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Alternative textile fibres at Techtextil
Next week’s Techtextil trade fair on technical textiles will return with a focus on the potential of sustainable raw materials, where exhibitors will showcase new fibres based on bacteria, spider silk and milk proteins, with some claimed to offer high strength, anti-bacterial and moisture absorbing properties.
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Adidas hits 1 million yards of CO2 dyed fabric
With its latest spring/summer collection of performance t-shirts, adidas has now used 1 million yards of fabric dyed with the ‘DryDye’ technology from DyeCoo that uses carbon dioxide instead of water to dye polyester textiles.
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Timberland boosts use of eco-textiles
Timberland has released its 2012 CSR performance data, which shows that thirty nine per cent of materials used in its branded apparel collection were derived from either recycled, organic or renewable sources.
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Eco-denim factory plans
A leading Pakistani textile manufacturer is investing in a new, LEED-certified green denim facility which, when completed later this year, will take its total production capacity to 36 million metres per annum.
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CSR reporting stuck in the 90s
CSR reporting is broken and stuck in the 1990s, and far too many businesses treat it as a tick-box exercise rather than trying to shed genuine light on their sustainability activities. That’s the damning verdict of an in-depth investigation into the issue by Ecotextile News correspondent, Roisin Woolnough.
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Planet Textiles
This year’s Planet Textiles Conference is to be held 22nd October 2013 in Shanghai. Jointly organised by Ecotextile News and Messe Frankfurt, Planet Textiles tackles the crucial issues of sustainability in the global textiles sector. Early-bird sponsorship opportunities and VIP packages are now available – for enquiries please email [email protected]
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Home Textiles Sourcing Expo
Upholstery, bath, bedroom and kitchen fabrics and finished soft products will be showcased at the fourth Home Textiles Sourcing Expo, to be held this July.
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In the June/July 2013 magazine issue
Spiralling costs of certification and shipping threatens chemical suppliers; Organic and Sustainable cotton latest news;CSR Reports: just a box ticking exercise for large retailers?; Tougher European legislation on textile chemicals mooted; The rise of the ‘Made In’ label — but are some suppliers in Europe any more sustainable than their Asian counterparts? The Sustainable Textile Coalition launch: exclusive interview; Two Minutes with … The Sustainability Consortium;RITE Group reveals Academy plans; Textile printing looks toward a greener future; and all the latest news, insight and analysis.
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