Ecotextile News e-newsletter 02.12.15

By Stacey Dove
2 December 2015

Ecotextile News e-bulletin

Wednesday 2 December 2015

Dyestuffs reclaimed from textile scraps

Producing textile colorants derived from recycled clothing and second-hand fibrous materials is what one Italian textile chemical company claims to have done with its new range of finely powdered coloured cotton derived from textile waste.

Colombia develops organic cotton production

Organic cotton is now being grown in Colombia for the first time thanks to a pioneering project initiated by German company, La Siesta, which has been manufacturing hammocks using organic cotton since 2008.

Kapok fibre wins eco-award

Chinese textile brand, Flocus, has been awarded an eco-award from Performance Days in recognition of its work on developing a new method for processing the natural fibre, kapok, a cellulose fibre found in the dried fruit of the kapok tree.

Study says Rana Plaza ‘didn’t damage apparel brands’

Research from the US which examined the stock market performance of 39 publicly traded global apparel retailers in the immediate wake of the Rana Plaza disaster found the economic impact on the businesses was “insignificant.”

DyStar launches process optimisation system

Sustainable textile auxiliaries and colorants supplier, Dystar, has launched a newly developed, internet-based tool for product selection and process optimisation in the dyeing process called ‘eliot’.

NEW JOB VACANCY – TECHNICAL DYER

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UK textile manufacturer Wooltex are looking for a technical dyer with several years practical experience of dyeing wool and polyester yarns, following a multi-million pound investment in a new dyeing and finishing facility.

Find out more and apply today at Careers in Textiles.

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Special offers on textile industry research

Multi-buy discounts are now available on MCL Global’s sustainable textiles industry research insights, including Detox Deconstructed, Closing The Loop, and Sustainable Sourcing Map.

All packages also include a FREE one-year subscription (worth £199) to Textile Evolution (T.EVO), a new bi-monthly printed magazine to be launched in 2016, covering the global technical textiles and high performance apparel markets.

Green light for UK textile re-shoring project

A multi-million pound investment will see a significant cotton spinning enterprise established in Greater Manchester, a former textile manufacturing heartland in the United Kingdom.

NEW ISSUE: Ecotextile News Dec/Jan 2016

Planet Textiles 2016 teams up with SAC, Proposals by the European Commission to potentially ban a list of nearly 300 chemicals could have profound implications for the textile industry, argues Phil Patterson, New DWR research unveiled, Brands fall foul in China rankings, Greenpeace hints at strategy change, Further progress on closing the loop, Recycled polyester focus in Taiwan, Did Patagonia make right call on Ovis 21? Apparel industry bids to harmonise worker standards, Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s Jason Kibbey on avoiding the compliance trap, Two minutes with… Stacy Flynn, CEO, Evrnu, Cotton Horizons – a regular feature on cotton and sustainability from cotton expert Simon Ferrigno, and all the latest news, insight, and analysis.

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