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Luxury group Kering introduces 100 percent traceable cotton

Luxury group Kering is kicking off its new supply chain transparency initiative by introducing a new cotton that is 100 percent scientifically traceable. The move comes in partnership with Albini Group, Supima, and Oritain, and aims to use forensic science and statistical analysis to create a more sustainable business model for the company. The...

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Organic Cotton has a long way to go in Latin America

Everyday we see more global brands, like H&M, Inditex, or Nike, present new lines created with organic cotton. However, the product has yet to expand in terms of an increase in demand, global production, and awareness from consumers about clothes with sustainable production. The concept of organic cotton refers to those productions that follow a...

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H&M Group's Monki plans to only use sustainably sourced cotton

Scandinavian womenswear brand Monki is on a mission to support only sustainably sourced materials. The brand aims to complete this goal by 2030, but this week it has announced that this autumn, it has reached the next step in the process. As of this season, 100 percent of Monki’s cotton products will be sourced sustainably. Part of the H&M...

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Supima show begins NYFW as contest enters second decade

The Supima design competition officially entered its second decade with its runway show on the opening day of NYFW. Vice President of Marketing & Promotions, Buxton Midyette, revealed to FashionUnited backstage that the contest has become more high-profile than ever, not least because they have partnered with that esteemed European competition...

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Supima show begins NYFW as contest enters second decade

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H&M Foundation and HKRITA to open textile recycling facilities in Hong Kong

The H&M Foundation and The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) have announced the opening of two textile recycling facilities which will put HKRITA’s hydrothermal method for recycling cotton and polyester blends to use. Blends are the most used type of textile in the world -- yet, they are still unrecyclable. “This is a...

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US bans imports of cotton from Turkmenistan after forced labor complaint

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, has formally banned the importation of “all cotton or cotton products produced in whole or in part with Turkmenistan cotton”. The decision, published on the agency’s website earlier this week, comes two months after non-profit organizations Cotton...

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Marques’Almeida awarded Cotton USA sponsorship at London Fashion Week AW18

London - Cotton USA is set to sponsor Marques’Almeida at London Fashion Week this February. The design duo behind the London-based fashion label, Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida, received support from the programme while developing their AW18 collection, which will be shown during a catwalk show on Leake Street on Monday. Marques’Almeida used...

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Blend Re:wind: A new recycling technique for cotton & polyester separation

London - A new recycling technique developed by Mistra Future Fashion could change the future of the fashion industry. Named Blend Re:wind, the chemical method separates both cotton and polyester from cotton/polyester blends which can be used again in new, high-quality products. Cotton and polyester fibres in the blended textile are separated...

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Sustainable Textile Innovations: Banana Fibres

As the fashion industry heads towards a future where textile resources are scarce, natural fibres such as cotton, which remains a resource-intensive material, and petroleum-based fibres like acrylic, polyester, nylon and spandex remain high in demand. But as the production of these fibres continues to do irreversible damage to the planet, more...

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The natural fibres economy – how the four percent of world’s population makes a living

About 4 percent of the world’s population live on their income from the natural fibre production, with an estimated 40-45 million households living on the incomes they get from harvesting and producing cotton alone. FashionUnited Business Intelligence team has looked into the figures behind the natural fibres economy. Data from 2013 reveal that...

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Are cotton prices to tumble after three years’ worth of growth?

During the first six months of the year, cotton prices have nothing but soar reaching a 3-year high in late May, when the cotton pound was priced at over 0.88 dollars, according to data compiled by FashionUnited in the Cotton Price Index. The first half of the year saw cotton prices hike to highs not seen since the first half of 2014, in the...