Materials & Manufacturing
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Friday, 04 October 2024Cascale updates on decarbonisation tool progress
AMSTERDAM – Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, says that it’s Manufacturer Climate Action Program (MCAP) has grown significantly in its first year with 60 textile and garment manufacturers now engaged in its key decarbonisation… -
Friday, 04 October 2024GFA launches Indonesia textile recycling initiative
JAKARTA – The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has launched the ‘Circular Fashion Partnership: Indonesia’, a new initiative that aims to support stakeholders in developing a circular textile industry in the region. The partnership is in collaboration… -
Thursday, 03 October 2024OCA and RPLC partner on India cotton initiative
NEW DELHI - The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) and the Regenerative Production Landscape Collaborative (RPLC) have joined forces to advance regenerative and organic agricultural production and markets in the Madhya Pradesh region of India. Under… -
Thursday, 03 October 2024Reju opens its first polyester recycling plant
PARIS - Textile recycling company Reju, which uses technology developed by IBM to recycle post consumer textiles into virgin quality polyester, has opened its first demo plant and revealed plans for two scale facilities by 2027. Reju's 1,000 tonne… -
Wednesday, 02 October 2024Kraig targets record batch of spider silk lines
ANN ARBOR - US biotech firm Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has begun the largest production cycle to date of its BAM-1 line of spider silk hybrids, which can be used to produce textiles that are antimicrobial, hypoallergenic, and biodegradable. Using… -
Wednesday, 02 October 2024CottonConnect, Cotton Egypt Association link up
TASHKENT - CottonConnect and the Cotton Egypt Association (CEA) have today announced a long-term collaboration to expand the scope of regenerative cotton programmes throughout Egypt. Announced at a meeting of the International Cotton Advisory… -
Tuesday, 01 October 2024New tension guide for recycled yarn processing
STOCKHOLM - Swedish textile machinery manufacturer Eltex has developed a new system to assist in the processing of recycled yarns from pre-consumer textile waste on rapier weaving machines. The use of recycled yarns made from pre-consumer waste can… -
Tuesday, 01 October 2024Pertex to scale up recycled nylon fabrics
LANCASHIRE – Performance fabric manufacturer Pertex has partnered with Bureo to develop lightweight nylon fabrics made from 100% recycled fishing nets. The NetPlus yarn has been used to weave a range of fabrics that are designed to be both durable… -
Monday, 30 September 2024Biodiversity challenges for African cotton
HAMBURG - A survey conducted by the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), which oversees the Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) standard, has highlighted the range of biodiversity challenges facing small scale cotton farmers in Zambia. The survey, conducted in… -
Monday, 30 September 2024Microfibre capture system targets textile sector
NEW YORK - Paradise Textiles has partnered with UK-based technology start-up Matter on a new filtration system that claims to prevent microfibres from textile production from entering waterways. Branded as Regen, the technology uses Matter's… -
Friday, 27 September 2024$650m green bond for Lenzing's Brazil plant
LENZING - Austrian fibre producer Lenzing has successfully raised $650 million towards the cost of the world's largest dissolving wood pulp (DWP) plant in Brazil in a green bond issue. The over-subscribed 'green notes' were issued by LD Celulose… -
Friday, 27 September 2024Biomaterials start-up raises £9m in seeding round
CAMBRIDGE - Biomaterials start-up Pact has raised £9 million in a seed funding round which it will use to scale-up production capabilities for its collagen technology and invest in further leather-alternative, next-generation materials. The company,… -
Thursday, 26 September 2024
EPR potential considered in five key countries
COWES - The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) has published insights on extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles in five key countries - Chile, Ghana, the Netherlands, France and the USA. Factsheets on the five countries are an… -
Thursday, 26 September 2024Global fibre production 'hits new record'
LONDON - Global fibre production reached an all-time high of 124 million tonnes last year, according to Textile Exchange’s new Materials Market Report. It also shows that the market share of virgin fossil-based synthetics continued to increase in… -
Wednesday, 25 September 2024Pilot claims CO2 reductions in cotton farming
PARIS - The Fashion Pact's Unlock programnme, which aims to decarbonise cotton production and catalyse the shift to regenerative farming, has announced the initial results from its pilot phase. Developed by the Fashion Pact initiative and… -
Wednesday, 25 September 2024Solidaridad claims progress in leather industry
UTRECHT - The Solidaridad international organisation claims to have reduced the environmental impacts of the leather industry in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. In a report entitled 'Driving Pollution Abatement in Leather & Textile MSMEs In South… -
Tuesday, 24 September 2024New Better Cotton report spells out progress
