock availability for steam crackers and methanol units in Asia and Europe. India’s chemical sector faces rising costs due to logistics risks via the Strait of Hormuz, with potential shifts toward US and West African suppliers amid supply […]