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Fashion for Good project set to boost commercial use of recycled cotton

Fashion for Good has announced the Cotton Reloop Matrix project to drive the adoption of recycled cotton. The project aims to build a data-driven...

Textilegence July-August 2026 issue is now available!

As the Turkish textile and apparel industry navigates a challenging period of transformation, our latest issue takes a closer look at the developments shaping...

New era for Turkish textile industry: IRIS system goes live

The new “Implementation Circular on Textile Facilities”, prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change to enhance environmental performance in the textile...

Rise of e-textiles brings e-waste risks into focus

Equipped with sensors, conductive yarns, batteries and microchips, e-textiles (electronic textiles) are opening up new application possibilities ranging from health monitoring and sports performance...

Digital Product Passport Registry goes live, textile sector looks to Q4 2027

The European Union (EU) has entered a new phase in the implementation of the Digital Product Passport (DPP), one of the key elements of...

İSKUR Holding brings new-generation Open-End spinning facility to Diyarbakır

The new-generation Open-End spinning facility established in Diyarbakır by Kahramanmaraş-based İSKUR Holding will have a total capacity of 14,688 rotors and a daily production...

Global players join forces for industrial textile recycling

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has partnered with Jeanologia and Looptworks to support the commercial deployment of Green Machine...

Countdown begins for nonwoven production at Göliplik

Bursa-based Göliplik, one of Türkiye’s leading yarn manufacturers, had ordered a complete Wetlace™ line from ANDRITZ in 2025 to produce nonwoven fabrics for sustainable...

Key actors of the Turkish textile industry put water management on the agenda

The first webinar of the “Water Management Programme in the Textile Industry” was held in strategic partnership between İTHİB and SKD Türkiye, with sponsorship...

EU ban on destruction of unsold apparel and footwear starts for large companies in July 2026

New measures under the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to prevent the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories and footwear, will apply...

Clean Clothes Campaign sues Levi’s over misleading advertisements

Together with a group of individual Levi’s consumers, the Netherlands-based foundation Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) has launched a court case against Levi's on 14...

Ege University joins international GreenTEX project for sustainable textiles

Supported under the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme, the “GreenTEX – Sustainable Textile Skills for the Future” project is being implemented through the strategic partnership...

Will “Genetically Enhanced” Turkish Cotton replace GMO-Free Turkish Cotton?

Türkiye, one of the few countries producing GMO free cotton alongside Greece and Spain, has successfully branded this unique position globally through the sustainable...

Rethinking Textiles | 2 “Good Cotton,” “Bad Plastic”: Are the labels attached to raw materials really justified?

What if we were to say that without plastic, airplanes wouldn’t be able to fly, cars wouldn’t run, and even artificial intelligence wouldn’t exist?...

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