GENEVA – Better Cotton has published its 2023-24 annual report, revealing that production was slightly up in the 2022-23 cotton season but its number of licensed farmers was marginally down. The new report provides an overview of the organisation’s… -
Tuesday, 24 September 2024Accelerating Circularity makes new commitment
NEW YORK - The Accelerating Circularity nonprofit has launched a new commitment to action at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2024 annual meeting in New York. Entitled 'Building Circular Systems', the commitment involves new efforts to scale… -
Monday, 23 September 2024Indian circularity startups awarded support
DELHI - Nine Indian startups have been awarded support, including funding for pilot projects, to develop circular solutions for the textile industry. The 'Techtonic – Innovations for Circular Economy' programme is run by the Social Alpha nonprofit… -
Friday, 20 September 2024TrusTrace to lead product claims pilot scheme
STOCKHOLM - Traceability platform TrusTrace is to lead a pilot programme to help support international fashion brands that want to implement greater levels of product marketing accountability. The company will work with platform engineering firm… -
Friday, 20 September 2024
UK textile recyclers call for government help
LONDON – The Textile Recycling Association has called on the UK government to support the sector which it says is in danger of collapse. The trade body is calling for an exemption on business rates; help with fuel, energy and insurance costs; and… -
Thursday, 19 September 2024Enzyme textile recycling pioneer raises £2.5m
CAMBRIDGE - University of Cambridge spin-out Evoralis has raised £2.5 million ($3.3m) in a seed funding round to develop its plastic-depolymerising enzymes which it claims are capable of breaking down even mixed and blended fibres. Evoralis, a… -
Wednesday, 18 September 2024Lycra updates on sustainability gains
WILMINGTON - The Lycra Company has announced the publication of its third annual Planet Agenda update and its abridged Global Sustainability Scorecard for fiscal year 2023. The sustainability goals outlined in the documents are organised around… -
Wednesday, 18 September 2024Next-gen materials champion to close
NAPA - The Material Innovation Initiative (MII), which has campaigned for greater investments in next generation materials to replace animal-based products in fashion and other industries, is to close its doors. Established in 2019, the MII has… -
Tuesday, 17 September 2024New guide to financing Scope 3 decarbonisation
SAN FRANCISCO – Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) has launched a new guide to financial strategies which could help the global apparel and footwear industry access capital to fund supply chain decarbonisation efforts. Aii's 'Brand Playbook for… -
Tuesday, 17 September 2024Podcast: Monitoring organic cotton from space
YORK – Our host Philip Berman sits down with Claudia Kersten, managing director of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) to discuss a cotton monitoring project which is literally out of this world. GOTS is working alongside the European Space… -
Monday, 16 September 2024Ghana's used clothing dealers slam Greenpeace
ACCRA - The Ghana Used Clothing Dealers Association (GUCDA) has criticised a Greenpeace report which claimed nearly half of the used clothing exported to Ghana from the Global North was unsellable. GUCDA described the report as "sensationalised",… -
Monday, 16 September 2024Canopy wants $15bn for India next gen fibres
NEW DELHI - Environmental non-profit Canopy has called for $15 billion worth of investment in India’s next-generation materials sector, arguing the country has the potential to transform 100 million tonnes of agricultural residues and two million… -
Friday, 13 September 2024Report highlights impacts of clothing exports
ACCRA - A new Greenpeace report claims that nearly half of the discarded fast fashion garments being exported to Ghana are unsellable and end up being dumped or burned, damaging the environment and public health. It contrasts with recent research by… -
Thursday, 12 September 2024Apple-based leather keeps sustainability at its core
SØBORG - Danish next-gen materials firm Beyond Leather has teamed up with polymer materials supplier Covestro on a leather alternative fabric made from apple waste. The two-pronged partnership covers Beyond Leather’s 85% bio-based material made from… -
Thursday, 12 September 2024OGAT and Kornit partner on on-demand fashion
LAS VEGAS - Kornit Digital, the manufacturer of digital printing systems for the textile industry, has partnered with apparel firm One Garment at a Time (OGAT) on a new, on-demand, customisable fashion platform. The OGAT brand, which has been… -
Thursday, 12 September 2024Aii announces new climate grant awards
SAN FRANCISCO – Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) has announced the latest round of grants from its Climate Solutions Portfolio (CSP) which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the textile industry. Aii says the recipients – Pozzi, Grant… -
Thursday, 12 September 2024Worldly launches new Scope 3 emissions tool
MUNICH - Technology company Worldly is launching a new tool which it says will enable apparel companies to calculate product-based Scope 3 emissions in minutes. The 'Product Impact Calculator' is claimed to be the first tool to seamlessly integrate… -
Wednesday, 11 September 2024Uzbekistan hosts major textile industry event
