7 October 20241 October 2024 Materials Market Report 2024 Global fiber production reached an all-time high of 124 million tonnes in 2023, according to Textile Exchange’s annual Materials Market Report
1 August 202326 July 2023 Growing Hemp For The Future: A Global Fiber Guide We have a unique opportunity to grow a beneficial fiber hemp production system from the soil up
21 July 202319 July 2023 Regenerative Agriculture Outcome Framework Textile Exchange’s Regenerative Agriculture Outcome Framework lays out the key indicators that make for a regenerative system – encouraging collaboration by including expectations for both brands and growers
6 July 20234 July 2023 Bloom Labs unveils protein-based alternatives for circular economy Bloom Labs, a company at the forefront of material science, has developed next-generation alternatives to natural and synthetic fibres, as well as plastics to accelerate the global transition towards a circular economy
16 March 202313 March 2023 Circa enables sustainable textile recycling with Textile Change With Cyrene™, Textile Change is expecting to achieve a safe, low carbon, less energy intense process, while ensuring a high yield that will address increasing market demand for recycled textiles
8 March 20231 March 2023 Can clothes ever be fully recycled? The world's first commercial-scale textile recycling mill is a milestone in tackling fashion's colossal waste problem
4 November 202231 October 2022 The future of TENCEL™: from linear to circular The TENCEL™ brand collaborates with partners who value waste management as the heart of an effective circular economy and embeds the circular economy in its business model, practices, and innovation
8 August 20223 August 2022 Recycled synthetics vs renewable fibres: Balancing sustainability Compared to conventional production, so-called ‘preferred fibres’ – says global non-profit organisation Textile Exchange – improve environmental and/or social sustainability outcomes and impacts
9 June 20224 June 2022 Biosynthetics can be part of the fashion and textile industry’s journey towards a regenerative and circular future, says Textile Exchange We need to transition away from the extraction of virgin fossil fuels but include existing preferred materials like recycled synthetics, and new areas of innovation, like biosynthetics made from natural, renewable sources such as agricultural waste, food crops, or plants
1 December 202126 November 2021 U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Celebrates First-Year Accomplishments First year of new standard for sustainable cotton
23 November 202118 November 2021 RGE Commits US$200 Million to Next-Generation Textile Fibre Innovation and Technology Investment will support solutions in alternative cellulose or plant-based feedstock and closed-loop manufacturing
22 November 202117 November 2021 Textile Exchange announces the winners of inaugural Ryan Young Climate+ Awards for sustainable textile industry leaders “Climate Leader” awards are dedicated to individuals, teams, or departments within an organization displaying an overall commitment to meeting the Climate+ strategy goals
11 November 20215 November 2021 Welcome to the 2021 Biodiversity Insights First global baseline of the apparel and textile industry
15 October 202111 October 2021 Sustainable Apparel Barometer 2021: Collaboration for sector transformation Get a look to the challenges and opportunities in viscose production, the growing transparency in the cotton sector and the needs for driving a greater social compliance within apparel supply chains
8 January 20218 January 2021 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Online event Cellulose fibres are the fastest growing fibre group in textiles, the largest investment sector in the bio-based economy, and a solution to avoid microplastics
9 November 20204 November 2020 Sateri Launches Sustainability Vision for 2030; Pledges to Be World’s Leading Net-Positive Fibre Producer Four key pillars have been anchored in response to environmental and social challenges faced by the cellulosic fibre industry
19 October 202019 October 2020 For the first time the innovation award “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year” will be granted at the “2<sup>nd</sup> International Conference on Cellulose Fibres”, 2–3 February 2021, Cologne (Germany) The conference will be held as hybrid event – as physical meeting in which an online audience also participates
5 October 20209 September 2021 Call for abstracts: 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, Cologne (Germany) Lenzing, Levaco Chemicals and Kelheim Fibres will support the conference as gold sponsors. Further sponsors are welcome.
20 February 202021 February 2020 Despite storm and virus warnings, 210 participants joined “1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres” in Cologne, Germany With 210 participants and 15 exhibitors from 26 different countries, the first conference on cellulose fibres was a great success and exceeded all expectations. The focus of the conference was on markets, technologies and sustainability – and especially alternative cellulose feedstocks.
10 January 202010 January 2020 Endlich! Die weltweit erste Konferenz zu Cellulosefasern findet vom 11.–12. Februar 2020 in Köln statt: „1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres“ Märkte, Technologien und Nachhaltigkeit stehen im Fokus
Finally! The world’s first conference on cellulose fibres will take place in Cologne on February 11–12, 2020: “1st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres” The focus is on markets, technologies and sustainability
11 August 201612 November 2016 Expert View: Accelerating the impact of bio-based materials to further apparel industry sustainability Customers increasingly demand products made from sustainable resources with minimum environmental impact
8 August 20165 August 2016 Accelerating the Impact of Bio-Based Materials to Improve Apparel Industry Sustainability Recent study found that most consumers are willing to pay extra for sustainable product offerings
6 January 20155 January 2015 Cotton industry looks to PE INTERNATIONAL Companies face growing interest in the environmental impact of their products