Materials & Manufacturing
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Friday, 08 December 2023Australia 'falling behind' on preferred wool
SYDNEY - Animal welfare campaigners in Australia says the country's wool industry is falling behind as other producer countries ramp up the production of 'preferred' wool certified to global standards. Humane Society International Australia points… -
Thursday, 07 December 2023Podcast: Threaded Together - climate smart cotton
WAKEFIELD – Our host Philip Berman talks to Daren Abney, executive director of the US Cotton Trust Protocol; Christine Morgan, chief scientific officer for the Soil Health Institute; and Jesse Daystar, chief sustainability officer with Cotton… -
Wednesday, 06 December 2023Birla and Nanollose complete third pilot programme
PERTH - Viscose manufacturer Birla Cellulose and Australian textile innovator Nanollose have confirmed the successful completion of a third pilot production spin cycle of the latter's Nullarbor and Nufolium fibres. The pair filed for a joint patent,… -
Wednesday, 06 December 2023Rehubs officially welcomes its first partners
BRUSSELS - A total of 18 European companies from across the textile and clothing supply chain have now formally joined ReHubs, Euratex's project aimed at upscaling textile waste recycling. First announced nearly three years ago, Euratex is gathering… -
Tuesday, 05 December 2023Retail giants commit to renewable energy project
DUBAI - Scandinavian fashion groups Bestseller and H&M have committed to invest in Bangladesh's first offshore windfarm, a project that could potentially reduce carbon emissions from the country's fashion industry supply chain by around 725,000… -
Tuesday, 05 December 2023Birla links with startup on algae-based fibre
MUMBAI – Indian viscose giant Birla Cellulose is collaborating with Israeli startup Algaeing in a bid to develop algae-based cellulosic fibres which eliminate the need for traditional dyeing. Algaeing’s patented algae bio-based technologies aim to… -
Monday, 04 December 2023Stella McCartney and PEI unveil first Biopure garment
NEW HAVEN - US start-up Protein Evolution (PEI) and its brand partner, Stella McCartney have unveiled their first garment made from transforming industrial plastic waste into ‘good-as-new’ fibres. The garment, on show at this week's COP28 climate… -
Monday, 04 December 2023COP28 call on fashion brands and lawmakers
DUBAI - The Fashion Revolution initiative is calling on fashion brands to set robust climate targets in consultation with their suppliers and on policymakers to hold them to account on decarbonisation. The call to action was issued to coincide with… -
Friday, 01 December 2023Renewcell's sales fall to zero as orders stall
STOCKHOLM – Swedish textile recycler Renewcell has revealed that it was not able to sell any of its Circulose pulp last month and reduced production to cut costs so as not to go further into the red. Renewcell, which opened the world's first scale… -
Friday, 01 December 2023Pangaia and Avantium partner on next-gen apparel
AMSTERDAM - Materials science brand Pangaia and Dutch renewable chemistry company Avantium are teaming up on the development of a sustainable apparel collection based on the latter's 100% plant-based polymer, polyethylene furanoate (PEF). The main… -
Friday, 01 December 2023Global fibre production up, recycling down
LONDON - Global fibre production increased to record levels last year while the amount of textiles being recycled declined after years of growth, according to a new report. Textile Exchange's 10th annual Materials Market Report, formerly the… -
Thursday, 30 November 2023PETA slams Textile Exchange down standard
QUEBEC — PETA has submitted a formal complaint to Canada's competition bureau alleging that two Textile Exchange standards, the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) and the Responsible Animal Fiber (RAF) label, are misleading and deceive consumers. The… -
Thursday, 30 November 2023Textile Exchange launches eTrackit system
LONDON - Textile Exchange has launched its 'eTrackit' traceability system which electronically tracks materials certified under its Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and Recycled Content Standard (RCS). Launched in a partership between the industry… -
Thursday, 30 November 2023Rocky road for Next Gen materials
With increased awareness of climate change and environmental degradation, numerous companies are emerging at the forefront of recycling and new materials technology. However, at least a part of this sector has experienced a fair share of turbulence,… -
Thursday, 30 November 2023
Fashion for Good unveils India waste toolkit
NEW DELHI - The Fashion for Good initiative has launched a new toolkit that it hopes will harness the untapped potential of textile waste in India. The launch of the toolkit, which aims to provide valuable insights, assessments, and practical… -
Thursday, 30 November 2023Podcast: How to measure cotton’s environmental impact
WAKEFIELD – In the second of this three-part podcast series: 'Threaded Together – How best to measure cotton’s environmental impact' host Philip Berman talks to Dr Jesse Daystar from Cotton Incorporated and Joel Mertens from the Sustainable Apparel… -
Thursday, 30 November 2023GFA to launch multi-agency report at COP28
