Annual fiber use consumption is up to 125 million metric tons. These rising consumerism rates are causing problems, but one researcher may have found the solution.

Fabrics containing Fortisyn can withstand exposure to harsh elements and rough handling while maintaining their form, ...

France Malvar, a San Diego-based Filipino American artist, has created Lu France Interiors, a textile business rooted in ...

Ugandan researchers are transforming discarded banana stems into textiles, hair extensions and sanitary pads, positioning the ...

Japanese trading house Itochu reported on Friday a record annual net profit of 880.3 billion yen ($6 billion), bolstered by its textile, food, and FamilyMart convenience store units.

The world’s love for clothing isn’t slowing down—and neither are its environmental costs. But exciting new research from the ...

For the most part, the fabrics Andreeva designed are redolent of textiles by Lyubov Popova and Varvara Stepanova, but here her work calls to mind these other avant-gardists. She also proposed ...

Washington – With President Trump’s slate of tariffs hitting most U.S. trading partners, import cargo levels are forecast to slump by double-digits in the second half of the year. “Retailers have been ...

Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists ...

He said that tariffs will disproportionately affect clothing and textiles, with apparel prices predicted to rise 17%. Consumers are also likely to feel the pinch of tariffs in home buying ...