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  • Thursday, 10 October 2024

    Researchers create waterproof coatings from textile waste Premium Article

    NEW YORK - Discarded textiles could be used to create waterproof coatings for new clothes while also reducing the use of PFAS - the so-called 'forever chemicals', new research suggests. The findings from a team of researchers at Cornell University…
  • Tuesday, 08 October 2024

    Hazardous chemicals 'pose risks to investors' Premium Article

    GOTHENBURG - Manufacturers which continue to base their production on the large scale application of hazardous chemicals - and ignore more sustainable alternatives - will struggle to remain profitable, according to a new study. Entitled 'A…
  • Thursday, 03 October 2024

    Colourizd and Re-Matters partner on ‘sustainable’ dyeing

    CHARLOTTE - Recycling specialist Re-Matters and ‘sustainable’ textile colouration technology firm Colourizd have formed a strategic partnership aimed at promoting circular value streams in the textile industry. The collaboration will see…
  • Friday, 27 September 2024

    Cotton bio-pesticide gets EPA recognition Premium Article

    WASHINGTON – An inactivated microbial-based pesticide that is degradable, yet shows efficacy similar to conventional synthetic-based treatments, has been honoured by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). California-based Pro Farm Group – a…
  • Friday, 27 September 2024

    Research explores recycled cotton finishing Premium Article

    IZMIR - A research team from the Department of Textile Engineering at Ege University in Turkey has been studying the effects of finishing processes on physical properties of knitted fabrics produced using recycled cotton fibres. Following a series…
  • Friday, 20 September 2024

    Restrictions on PFAS sub-group in textile use Premium Article

    BRUSSELS – The European Commission has adopted new measures to restrict the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) and PFHxA‑related substances, which in effect signals the end of the use of 'C6' chemicals used in the textile industry for water…
  • Wednesday, 18 September 2024

    Alternatives 'could reduce PFAS in textiles' Premium Article

    COPENHAGEN - Safe and sustainable alternatives could reduce the use of PFAS - the so-called 'forever chemicals' - in textiles and enhance reuse and recycling, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). EEA, an agency of…
  • Wednesday, 28 August 2024

    Dystar reports progress on GHG emissions Premium Article

    SINGAPORE - Textile chemicals supplier DyStar is claiming significant reductions in its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its latest sustainability report. The company's 'Integrated Sustainability Report for FY2023/24' reports total Scope 1 and…
  • Friday, 23 August 2024

    Erca Brazil becomes Bluesign member Premium Article

    ITATIBA - Textile chemical company Erca has been named as the first Brazilian company to become a system partner of chemical management specialist Bluesign. Bluesign works with its system partners, which include brands, manufacturers and chemical…
  • Wednesday, 14 August 2024

    Bluesign updates environmental impact progress Premium Article

    ST GALLEN – Textile chemical management specialist Bluesign has published figures showing the extent to which it partner companies have reduced their environmental impact. The latest collective environmental impact figures cover the period 2019-2023…
  • Friday, 09 August 2024

    BASF switches to bio-based acrylate Premium Article

    LUDWIGSHAFEN - BASF is to switch its production of (meth)acrylate, a key ingredient in the production of acrylic fibres and for chemicals for the textile coating sector, to a bio-based process. The chemical giant said that instead of its traditional…
  • Tuesday, 30 July 2024

    Commercial bio-based polyester facility completed Premium Article

    HÜRTH – A new flagship production facility that makes plant-based building blocks for polyester, polyamides, and a wide range of chemicals such as plasticisers has been completed in The Netherlands. Part of the European Horizons 2020 project, the…
  • Friday, 26 July 2024

    New calls for REACH clarity Premium Article

    BRUSSELS – Campaigners have renewed calls to clarify REACH chemical regulation after European Commission President-elect Ursula Von der Leyen referenced it as one of her main political priorities. 
  • Friday, 26 July 2024

