http://www.ecotextile.com/ 2012-02-05T16:16:58+00:00 text/html 2012-02-03T15:25:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012020311372/shows-events/munich-warms-to-growing-eco-selection.html MUNICH - Visitors to the Munich Fabric Start exhibition, which took place in sub-zero temperature Germany this week, were warmed by the event’s growing dedication to those fabric buyers and specifiers looking to source environmentally friendly textiles. What began as a nod in the direction of sustainability at the exhibition’s inception some years ago has now evolved into a fully fledged ‘exhibition within an exhibition’, complete with Eco-Village housing representatives of some of the industry’s leading ecotextile labels and certifiers alongside a dedicated trend and seminar program and an ‘Organic Selection’ display showcasing those exhibitors that provide materials made with environmentally sound textiles. text/html 2012-02-03T14:32:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ John Mowbray http://www.ecotextile.com/2012020311371/dyes-chemicals-news/dystar-joins-sustainable-apparel-coalition.html SINGAPORE – DyStar is one of the latest members to join the one-year old Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), now that the organisation has been officially incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in the USA and is actively looking to widen its membership beyond a 'founding circle' of members. text/html 2012-02-03T11:51:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012020311370/fashion-retail-news/source4style-launches-design-competition.html NEW YORK - Source4Style, the online marketplace connecting designers directly to sustainable material suppliers, and The IOU Project, a fashion label linking consumers directly to artisan-producers, have launched a sustainable design competition to find the next designer for The IOU Project “Made in NYC” Capsule Collection. text/html 2012-02-03T11:24:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012020311369/materials-production-news/new-enzyme-ensures-bleach-clean-up-savings.html BAGSVAERD – Danish bioinnovation company Novozymes has developed Terminox Supreme, a new bleach clean-up enzyme treatment for fabrics that is said to require far less water and energy than conventional methods. text/html 2012-02-02T15:11:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012020211367/fashion-retail-news/fairtrade-partners-with-uk-retailers.html LONDON - UK retailers M&S and Tesco have teamed up with The Fairtrade Foundation to help promote a wider range of certified products, including school uniforms. text/html 2012-02-01T14:46:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ John Mowbray http://www.ecotextile.com/2012020111366/materials-production-news/appeal-for-material-traceability-help.html MUNICH – Clad in lederhosen, Steve Richardson from Patagonia launched a new material traceability working group at ISPO yesterday, which aims to develop new ways for brands to be able to make claims about their textiles and clothing, and to enable them to know ‘where’ and ‘how’ they are made. text/html 2012-02-01T12:50:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ John Mowbray http://www.ecotextile.com/2012020111365/shows-events/continuum-to-continue-conversation.html NEW YORK – The new Continuum boutique textile trade show on sustainability, which ran alongside the established Kingpins at its recent launch in New York City plans to run again in July. text/html 2012-01-31T08:41:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ John Mowbray http://www.ecotextile.com/2012013111364/materials-production-news/closed-loop-uniform-recycling-in-china.html TOKYO — Together with two subsidiaries of Asahi Group holdings, Teijin has launched what is says is the first closed-loop recycling system in China for polyester uniforms as it reveals it is now working with brands such as Henri Lloyd, Li Ning, Quiksilver as well as Patagonia on garment take-back programs. text/html 2012-01-31T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012013111362/materials-production-news/digital-printing-application-for-newlife.html ALBA - CCS Digital Fabric GmbH, a large format, digital textile printer manufacturer and textile firm Awitex has developed a new fabric made using Newlife yarns from Filature Miroglio. text/html 2012-01-30T15:08:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012013011361/materials-production-news/nat-signs-crailar-yarn-development-deal.html VANCOUVER - Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. has teamed up with US-based Tuscarora Yarns to explore the development of new, blended yarns using Crailar flax fibres. text/html 2012-01-30T14:18:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ John Mowbray http://www.ecotextile.com/2012013011360/dyes-chemicals-news/textile-pollution-high-on-agenda-again.html AMSTERDAM – A new consultation document on the joint brand roadmap to zero toxic discharge and the benefits of waterless dyeing were the main talking points at a well attended sustainable textiles seminar run by MADE-BY last week in The Netherlands. text/html 2012-01-28T14:48:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ John Mowbray http://www.ecotextile.com/2012012811359/dyes-chemicals-news/nrdc-sues-to-stop-nanosilver-on-textiles.html WASHINGTON – The Natural Resources Defense Council has filed a lawsuit in the US federal court against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a bid to limit public exposure to antimicrobial nanosilver used in clothing and other textiles such as blankets, pillow cases and interior textiles. text/html 2012-01-27T11:06:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012012711358/materials-production-news/organic-cotton-opportunities-buoyed-by-us-and-india-reports.html BRATTLEBORO – The organic cotton industry received a double boost this week with news that the market continues to grow in the US, encouraged by consumer demand, price premiums, and regulatory shifts that will ease marketing restrictions, while in India, a new report suggests that the industry can help create thousands of jobs as well as much needed revenue for farmers in the Madhya Pradesh region. text/html 2012-01-26T16:25:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012012611356/labels-legislation-news/bluesign-confirms-new-system-partners.html ST GALLEN - Bluesign has announced a further tranche of textile and accessory manufacturing companies that have signed up as system partners with its increasingly widespread sustainable textile standard. text/html 2012-01-25T12:35:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012012511355/shows-events/berlin-welcomes-eco-fashion-platform.html BERLIN - The fifth GREENshowroom event, held during the recent Berlin Fashion Week, was once again hailed as a success after attracting numerous trade buyers to its display of high-end sustainable fashion, accessories and lifestyle products. text/html 2012-01-25T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012012511354/materials-production-news/un-global-compact-to-launch-fashion-sector-initiative.html GENEVA – In collaboration with Nordic Initiative Clean and Ethical (NICE) the United Nations Global Compact will expand its scope with a sector-specific initiative tailored to fit the challenges of the global fashion and textile industries. In a groundbreaking move the United Nations and NICE have agreed on the development of the first sector-specific initiative under the Global Compact, which will be launched on May 3rd 2012 in Denmark at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, held under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. text/html 2012-01-24T16:17:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012012411352/materials-production-news/report-raises-polyester-pollution-concerns.html DUBLIN - A new report has raised concerns over the contamination of the world’s shorelines by microplastic – tiny pieces of polyester and acrylic, smaller than the head of a pin, released from clothes during the wash cycle. text/html 2012-01-23T12:14:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012012311351/materials-production-news/benin-benefits-from-organic-pest-control.html BENIN - Organic cotton yields in Benin are benefitting from the introduction of a new treatment designed to 'attract and retain beneficial insects'. text/html 2012-01-20T16:46:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012012011350/materials-production-news/gore-offers-bluesign-approved-fabrics.html FELDKIRCHEN - W. L. Gore has introduced a range of 2-layer Gore-Tex and Windstopper laminates that are certified to the bluesign standard. text/html 2012-01-20T12:21:00+00:00 http://www.ecotextile.com/ Haydn Davis http://www.ecotextile.com/2012012011349/materials-production-news/new-enzyme-for-denim-processing.html CALIFORNIA - Genencor has launched a new, single neutral cellulase enzyme that will allow denim laundries to process the denim at a broad pH and temperature range and still achieve the required high quality finishing standards.