STOCKHOLM - H&M Foundation has linked up with the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) initiative to accelerate and scale the recycling of post-industrial textile waste in fashion sourcing countries. The three-year partnership aims to help expand 'National…
MUNICH - Stretch yarn manufacturer Asahi Kasei and cellulosic fibre specialist Lenzing have created a new partnership to develop a portfolio of sustainable and circular-driven textiles. The fabrics under development will be blends of Asahi’s Roica…
ISTANBUL – The Istanbul Apparel Exporters’ Association (IHKIB) has signed a collaboration agreement with US-based non-profit, Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP) as part of a plan to boost Turkish apparel exports to the US market. The…
STOCKHOLM - The trustee appointed to oversee Renewcell’s bankruptcy proceedings has extended the deadline for the receipt of offers for the troubled textile recycling firm. The deadline has been extended to 12:00 pm CET on 28 March, 2024 in order to…
LENZING – Cellulosic fibre specialist Lenzing has posted a significantly wider loss for its full year 2023, hurt by lower demand and the continued rise in raw material and energy costs. Posting a net loss of €593 million, down from a loss of €37.2…
BENTONVILLE – Retail giant Walmart has embarked on a pilot project with fashion technology firm Unspun that will use 3D weaving technology to help reduce the environmental impact of garment production and reduce waste. If successful, the…
JYVÄSKYLÄ – Scandinavian textile fibre innovator Spinnova has launched a cost-cutting review and shaken up its management team on the back of disappointing financial results for 2023 which saw revenues plummet and losses soar. Spinnova's results,…
AMSTERDAM – Sourcing technology specialist Sourcery has launched a new data collection programme that it hopes will bring together high levels of transparency and traceability to the cotton supply chain. The primary aim of the Impact and Assurance…
WEINHEIM - Freudenberg Performance Materials has completed the 4sustainability Chemical Management protocol (4s CHEM) for its Apparel Competence Center located in Sant’Omero, Italy. The aim of the protocol is to progressively eliminate toxic and…
STOCKHOLM –The Scandinavian Textile Initiative for Climate Action (STICA) next week hosts its Climate Action Week for Fashion and Apparel to highlight the “daunting” challenges facing the industry in meeting its carbon targets. Experts from across…
BAAR-ZUG - Swiss global impact investor Blue Earth Capital has closed its first sustainability-linked loan with a $30 million credit investment in a leading vertically integrated apparel manufacturer in Bangladesh. Q Collection will use the finance…
MILAN – Apparel insulation specialist Thermore has launched a new high-stretch fabric made with 50% post-consumer recycled polyester. Branded as Freedom, Thermore says the new insulation comes in four levels of warmth, ranging from 60-150 grams per…
TOKYO - Japanese textile manufacturer Toray Industries has announced that four of its flagship plants have been awarded ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) Plus certification. ISCC Plus uses the mass balance approach to manage…
BRUSSELS - More than 80 organisations have signed a joint letter urging EU policymakers to recognise the contribution to circularity of social economy enterprises in the upcoming revision of the Waste Framework Directive. The Waste Framework…
HURTH - The global market for biopolymers, which are increasingly seen as a way of helping lower carbon emissions and improve both circularity and transparency in textile supply chains, will grow by 17% over the next five years, according to a new…
Helsinki – Infinited Fiber Company, which produces cellulosic fibres from textile waste, has raised €40 million in a new funding round, which includes investment from several leading brands and retailers including Zara owner Inditex. The two-part…
LUND - A research team from Sweden’s Lund University says it has succeeded in making 100% chemically recycled viscose fibre from worn-out cotton sheets. The team says it identified viscose as a potential area for research as there is no…
JYVÄSKYLÄ - Finnish textile fibre innovator Spinnova and Suzano have signed a letter of intent (LOI) regarding a potential new production facility for wood-based Spinnova fibre that will be owned and operated by the Brazil-based pulp giant. The…
JOHANNESBURG – South African pulp and paper company Sappi has partnered with UK materials innovator Biophilica on the latter’s 'Treekind' leather alternative. Biophilica has formulated the compostable, plastic-free leather alternative with…
SINGAPORE – The Singapore International Commercial Court has ordered the sale of DyStar by its joint shareholders Kiri Industries and Senda International Capital Limited – a wholly owned subsidiary of the Zhejiang Longsheng Group – after a long…
ZWINGENBERG / NEURIED - German biotechnology companies Brain Biotech and AMSilk have completed the first phase of their collaboration programme with the development of their first natural structural protein fibre and the subsequent patent…
FAISALBAD - Textile waste management specialist Reverse Resources (RR) and Pakistan’s National Textile University have launched a joint programme aimed at transforming the county’s textile-to-textile (T2T) recycling landscape. Established primarily…
STOCKHOLM – Retail giant H&M has committed to buying $600 million worth of recycled polyester over seven years to support the expansion of a new textile-to-textile recycling project. The deal follows a collaboration with investment groups Vargas and…
NEW YORK - Innovative funding models will be needed if fashion and textiles suppliers - who are responsible for the bulk of the industry's CO2 emissions - are to play their part in meeting climate change targets. That is the conclusion of a new…
DHAKA - The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has published a new report claiming that with the right level of investment, the country’s non-cotton apparel exports could be worth $42 billion by 2032, surging from its…