    Archroma sets fresh targets after ‘gold’ CSR rating Premium Article

    PRATTELN – Speciality chemical supplier Archroma has been awarded a ‘gold’ rating by global sustainability performance agency EcoVadis, placing it in the top 5% of over 130,000 companies assessed for their corporate social responsibility (CSR).…
  • Tuesday, 23 July 2024

    Bacteria discovered that breaks down PFAS Premium Article

    CALIFORNIA – A team of US scientists have discovered a species of bacteria that can break down certain PFAS substances that were previously thought to have almost unbreakable chemical structures.And while the identified bacteria are only able to…
  • Thursday, 11 July 2024

    Dye innovator Coloreel files for bankruptcy Premium Article

    STOCKHOLM — Swedish textile dyeing innovator Coloreel, known for its sustainable instant thread dyeing technology, has filed for bankruptcy. The company said it had been unable to scale quickly enough to secure the backing needed from investors and…
  • Wednesday, 10 July 2024

    Analytical and GoBlu team up on compliance Premium Article

    ARZIGNANO - Italian testing and certification company Analytical has announced a strategic partnership with GoBlu International, the company behind the BHive digital data management platform. The two companies said they planned to work together to…
  • Tuesday, 02 July 2024

    Study shows PFAS can be absorbed through skin Premium Article

    BIRMINGHAM – Researchers have suggested for the first time that PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances), dubbed ‘forever’ chemicals, can be absorbed through human skin. The study, titled ‘Dermal bioavailability of perfluoroalkyl substances using…
  • Monday, 01 July 2024

    Textile chemical firms eye bio-based feedstocks Premium Article

    BRUSSELS – The Dutch government and EU member states France, the Czech Republic, and Ireland recently presented new EU proposals to decarbonise the chemical sector by replacing fossil fuel-derived chemistry with biomass, CO2, and recycled materials.…
  • Wednesday, 19 June 2024

    ZDHC to adopt sustainable chemistry index Premium Article

    ST. GALLEN – Bluesign and the Sustainable Chemistry for the Textile Industry (SCTI) are to donate their jointly developed Sustainable Chemistry Index (SCI) methodology to the ZDHC Foundation – and the wider textile industry – in a move aimed at…
  • Friday, 07 June 2024

    Textile companies face lawsuit over PFAS Premium Article

    COLUMBIA - A US city is suing more than 40 textile companies and chemical manufacturers which it claims have polluted the municipal water supply with PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Columbia, the state capital of South Carolina, could…
  • Thursday, 30 May 2024

    Study highlights PFAS risk from Bangladesh textile sector Premium Article

    DHAKA - Water sources in areas of Bangladesh that are close to textile and clothing mills are rife with high levels of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) ‘forever chemicals’, new research suggests. The report, ‘Persistent Threat: PFAS in…
  • Wednesday, 29 May 2024

    Toxic substances found in Shein childrenswear Premium Article

    SEOUL - Toxic substances up to 428 times permitted levels were found in children's shoes, bags and a belt sold by Chinese-owned fast fashion giant Shein, according to officials in the South Korean capital of Seoul. Seven of the eight children's…
  • Wednesday, 29 May 2024

    Fresh investment for PFAS ‘destruction’ specialist Premium Article

    MINNEAPOLIS - Claros Technologies, a supplier of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) ‘forever chemical’ analytical and destruction technologies, has raised $22 million in new funding. The company will use the fresh investment to continue…
  • Wednesday, 29 May 2024

    Recycled nylon coloured with natural dyes Premium Article

    TIVERTON – UK technical fabrics supplier Heathcoat Fabrics explains to Ecotextile News how it produced a new range of recycled nylon fabrics dyed with natural dyes, which it calls a ‘ground-breaking development’. Ordinarily, nylon fabrics are dyed…
  • Tuesday, 28 May 2024

