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Friday, 15 March 2019Stahl expands finishing range to boost compliance
WAALWIJK – Dutch process chemicals and coatings firm Stahl is introducing a new range of finishing options, including a wet-end solution, so it can offer clients a complete portfolio of leather processing products that comply with the ZDHC (Zero… -
Friday, 15 March 2019EPA updates TSCA for first time in 40 years
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the first update of its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory, for 40 years, which shows that over half of the listed substances are no longer being sold on the US… -
Tuesday, 05 March 2019Demand grows for cleaner denim dyes
REINACH – Archroma has told Ecotextile News that due to a higher than expected demand for its for ‘Denisol Pure Indigo 30’ it’s had to triple the planned production for this dye, with all the pre-reduced liquid indigo capacity at its Pakistan… -
Tuesday, 26 February 2019CHT sees a formaldehyde-free textile future
TÜBINGEN – Speciality textile chemicals supplier CHT says it’s seen a spike in demand for formaldehyde-free binders used in textile finishing and pigment dyeing – despite some initial doubts about the effectiveness of these types of formulations.… -
Wednesday, 20 February 2019Gore PFC challenge tougher than expected
DELAWARE – Gore Fabrics has said ‘technical challenges’ have slowed down its efforts to commercialise the production of its PTFE membranes without the use of what it calls PFCs ‘of environmental concern’ (PFCEC) – but it remains confident that it… -
Wednesday, 13 February 2019Proposal aims to restrict ‘C6’ textile finishes
BRUSSELS – Renewed efforts are underway in Europe to restrict ‘C6’ short-chain fluorine-based formulations that are widely used to repel oil and water on textiles and clothing. The move comes in the form of another proposition from the German… -
Wednesday, 06 February 2019Odour-eating finish gets certified
BURGDORF - Sanitized has said its non-biocidal odour-management technology ‘Odoractiv 10’ is now certified to bluesign, the ‘skin friendly’ certification from the Hohenstein Institute and Eco Passport from Oeko-Tex for treating polyester sport and… -
Sunday, 03 February 2019Bluesign to integrate tools in cloud platform
MUNICH – Bluesign will integrate its complete set of tools for chemical management within a new cloud-based platform to help improve efficiency, safety and sustainability in the textile industry. Over the course of 2019, the Swiss-based organisation… -
Wednesday, 30 January 2019Study backs up calls for fluorinated textile ban
LEEDS – Researchers in the UK and Sweden have developed a new test method for water- and oil-resistant textiles which uses an innovative ‘roll-off’ method to assess repellence with movement to more actively reflect how clothes actually behave in… -
Friday, 18 January 2019India textile sector weighs up CO2 dyeing
GUJARAT – Waterless textile dyeing using super-critical CO2 technology could be coming to India for the first time, with Dutch engineering company DyeCoo confirming to Ecotextile News that it’s in talks with several Indian textile companies –… -
Tuesday, 15 January 2019
Electrochemical indigo machine debuts in Pakistan
KARACHI – Technical Color Solution, which supplies a range of technologies to the textile sector has teamed up with French textile machinery supplier Sedo Engineering to produce pre-reduced liquid indigo dyes using an electrochemical process. The… -
Monday, 14 January 2019Polymer nanogel zaps bugs on textiles
SHANGHAI – Scientists in China say they’ve developed a new anti-microbial finish for cotton textiles that uses a nanoscale polymer treatment based on guanidine, which both inhibits and kills bacteria using a novel method without the use of metals or… -
Friday, 11 January 2019Brands converge efforts under ZDHC umbrella
AMSTERDAM – In a major new collaborative approach to chemical management, ZDHC signatory brands Levi Strauss, Nike, H&M and C&A have come together to share and align their screened textile chemistry programmes and hand them over to the ZDHC for… -
Thursday, 20 December 2018VIDEO: Planet Textiles Pod – Chemical management
Vancouver - Dr. Meg Whittaker, managing director of Toxservices, takes a different approach than most to harmonisation: “I'm one of the friendlier consultants out there and I'm probably the only one that actually trains my competition.” “I actually… -
Monday, 17 December 2018Colorifix raises scaling funds for dyeing solution
NORWICH – Biological dyeing firm Colorifix has raised US$3 million from impact and strategic investors with links to the fashion industry as part of a Series A investment round. These funds, the company states, will support the expansion of its… -
Monday, 17 December 2018ZDHC adds five further contributors
AMSTERDAM – The ZDHC Foundation has confirmed five new contributors to its programme, with two new signatory brands, one value chain affiliate and two new associates having now joined its existing 116-strong membership. Fashion retailer Next,… -
Thursday, 13 December 2018Over 30 new textile chemicals to be restricted by EU
BRUSSELS – The European Union has initiated a 24-month transition period for the restriction of 33 chemicals used in the textile sector which are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR). The adoption of these CMR… -