DENTON - Researchers at the University of Texas have been awarded a $635,000 grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a study aimed at developing more sustainable cotton fibres. The initiative focuses on the potential of bast fibres,…
GENEVA - The Better Cotton initiative has launched a new farm-level project in Pakistan to digitalise field data collection in the country’s cotton-growing sector. The launch of the project is in response to an increasing demand from consumers,…
WADHURST - Outdoor clothing aftercare and waterproofing specialist Nikwax says it has reached a significant milestone in its sustainability strategy by successfully achieving its scope 1 and scope 2 carbon emission reduction goals, 18 months earlier…
DENVER – Outdoor brand The North Face is working with a US Department of Energy-led consortium to determine whether bio-based synthetic textiles could offer a more sustainable raw material for its products. The Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep…
ITHACA - Four key fashion supply countries risk losing $65 billion in export earnings and one million jobs by the end of the decade because of the impacts of climate change, according to a new report. The study, conducted by Cornell University and…
COLOMBO – Apparel manufacturers in Sri Lanka have partnered with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and the Global Language of Business (GS1) on a new transparency, traceability and accountability…
STOCKHOLM – Swedish textile recycling pioneer Renewcell says it is hopeful the company will continue as a going concern under new ownership despite being declared bankrupt this week. It comes as the Circulose Supplier Network of 151 companies…
CLERMONT-FERRAND - Biotech firm Carbios has struck a deal with Landbell Group, a supplier of closed-loop recycling solutions, for the latter to supply raw materials to its new PET biorecycling plant. Currently under construction, Carbios is building…
WAKEFIELD – If the global textile sector is to reduce the impact of its CO2 emissions on the planet – it first needs to know where they come from in the supply chain. To explain one way to do this, Philip Berman is joined by Ecotextile News…
LONDON - A major research paper is challenging the UK government to do more to tackle microfibre pollution by mandating for filters in all new washing machines. The paper, ‘Filtration as an effective and near-term solution to reduce the release of…
NAPA - Global financial backing for next-gen material companies increased in 2023 with the industry reporting an 8.6% rise in investment funding, according to a new report. The report, ‘Next-Gen Materials 2023’ from the Material Innovation…
GREENSBORO – North Carolina-based fibre innovator Unifi, the company behind Repreve-branded recycled polyester, has published a new report revealing progress against its sustainability targets and setting out new goals. The company commits to…
STOCKHOLM – Textile recycling pioneer Renewcell's application for bankruptcy has been approved by Stockholm District Court. The company, which opened the world's first scale textile-to-textile recycling plant in late 2022, filed for bankruptcy after…
NEW YORK / MUNICH - The Accelerating Circularity initiative has joined forces with the Performance Days exhibition to launch a database of commercially available textile-to-textile recycled polyester. The Reality Zone rPolyester Database will be…
ABU DHABI - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) and world football’s governing body FIFA have reaffirmed their joint commitment to work together to examine how international trade and football can serve as catalysts for economic growth with the…
SAN FRANCISCO - The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) is rebranding as 'Cascale' to reflect its expansion into areas beyond apparel and footwear as it continues its mission to reduce industry impacts through its Higg Index suite of tools. It comes…
STOCKHOLM – Textile recycling pioneer Renewcell has decided to file for bankruptcy after failing to secure sufficient financing to continue its operations. “This is a sad day for the environment, our employees, our shareholders, and our other…
BRUSSELS - The Global Recycling Foundation (GRF) has called for an increase in the use of artificial intelligence solutions to help drive the growth of world trade in recyclables. According to the GRF, which supports the promotion of recycling…
LONDON – Textile and fashion industry stakeholders that operate in Europe, and who have set ambitious climate reduction targets to meet the requirements of the EU Green Deal, could struggle to meet their scope 1 and 2 reduction targets – never mind…
PARIS - Merino wool supplier Nativa, part of the Chargeurs Group, is expanding into cotton grown through regenerative agricultural practices. The cotton will be grown in Greece under the Nativa Regenerative Agriculture Program which aims to improve…
STOCKHOLM – Textile recycling pioneer Renewcell has welcomed 35 new members to its Circulose Supplier Network (CSN) bringing the total to 151 companies working to use the Swedish firm’s dissolving pulp. Launched last July with 47 textile companies…
WAKEFIELD – For the first of a new three-part series in our Ecotextile Talks podcast, produced in partnership with the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii), our host Philip Berman is joined by two leading figures behind an ambitious attempt to reduce the…
LONDON - The CottonConnect social enterprise is claiming significant progress across all of the key areas of its programmes in its latest impact report. More than 523,000 farmers were trained in sustainable agriculture programmes in India, Pakistan,…
LOGANHOLME – Australian textile recycling pioneer BlockTexx has completed a AU$7 million Series B funding round to scale its technology. The investment will be used to expand BlockTexx’s textile recovery facility in Loganholme, Queensland from 4,000…
ANN ARBOR – US biotech firm Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has created its first premium yarn combining its recombinant spider silk with Pima cotton. The yarn, described as a 100% natural fibre composite yarn for use in fabrics and finished garments,…
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