News and Announcements

Axens, IFPEN (IFP Energies Nouvelles), and JEPLAN announced in a joint statement on 21 April 2026 that the Rewind PET technology has been successfully validated at industrial scale for textile-to-textile chemical recycling. Several tens of tons of polyester-rich post-consumer textile…

Textile Exchange published the binding Transition Policy for the Materials Matter Standard (MMS) on 1 April 2026. Officially released in December 2025, the MMS aims to consolidate existing Textile Exchange standards into a single integrated framework and establish a new…

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) announced its continued global growth in its 2025 Annual Report, published on 23 April 2026. According to the report, the number of GOTS-certified facilities operating across 95 countries reached approximately 17,800, a 15.3 percent…

USB Certification signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with İskur Tekstil and Beyond Bar Code (BBCo) on 11 May 2026, during the Belgian Economic Mission held at Swissôtel The Bosphorus in Istanbul. Held under the high patronage of Her…

USB Certification has announced the expansion of its existing accreditation for Textile Exchange certification programmes to a global scope. Formalised in May 2026, this expansion marks a significant milestone in the organisation’s international service capability. With the new scope, USB…

USB Certification, which places technology and innovation at the heart of its business processes, produced creative solutions with the AI Hackathon it organised at its Izmir office on Saturday, 18 April 2026. The event, in which 25 colleagues from various…

USB Certification continues to bring the latest developments in food safety and sustainability to industry professionals. The event series titled ‘A New Era in Supply Chain, Food Safety and Sustainability in the Light of IFS and Rainforest Alliance Standards’ was…

Nesrin Serin, Founder and CEO of USB Certification, met with young people at the ‘Future Tech Rose’ event, organised by student societies at Celal Bayar University in Manisa and run entirely by women. On this meaningful platform, which brings together…

The European Commission has published new guidance and a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to address uncertainties in the implementation process under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which introduces far-reaching changes to the packaging sector. Prepared under EU…

The General Directorate of Food and Control is introducing amendments to the ‘Turkish Food Codex: Wheat Flour’ and ‘Bread and Bread Varieties’ regulations with the aim of protecting consumers and increasing access to healthy food. The draft regulation aims to increase transparency in bread production and, in particular, to properly encourage the consumption of wholemeal bread. Under the new…