DUBAI - The Global Fashion Agenda today publishes the second edition of a multi-agency report based on the insights of more than 25 leading organisations to guide brands towards a net-positive fashion industry. Launched at COP28 in Dubai, the 2023… -
Wednesday, 29 November 2023Aii funds new textile energy projects
SAN FRANCISCO – UK not-for-profit the Carbon Trust and Florida-based Global Efficiency Intelligence are the latest recipients of grant funding from the Apparel Impact Institute’s Climate Solutions Portfolio. The decarbonisation projects include work… -
Wednesday, 29 November 2023Cargill expedites deforestation pledge
MINNEAPOLIS – US corporation Cargill, which has international business interests in various agricultural, food and finance products, has announced the acceleration of its target to eliminate crops derived from deforestation or land conversion from… -
Wednesday, 29 November 2023CottonConnect opens up TraceBale to industry
LONDON - CottonConnect has made its TraceBale traceability platform available to the wider apparel industry to help brands address supply chain transparency challenges. The social enterprise claims that TraceBale is the only digital platform of its… -
Tuesday, 28 November 2023Radici honoured with Textrends award for Biofeel
BERGAMO - Italian fibre and yarn manufacturer Radici has been honoured with an ISPO Textrends award for Biofeel Eleven, its new 100%, bio-based nylon. Named in the prestigious 'top 10' in the 'Fibres and Insulation' category, Biofeel Eleven is… -
Tuesday, 28 November 2023New bio-based coating for technical textiles
LEVERKUSEN – Polymer materials manufacturer Covestro has launched a new aqueous and partially bio-based variant of its Impranil polyurethane dispersion technology, which is designed to have a range of applications in the technical textiles sector.… -
Monday, 27 November 2023Brands' 'misleading claims on biomass energy'
SAN FRANCISCO - Fashion brands and retailers are making false claims about the potential of biomass boilers to help mitigate climate change, according to a new report. The Stand.Earth initiative accuses companies - including Uniqlo owner Fast… -
Monday, 27 November 2023CIEL Textile links with recycling platform
MAURITIUS – Textile manufacturer CIEL Textile has partnered with the Reverse Resources (RR) platform which seeks to match textile waste with recycling solutions. Under the partnership, three of the CIEL group's Indian companies - Aquarelle, Tropic… -
Monday, 27 November 2023Farmers urged to act to avoid spray drift
SYDNEY – Cotton Australia has urged all farmers to take action to avoid a repeat of last year’s "devastating" spray drift incidents which cost some growers millions of dollars in lost production. The industry body says the 2022‐23 cotton season was… -
Friday, 24 November 2023New framework for pest management
LONDON - Better Cotton has developed a new framework to support farmers in reducing the use of synthetic pesticides in cotton farming. The new integrated pest management (IPM) approach has been designed to emphasise the growth of a healthy crop with… -
Thursday, 23 November 2023Brands urged to switch to sustainable cotton
UTRECHT - Brands and retailers should source all cotton from organic, agroecological or climate-smart agriculture to protect smallholder farmers and mitigate climate change, says a new report. The study, from the Solidaridad NGO, says fashion… -
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Podcast: Exclusive interview with Renewcell CEO
WAKEFIELD – The new acting CEO of embattled Swedish textile recycler Renewcell speaks exclusively to Tom Bithell for the latest episode of our Ecotextile Talks podcast. Magnus Håkansson, who was appointed by the board of directors to replace Patrik… -
Wednesday, 22 November 2023Better Cotton exploring Chad opportunities
N’DDJAMENA – The Better Cotton initiative has begun talks with stakeholders in Chad to discuss the launch of a new programme in the North African country. Representatives from Better Cotton and its strategic partner, the Sustainable Trade Initiative… -
Wednesday, 22 November 2023Ba&sh, Nativa link on regenerative agriculture
PARIS – French luxury fashion brand Ba&sh has entered into a partnership with merino wool supplier Nativa to provide funding to farms in Uruguay that are transitioning to regenerative agriculture. Ba&sh says the wool grown this year will be used in… -
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Renewcell seeks funding to tackle crisis
STOCKHOLM – Swedish textile recycler Renewcell has launched a strategic review in a bid to secure additional funding as it continues to struggle to attract orders of its Circulose pulp. Renewcell, which opened the world's first industrial scale… -
Tuesday, 21 November 2023Lift-off for Bestseller solar initiative
DHAKA - Danish fashion giant Bestseller has announced that the first roof top solar system installed by its regional partner SOLshare has begun feeding power to one its Bangladesh-based suppliers. This first installation at Nafa Apparels is part of… -
Tuesday, 21 November 2023Investment boost for synthetic leather firm
NEW YORK - Bio-based materials manufacturer TômTex has secured $2.25 million in its latest round of seed funding which it will use to scale up the production of its food waste-based, synthetic leather fabric. Industry backers include Happiness… -
Monday, 20 November 2023SAC takes SHINE to focus on the positives