    Flawed PFAS test gives false positives Premium Article

    PRATO – A new study from an Italian-based testing laboratory claims that a routine test for the presence of PFAS in textiles – designed to meet tough new regulation such as California AB 1817 – is badly flawed. The problem is that the ‘untargetted…
  • Friday, 24 May 2024

    ZDHC publishes commodity chemicals guide Premium Article

    AMSTERDAM – The ZDHC Foundation, which works towards the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals, has published its Commodity Chemicals Guide version 1.0 aimed at promoting best practice in textile dyeing and finishing sector. This latest guide from…
  • Wednesday, 15 May 2024

    New funding to drive Alchemie sustainable coating Premium Article

    CAMBRIDGE – Chemical sector innovator Alchemie Technology has received a £750,000 ($945,000) grant from Innovate UK to help it scale up its low carbon, textile finishing technology in Taiwan. The funds will be put towards its partnership with…
  • Monday, 13 May 2024

    Dye recycler welcomes funding boost Premium Article

    LONDON - UK start-up DyeRecycle, which has developed technology to recycle synthetic dyes from textile waste, has raised more than $1.2 million in pre-seed funding, and $1 million in equity-free match funding from Innovate UK. Founded in 2022,…
  • Thursday, 09 May 2024

    Chemical regulation jeopardises EU textile recycling Premium Article

    Alarm bells are ringing in the European textile recycling and chemical sectors after a recent Brussels event where clear-the-air talks between regulators and industry stakeholders raised the prospect of financial ruin for some – and a missed…
  • Tuesday, 30 April 2024

    Startup raises $10.5m for waterless dyeing Premium Article

    SYDNEY - Australian textile technology startup Xefco has raised AU$10.5 million (US$6.9m) to commercialise production of its patented water-free textile dyeing and finishing solution. The company will use the investment to double its team and scale…
  • Thursday, 25 April 2024

    Nanofabrics to filter water of hazardous dyes Premium Article

    VIENNA – A research team at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) in Austria is exploring the use of filters made from cellulosic waste to remove potentially harmful dyes from textile wastewater. The researchers have used waste materials,…
  • Monday, 22 April 2024

    Archroma launches bio-based water repellent Premium Article

    PRATTELN – Speciality chemical supplier Archroma has launched a new bio-based, PFAS-free durable water repellent (DWR) finish for the sportswear, fashion and home textiles sectors. Phobotex NTR-50 LIQ has been designed to provide high levels of…
  • Friday, 19 April 2024

    Researchers explore PFAS-free water repellent finish Premium Article

    ST GALLEN - A team from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa) has developed a water-repellent coating process for textiles which, the team says, can provide an alternative to the use of fluorine-containing PFAS…
  • Thursday, 18 April 2024

    Renewables power polyester precursor production Premium Article

    LUDWIGSHAFEN – BASF, which supplies chemicals, thermoplastics, and synthetic textile fibres has for the first time demonstrated an electric steam cracking furnace powered by renewable energy that can be used to make pre-cursors to make polyester and…
  • Thursday, 18 April 2024

    Bluesign pushes forward on denim Premium Article

    ST GALLEN – The Swiss chemical management specialist Bluesign has partnered with Italian chemical firm Soko Chimica, and compatriot denim brand Dondup as it pushes further into the global denim market. Soko, which has a strong focus on chemicals for…
  • Thursday, 18 April 2024

    Archroma and Cotton Inc renew dyes partnership Premium Article

    PRATTELN – Speciality chemical supplier Archroma and Cotton Inc. have renewed their eight-year collaboration which includes the production of sulphur dyes produced from textile waste materials. Archroma and the US-based cotton NGO began working…
  • Thursday, 18 April 2024

    AFIRM and BHive partner on chemical management Premium Article

    SAN FRANCISCO – The BHive textile chemical management platform will now incorporate the RSL-listed substances of the textile and footwear industry advisory body the AFIRM Group. The two organisations have signed an agreement that incorporates the…
  • Monday, 15 April 2024