Friday, 07 December 2018Denim mill takes indigo dyeing to absolute limit
REINACH – Thailand-based Absolute Denim says it has switched 100 per cent of its indigo denim dyeing to Archroma’s Denisol ‘Pure Indigo 30’ liquid dye, which is said to be free of the problematic hazardous chemical aniline – at ‘levels below… -
Thursday, 06 December 2018Greenpeace sees both detox progress and challenges
AMSTERDAM – Greenpeace has, for the first time, taken to the stage at a ZDHC event to discuss its perspective on industry-wide chemical management alignment work. Those firms to have already joined initiatives like the ZDHC Foundation are the… -
Friday, 30 November 2018LCA confirms fluorine textile coating risks
BRUSSELS – A 3-year EU life cycle assessment study to evaluate alternatives to fluorine-based durable water and oil textile repellents (DWOR) has concluded that fluorinated formulations have a negative environmental impact “10 – 40 times larger”… -
Tuesday, 13 November 2018New inductees to ZDHC programme
AMSTERDAM – ZDHC has confirmed the addition of seven new companies to its Roadmap to Zero Programme, meaning that the organisation’s pool of partners and contributors has now reached a total of 116. ASOS will join the organisation as a Signatory… -
Wednesday, 07 November 2018Mission impossible?
Frank Michel, CEO of the ZDHC Foundation, wonders how we will be able to fully detox the apparel and footwear supply chain. -
Thursday, 01 November 2018Polyester flame retardant gets Oeko-Tex approval
BRIGHOUSE – UK textile chemical supplier Avocet has received Oeko-Tex ‘active chemical product’ approval for its range of ‘Cetaflam PDP’ polyester flame retardants, which means they can now be used for all classes of Oekotex certified textiles for… -
Monday, 22 October 2018Revealed: hidden source of hazardous textile pollutants
MILAN – Large amounts of commodity chemicals used in the textile industry are contaminated with potentially hazardous substances such as APEO’s, phthalates, chlorobenzene, toluene and other restricted chemicals – that routinely end up in wastewater.… -
Friday, 19 October 2018Is a chemically compliant Brexit Britain out of REACH?
BRUSSELS – To coincide with the latest round of Brexit talks, Cefic, CHEM Trust, the European Environment Bureau (EEB) and the UK Chemical Industries Association (CIA) have used an open letter to all EU Heads of State to call for the UK to remain… -
Monday, 15 October 2018LJ Specialities cites REACH constraints for closure
BARNSLEY – UK-based printing ink specialist Magna Colours has announced its acquisition of fellow UK textile formulator LJ Specialities, confirming that it will continue the work of the company which has recently struggled to operate within… -
Friday, 12 October 2018
Huntsman strengthens DWR ties with Chemours
SINGAPORE – Huntsman Textile Effects and The Chemours Company have announced an expansion of a long-standing working relationship in the field of durable water repellence (DWR). By pooling their respective strengths in market-specific innovation,… -
Tuesday, 02 October 2018DyStar publishes latest sustainability report
SINGAPORE – DyStar Group has released its 2017-18 Sustainability Performance Report, the eighth edition of its annual review of the company’s progress and the first to have been prepared in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)… -
Thursday, 13 September 2018
Fashion for Good, ZDHC seek textile chemistry innovators
AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good and ZDHC have announced a joint venture which is seeking innovators in the field of textile chemistry to pioneer technologies to make the industry safer. Companies that apply will run for selection into the Fashion for… -
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
Microban technologies achieve Eco Passport certification
HUNTERSVILLE – Antimcrobial textile specialist Microban International has confirmed that both its Scentry and Scentry Revive technologies have earned Eco Passport by Oeko-Tex certification. -
Tuesday, 11 September 2018DuPont scales up bio-based polymer site
WILMINGTON – DuPont Industrial Biosciences has finalised the expansion of its Kinston manufacturing facility which produces the firm’s bio-based Sorona polymer in North Carolina, USA. The decision to grow the site, the company says, reflects the… -
Tuesday, 11 September 2018Polyester dyeing auxiliary meets stringent eco standards
SINGAPORE – A new diffusion accelerant has been released by Huntsman Textile Effects that complies with current textile industry sustainability standards and improves the dyeing performance of polyester fibres including microfibres and blends – even… -
Friday, 31 August 2018Investment boost for Swedish textile dyeing innovator
STOCKHOLM – Swedish fashion-tech company We Are SpinDye looks set to accelerate the development of its proprietary colouring method for synthetic textiles courtesy of a round of investment. Dutch duo Textile Innovation Fund (TIF) and Social Impact… -
Tuesday, 21 August 2018EU Initiative seeks consumer textile chemical engagement
BRUSSELS – An initiative funded by the European Union’s LIFE Programme is aiming to collaborate with companies in order to provide consumers with information regarding the presence of potentially hazardous chemicals in the textile supply chain. -