SAMARKAND - Uzbekistan told the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) Annual Conference and International Apparel Federation (IAF) World Fashion Convention - held this week in the country - that it was ready to take a place at heart… -
Tuesday, 10 September 2024New funding to drive textile traceability platform
DÜSSELDORF – Traceability specialist Retraced, which works with fashion and textile brands to build transparency within their supply chains and enable the digital traceability of products, has raised €15 million in its latest funding round. The… -
Tuesday, 10 September 2024Organic Cotton Accelerator calls for farmer support
AMSTERDAM - The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) is urging industry leaders, businesses and stakeholders from across the fashion and textile industry to take decisive action in supporting farmers transitioning to organic cotton. Highlighting a… -
Tuesday, 10 September 2024Cascale CEO says industry must target hotspots
MUNICH – Cascale's new CEO has today urged more than 600 leaders of the textile, apparel and consumer goods industry to target "industry hotspots" for carbon emissions. Colin Browne told the nonprofit's on-going annual meeting in Munich that 1,500… -
Tuesday, 10 September 2024UKFT launches fashion and textile EPR project
LONDON - The UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) has launched a competition for small and medium (SME) sized fashion and textile firms to join an apparel and textile extended producer responsibility (EPR) project. Funded by UKFT, the project… -
Monday, 09 September 2024Denim mill to invest in recycling plant
DHAKA - Bangladesh denim manufacturer Envoy Textiles is reportedly set to invest in its own textile recycling plant. The company, which claims to have the world’s first LEED-certified platinum denim mill, will build the plant at its 45-acre site,… -
Friday, 06 September 2024Crocs claims sustainability milestone
BROOMFIELD – US footwear brand Crocs says it has achieved a significant milestone in its use of bio-based material for its flagship clogs, a key part of its plan to reduce its overall carbon emissions. Crocs says it has now achieved a record 25%… -
Thursday, 05 September 2024AbTF joins Chad sustainable cotton initiative
HAMBURG – The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), which oversees the Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) initiative, has joined the newly formed Koskilna Compact alliance, a five year project aimed at supporting cotton farmers in building up resilient… -
Thursday, 05 September 2024New report urges industry to go ‘beyond polyester’
NAPA - The Material Innovation Initiative has published a new report calling for fashion brands and textile manufacturers to channel their resources into creating products that match polyester’s performance and versatility, while relying on… -
Wednesday, 04 September 2024H&M Foundation and HKRITA open research lab
HONG KONG – H&M Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Swedish fashion giant, has linked up with the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) to open a research lab. Called the 'Open Lab', the 20,000-square-foot facility is… -
Wednesday, 04 September 2024Reverse logistics 'key to fashion circularity'
COPENHAGEN – The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has released a report on how fashion brands, retailers, value chain partners and logistics providers could leverage reverse logistics to cultivate a more circular fashion industry. Experts from fashion… -
Tuesday, 03 September 2024Scientists claim PET recycling breakthrough
TOKYO - Researchers in Japan say they have developed a simple way to turn PET in waste textiles, and other products, back into virgin quality material – using an iron-based catalyst and ethanol. Significantly, the method is selective which means… -
Tuesday, 03 September 2024Better Cotton to become certification scheme
GENEVA – The Better Cotton initiative is to become an externally verified certification scheme to help meet the demands of new and emerging legislation. It is part of the organisation's efforts to develop credible farm to consumer traceability which… -
Tuesday, 03 September 2024Indorama to build India PET recycling plants
BANGKOK - Synthetic fibre giant Indorama Ventures (IVL) has signed a partnership deal that will see it build multiple recycling facilities in India, part of its plan to bolster growth in its PET supply chain. Under the terms of the deal, IVL’s… -
Tuesday, 03 September 2024Woolmark launches sustainability roadmap
SYDNEY - The Woolmark Company has launched a new sustainability roadmap which it hopes will accelerate low-impact wool production, promote circularity and enhance animal wellbeing and woolgrower livelihoods. Incorporating research, training, and the… -
Monday, 02 September 2024AbTF verifies Cotton made in Africa results
HAMBURG - The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has published the findings of its annual, aggregated report on the verification and implementation of its Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) standard. The latest figures show that in the 2022/2023 season,… -
Monday, 02 September 2024Pulp giant completes Lenzing deal
VIENNA – Suzano, the world’s largest producer of cellulosic pulp has completed its acquisition of a 15% stake in Lenzing from the Austrian textile fibre supplier’s majority shareholder. With an option to double its stake until the end of 2028, the…
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