    Archroma and DMIx partner on colour management Premium Article

    PRATTELN – Archroma has partnered with ColorDigital to bring the textile chemical specialist’s library of engineered colour standards to the DMIx ‘phygital’ platform, which is designed to connect fashion brands and retailers with a range of…
  • Thursday, 11 April 2024

    Plastics created from wood and CO2 Premium Article

    TALLAHASSEE – Scientists have created a new way to make recyclable plastics through the combination of CO2 and lignin into a low-cost renewable replacement for petroleum-based polymers for a range of products including textiles.The new material is…
  • Thursday, 11 April 2024

    Mimaki launches water-saving technology Premium Article

    AMSTERDAM – Japanese digital print machinery manufacturer Mimaki has launched a textile pigment transfer printing system that is claimed to make significant savings on wastewater. The system, named “Trapis”, will be available commercially later this…
  • Tuesday, 09 April 2024

    Alchemie opens Taiwan innovation hub Premium Article

    CAMBRIDGE – Chemical sector innovator Alchemie Technology has announced the opening of its first in-market production and demonstration facility in Nantou, Taiwan. Dedicated to working with woven polyester fabrics, the facility will be used to…
  • Wednesday, 03 April 2024

    G-Star opts for ‘aniline-free’ denim Premium Article

    PRATTELN – Dutch fashion brand G-Star Raw has joined speciality chemical supplier Archroma and Chinese garment supplier Advance Denim in a joint commitment to the production of ‘aniline-free’ denim. In other words, denim dyed with indigo where any…
  • Tuesday, 02 April 2024

    Sustainable pigment firm raises $3.2m in funding round Premium Article

    CAMBRIDGE - Sparxell, the UK-based developer of high-performance, sustainable plant-based pigments for the textile dyeing sector, has completed a $3.2 million funding round. Consisting of a mixture of seed investments, grants and awards, the funding…
  • Wednesday, 27 March 2024

    Green Theme and Hwasung ink textile treatment deal Premium Article

    ALBUQUERQUE – US textile treatment specialist Green Theme Technologies (GTT) is expanding its water and PFAS-free finishing platform into the key South Korean market after striking a deal with functional textile manufacturer, Hwasung International.…
  • Wednesday, 20 March 2024

    New research to break down dyes in wastewater Premium Article

    ADELAIDE – A research team at Australia’s Flinders University claims to have discovered a new way to break down and remove potentially hazardous textile dyes in wastewater. A wide range of chemical industries, including textiles, dye manufacture and…
  • Friday, 15 March 2024

    CHT and Fulgar combine for sustainable yarn dyeing Premium Article

    TÜBINGEN – Italian synthetic yarn manufacturer Fulgar and textile chemical supplier CHT have teamed up to reduce the impact of dyeing the latter’s ‘Q-Cycle’ recycled nylon yarns. The process being used is CHT’s BeSo Responsible treatment, part of…
  • Friday, 08 March 2024

    Archroma launches new colour-fastness treatment Premium Article

    PRATTELN – Speciality chemicals company Archroma has launched Albafix Eco Plus, a new wet-fastness treatment that helps brands and mills improve the durability and colour quality of clothing and other textiles without the use of hazardous chemicals.…
  • Wednesday, 28 February 2024

    Report highlights brands use of bleaching chemicals Premium Article

    ISTANBUL - A new report published by the Clean Clothes Campaign Turkey has revealed the harmful impact of using potassium permanganate (PP) in the denim bleaching process. The report, which approached 44 brands for their input, focuses on the effect…
  • Wednesday, 28 February 2024

    Scientists develop 'alternative' to indigo dyes Premium Article

    COPENHAGEN - Scientists in Denmark claim they have developed a new process for dyeing blue denim which reduces the environmental impacts associated with indigo by as much as 92%. Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark used indican, a…
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