Friday, 17 August 2018NERC handed funding to investigate hazardous chemicals
LONDON – NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) has been awarded £6 million to investigate the risks posed by potentially hazardous chemicals released through agriculture and industrial operations. The wider-reaching impacts of potentially… -
Thursday, 16 August 2018New additions mark busy month for ZDHC
AMSTERDAM – In what has been a very busy August for the organisation, ZDHC has revealed a new MRSL certification partner, three new contributors and held a Manufacturer Forum in Brazil; an event which ZDHC hopes can herald a new era of operations on… -
Tuesday, 14 August 2018European textile groups slam REACH review
STUTTGART – The European REACH regulation is having the exact opposite impact of what it was originally designed to do, with the potential impacts of hazardous textile chemicals on both human health and the environment likely to be exacerbated by… -
Monday, 13 August 2018New study explores novel textile water savings
THENJIPALAM – A new study conducted by researchers at an Indian university has proposed a novel new method of implementing much-needed water conservation within textile manufacturing. The research is said to have been motivated by the increasing… -
Tuesday, 31 July 2018Indorama deal to enhance recycling capacity
BANGKOK - Indorama Ventures PLC (IVL) a global chemical producer, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sorepla Industrie S.A., a plastics recycling facility located in Neufchateau, in northern France. The acquisition is… -
Friday, 27 July 2018Eco-Passport meets highest level of ZDHC conformance
AMSTERDAM – The ‘Eco-Passport’ certification standard from Oeko-Tex has today been accepted by the ZDHC as a level 3 standard for conformance with its manufacturing restricted substance list (MRSL). This means the ZDHC has the highest level of… -
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
Bluesign in Sorona polymer partnership
WILMINGTON – DuPont Industrial Biosciences has announced a partnership with Bluesign for the bio-based polymer Sorona. DuPont Sorona is a polymer comprised of 37 per cent renewable plant-based ingredients and, according to its manufacturers, uses 30… -
Monday, 16 July 2018Ternua goes nuts with Archroma EarthColors partnership
REINACH – Colour and specialty textile chemicals provider Archroma has announced a collaboration with Ternua, a Basque outdoor brand with sustainability at the heart of its business. Ternua will work alongside Archroma to utilise its patented… -
Friday, 13 July 2018NRDC initiative migrates to Apparel Impact Institute
SAN FRANCISCO – In a bid to double the number of textile facilities completing its Clean by Design programme in 2018, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has started to transition program operations to the newly formed Apparel Impact… -
Friday, 13 July 2018
Huntsman calls for textile chemicals harmonisation
SINGAPORE – Textile effects firm Huntsman has called on the textile chemicals sector to “take stock and consider” how to best take the next step towards the elimination of hazards and improve the industry’s economic and environmental performance.… -
Thursday, 12 July 2018Greenpeace marks Detox milestone with progress report
HAMBURG – A new report released today from Greenpeace claims that in the seven years since it first launched its Detox campaign, fashion companies who have signed up to its demands have made ‘significant progress’ to reduce their use of hazardous… -
Saturday, 07 July 2018Textile wastewater disclosure platform goes live
AMSTERDAM – The ZDHC has launched an online textile wastewater public disclosure portal, which draws verified information from its Gateway tool, along with unverified wastewater test data from the Beijing-based Institute of Public & Environmental… -
Thursday, 05 July 2018Nontoxic waterproof coating for natural fibres
MASSACHUSETTS – A team of scientists at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has developed a new coating for natural fibres which it claims can improve the functionality of, and perhaps most vitally, combat the environmental persistence of… -
Wednesday, 27 June 2018ZDHC publishes Wastewater Treatment Technologies guide
AMSTERDAM – The ZDHC Roadmap to Zero programme has published a new ZDHC Wastewater Treatment Technologies document which can be used as a guide to improve the quality of wastewater discharge in the apparel, textile and footwear industries. -
Monday, 25 June 2018Sugar coated solution for nylon textile microfibres
NAPLES – Italian researchers claim to have developed a new textile finish based on sugars derived from agricultural waste products, such as sunflower oil and fruit juice, that reduces the release of nylon microfibres when washing clothes by up to 90… -
Monday, 18 June 2018China shutdowns squeeze textile dyeing industry
BEIJING – The global textile dyeing sector is struggling to deal with sky high prices after tougher environmental legislation in China forced the closure of intermediate factories and severely restricted the supply of key ingredient chemicals. New…
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