SAN FRANCISCO - The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has become a member of an initiative set up to research companies' positive environmental impacts which it hopes to incorporate into its Higg Index suite of tools. The Sustainability and Health… -
Monday, 20 November 2023Haelixa and Oerlikon team up on textile traceability
REMSCHEID/SHANGHAI - DNA-marking specialist Haelixa has teamed up with textile technology manufacturer Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Solutions to provide greater levels of traceability in textile products. Haelixa technology works by embedding DNA markers… -
Monday, 20 November 2023Brands' waste 'used as fuel in brick kilns'
PHNOM PENH - The garment waste of global brands, including Adidas, C&A, Disney, Gap, Lululemon, Primark, Reebok and Walmart, is contributing to human rights and environmental damage in Cambodia’s brick factories, according to a new report. The… -
Monday, 20 November 2023Zipper technology offers boost to recycling systems
TOKYO - Zipper and fastener manufacturer YKK has partnered with Green Theme Technologies (GTT) for the launch of its new DynaPel water-repelling zipper system. The DynaPel system uses GTT's Empel finish which, the company says, can provided greater… -
Friday, 17 November 2023Better Cotton launches Côte d’Ivoire programme
GENEVA - The Better Cotton initiative has launched a new programme in west Africa which includes a commitment to support 200,000 smallholder cotton farmers across Côte d’Ivoire in its first five years. Working with the Professional Association of… -
Thursday, 16 November 2023
Fresh funding for textile recycling platform
NEW YORK - Logistics specialist SuperCircle, which partners with a number of high profile fashion brands on textile recycling initiatives, has raised $7 million in a pre-series A financing round. Co-led by Radicle Impact and Ulu Ventures, with… -
Thursday, 16 November 2023Recover joins EuRIC to advance recycling initiatives
ALICANTE - Materials science company Recover has joined the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) Textiles, a move that will see the fibre-to-fibre recycling specialist help frame economic growth policies that consider the perspective… -
Wednesday, 15 November 2023Lycra launches new recycled PET fibre
WILMINGTON - The Lycra Company has launched a new fibre for the athleisure, activewear and swimwear sectors, which, made from 60% recycled PET and 14.4% from other bio-derived resources, is said to offer a range of sustainability benefits. Branded… -
Wednesday, 15 November 2023Sustainable Apparel Coalition CEO to move on
SAN FRANCISCO - The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has announced that it will next month part ways with its longstanding CEO Amina Razvi and that it has begin the search for a successor. According to a statement, Razvi and the SAC's board of… -
Tuesday, 14 November 2023IBM tech used to chemically recycle polyester
PARIS - Engineering firm Technip Energies is building on an existing partnership with tech specialist IBM and activewear brand Under Armour to set up a new company to pioneer a new polyester recycling technology. Branded as Reju, the new company… -
Friday, 10 November 2023Workwear manufacturer partners with TrusTrace
STOCKHOLM - PIP Global Safety, the US-based manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE) has announced a partnership with TrusTrace, a deal that marks the supply chain traceability platform’s first foray into the workwear sector. PIP, which… -
Friday, 10 November 2023Recycler Recover moves into home textiles sector
HIGH POINT - US-based home textiles manufacturer Valdese Weavers has launched a new collection using recycled cotton produced from textile waste by Spanish materials science company Recover. Supplying fabric to furniture manufacturers, distributors,… -
Friday, 10 November 2023TextileGenesis adds new traceability module
PARIS —Blockchain technology specialist TextileGenesis has added to its range of traceability solutions with a new module that claims to map the entire value chain of a garment and ensure the traceability of its origin. The company’s established… -
Wednesday, 08 November 2023Pangaia extends merino wool partnership
LONDON - Materials science brand Pangaia has extended its partnership with merino wool supplier Nativa with the launch of the NativaRegen programme. Pangaia first partnered with Nativa, part of the Chargeurs Group, in 2022, sourcing what the company… -
Tuesday, 07 November 2023
Renewcell financial report confirms challenges
STOCKHOLM – Swedish textile recycler Renewcell has published its Q3 financial report in which it confirmed lower than anticipated sales of its Circulose pulp and urged brands to step up with off-take agreements to support the company. The company… -
Tuesday, 07 November 2023Carbios receives go-ahead for biorecycling plant
CLERMONT-FERRAND - Biotech firm Carbios has been granted the go-ahead for the world’s first PET biorecycling plant which will use the company’s propriety depolymerisation technology for the processing of textile waste. With building permits and… -
Tuesday, 07 November 2023Jeanologia upgrades denim design tool
VALENCIA - Textile technology specialist Jeanologia has launched a new version of its design software which it claims offers a significant boost to sustainable manufacturing practices in the denim sector. First launched in 2020, the latest version…
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