Renewable Materials Conference: Final Program Released
Monthly News from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), April 2026Recycling mixed-fibre garments becomes a reality: RadiciGroup, The LYCRA Company and Triumph take circular fashion a step forward
The process, which is both economically and environmentally sustainable, has enabled the production of an underwear set made from 100% recycled nylon and LYCRA® fibre in a closed-loop system
A KAIST team develops the world’s first modular co-culture platform for the one-pot production of rainbow-colored bacterial cellulose
This research offers a versatile platform for producing living materials in multiple colors, and provides new opportunities for sustainable textiles, wearable biomaterials, and functional living materials
Fashion industry failing on certified cotton, increasingly dependent on synthetic materials, reveals 2025 Cotton Rankings
The fashion industry is undermining the potential of sustainable cotton for farmers and the environment by relying on uncertified cotton and synthetic fibres, finds a new report published today by Solidaridad and Good On You. The 2025 Cotton Rankings, covering the cotton sourcing of the top 100 fashion brands, also reveals that the fashion industry still lacks transparency on their purchasing practices
Fashion for Good Launches “Beyond50 Denim” to Address Hemp Integration Barriers In Global Denim Production
The project: Combining Cottonised Hemp and Green Chemistry will validate the synergistic integration of two innovations by accelerating the use of hemp as an alternative to conventional cotton in denim
BioPEtex project: Development of PE-based, spun-dyed, sustainable clothing made from bio-based raw materials
The textile industry faces significant environmental challenges, particularly due to the high proportion of non-bio-based and non-recyclable raw materials, which account for over 50% of the market and have a negative impact on the environment and resource consumption
tExtended will present a workshop at the 3rd ECOSYSTEX conference about building a collaborative circular textile system
In order to demonstrate and validate the steps taken so far to develop a blueprint for the optimized cycling of discarded textiles, the EU-funded project tExtended will be present at the next ECOSYSTEX conference, which will take place on September 29 – October 1 at the Jacy’z Hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden
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