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December 2025

19 December 2025
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CH Completion in sight for Rieter’s acquisition of Barmag
US First-half sales for Nike up slightly, despite China fall
EU EU legislation on microplastic pollution enters into force
18 December 2025
AE Footasylum fits Gulf tastes with 40 stores in the pipeline
FR Future PLA facility to be built in France
DE Recognition for CHT Group in adidas supplier programme
IN Partnership with Birla will be a cornerstone of the Circulose strategy
17 December 2025
GB Move into footwear for OMM
CH ESG education initiative from WFSGI
SG Pyrolysis trial on textile waste at Loom Carbon
FI Fashion for Good to help Spinnova build a consortium
16 December 2025
IT Use of recycled materials on the increase at Macron
US US curling team to wear kit from Columbia Sportswear at Winter Olympics
SE 3D knitting innovation at Houdini
TR OCA creates cotton curriculum for Turkish farmers
15 December 2025
IN Agreement on recycled polyester for Decathlon in India
IT Radici and The Lycra Company announce recycling breakthrough
KR Joint venture aims to bring down cost of T2T materials
CA Lululemon’s CEO steps down after tripling revenues
12 December 2025
CH Partnership between WFSGI and Worldly
GB New report on fibre fragmentation
AU New traceability solution for recycled cotton
EU FESI elects new president
11 December 2025
IT Oberalp hires new brand manager for Dynafit
FR Sportstextiles' Sophie Bramel interviewed for podcast
ID Country manager appointment for OrthoLite
FI German brand intends to use “fundamentally different” Spinnova
10 December 2025
BJ Revised CMIA standard to put increased emphasis on human rights
HT Help for Haiti and AGOA programmes
BE Future Fabrics to move to Brussels
US Burlington bridges denim & active with Everdnym
09 December 2025
DE Addition to BASF’s portfolio for low-VOC foam solutions
AT Aggarwal steps down as Lenzing's CEO
IT Imbotex launches lightest ever insulation
US Former supermarket CEO to lead Foot Locker International
08 December 2025
US Archroma and Fibre52 partner to offer one-step bleach-and-dye system
DE Rudolf boosts transparency with carbon footprint data
CN Outdoor and sports e-commerce worth more than $50 billion in China
CN Why Arc’teryx will open more stores in China
05 December 2025
GB Cotton prices fall
DE General assembly hears about EOG 2.0
ES NNormal teams up with Gore-Tex
AQ Under Antarctica snow-kite expedition underway
04 December 2025
IT Arena launches first swimwear collection featuring bio-derived Lycra
TW Schoeller’s Taiwanese partner takes over production
US AAFA asks for 16 more years for US-Mexico-Canada agreement
IN Mumbai institute receives redevelopment support from Archroma
03 December 2025
US Home wins for New Balance
GB French champion Leon Marchand becomes Speedo ambassador
US Restructuring continues at Nike
US Textile Exchange pivots to two-tier structure to boost 'collective action'
02 December 2025
IT Fulgar and Wråd aim to offer fresh perspective on polyamide
JP Proposed merger for Japanese fibre developers
GB Major new Puma store opens on Oxford Street
FR Nike and Jacquemus tie up for après-ski
01 December 2025
DE Final Munich edition of ISPO under way
CH Test for natural materials in extreme expedition
FI Scandinavian design awards winners revealed
FR Decathlon lends sports expertise to spacesuit design

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