18 February 201913 February 2019 Arkema showcases its range of performance materials for sports equipment at ISPO Munich 2019 New grades in the Pebax® Rnew® bio-based range, derived from sustainable castor oil, to be highlighted
12 February 20197 February 2019 Eastman Naia showcases sustainable fashion at Première Vision Eco-conscious cellulosic yarn poised to revolutionize womenswear
4 February 201930 January 2019 Birla Cellulose launches sustainable fabric Livaeco The eco enhanced variant of Liva was launched with forest themed fashion show with garments designed by India’s leading fashion designers
21 January 201916 January 2019 From Life Cycle Impact Assessments to Bio-Based Synthetics How Kathmandu is Reshaping Outdoor Eco Apparel
16 January 201911 January 2019 Nanollose creates the world’s first wearable fashion garment made from liquid waste Company launched first of its kind sweater made from sustainable coconut waste and marks a breakthrough for sustainable alternatives
11 January 20198 January 2019 Stora Enso partners with H&M group and Inter IKEA group to industrialize TreeToTextile TreeToTextile JV aims to use renewable forest raw material and regenerates the cellulose into a textile fiber
21 December 201818 December 2018 Australian company Nanollose creates clothing from coconut-based waste Biomaterial technology firm Nanollose has created a garment produced from the company’s “tree-free” rayon fibre
20 December 201817 December 2018 Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s sustainable fiber material used in fabric for Nobel Banquet dress The Swedish paper and textile industries are working together to produce textiles from local raw materia
17 December 201813 December 2018 Wood-based innovations made an appearance at Independence Day Reception in Finland Stora Enso's woodpulp has being used as a raw material in the evening gown made by Aalto University for Finland’s First Lady Jenni Haukio
12 November 20187 November 2018 How to give new life to poultry and wine industry waste Chicken feathers and solid remains of grapes are being used to develop eco-friendly materials, thanks to two EU-backed initiatives
24 October 201819 October 2018 Metsä Group and Itochu establish a joint venture that builds an industrial demo plant to produce wood-based textile fibres The new technology to be studied and further developed in the demo project is based on direct dissolution using a novel solvent for the pulp dissolution stage
18 October 201815 October 2018 Dupont completes expansion Sorona production capacity Investment is reflective of the growing demand for Sorona polymer throughout the carpet and apparel markets
17 October 201812 October 2018 Parkdale Mills and Intrinsic Textiles Team Up To Reduce Synthetic Microfiber Pollution and Textile Waste CiCLO textile technology allows polyester and other synthetic materials to biodegrade like natural materials
1 October 201826 September 2018 Parkdale Mills & Intrinsic Textiles team up to reduce synthetic microfiber pollution & textile waste Joint venture to bring CiCLO Sustainable Textile Technology to market
29 August 201824 August 2018 Mango Materials testing biodegradable plastic textiles in Berkeley Marina New plastic material is derived from waste methane and could help solve some of the issues with oil-based materials especially in the textile and clothing industries
28 August 201823 August 2018 The first ‘Cotton + Corn’ shoe from Reebok’s sustainable range hits the shops The Cotton + Corn program aims to produce footwear with “things that grow” in order to create sustainable products
24 August 201822 August 2018 Trending: New Spins on Wood, Hemp, Coconut Recognized as Winning Natural Fibers Vegan wool alternative made from hemp and coconut fibers earned the PETA Prize for Animal-Free Wool in the 2018 Biodesign Challenge
21 August 201816 August 2018 Next generation cotton you won’t have to iron It may sound like a fanciful dream, but could be a reality thanks to a new project being undertaken by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency
14 August 20189 August 2018 China Is Blaming Canada For Its Cannabis Problem But Is Producing 50% Of The World’s Supply There are no official figures for the amount of the plant China produces each year, but plantations are flourishing — both for commercial and illicit drug use
9 August 20186 August 2018 DNFI Innovation in Natural Fibres Award 2018 Velener Textil Wins 2018 Award: “As close as it gets to no-waste textile manufacturing”
27 July 201825 July 2018 Cellulose-based fibres will open a new future for Finnish textile industry Ongoing developments to new applications in the cellulose-based textiles sector and thus diversify the forest sector to new business areas where added value is higher
17 July 201816 July 2018 Kraig Biocraft Laboratories celebrates the opening of Prodigy Textiles Co. Ltd., facility in Quang Nam, Vietnam New facility will have the capacity, utilities, and security to support the planned capacity growth in Vietnam
27 June 201825 June 2018 From jeans to fibres to garment tags: novel recycling for more sustainable fashion A new recycling method turns garments into biodegradable materials, paving the way for a more eco-friendly fashion industry
22 June 201820 June 2018 SINGTEX® launches BIOTEC™ fabrics made from coffee grounds and castor beans These bio-based materials replace more than 25% petroleum consumption during production and offer a better wearing experience
5 June 20181 June 2018 Australia company keen on fabrics made from microbial cellulose derived from coconut waste Company announced MoU with Indonesian food producer to develop a commercial scale factory and supply chain solution for cellulose production
3 April 201828 March 2018 Sustainable textile innovations: bio yarn made from kelp fibres Biomaterials research company AlgiKnit extracts alginate and combines it with other renewable biopolymers to produce yarn, which can be used in textile manufacturing
29 March 201828 March 2018 GCA 2018 Winner: Making bio-textiles from food crop harvest waste Five winning innovations from 5 different countries shared a 1 million euro grant from the H&M Foundation
5 March 20181 March 2018 New materials as a source of inspiration for the fashion industry Material Xperience: trends are towards sustainability, better working conditions, recycling, re-use and upcycling
23 February 201821 February 2018 Strongest fabrics are man-made, backed by nanotechnology Scientists, spiders and goats are key players in the search for the strongest fabrics
9 February 20187 February 2018 VIDEO: Synthetic biology in the fashion industry Natsai Audrey Chiez talks at World Bio Markets conference about her decovering of bacteria, which make a striking red-purple pigment
26 January 201824 January 2018 Wood for clothing, reducing microplastics in our seas VAUDE participates in the TextileMission research project
11 January 20189 January 2018 A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion’s future Download the report, infographics
12 December 20178 December 2017 RU prof ‘discovers shinier, stronger’ golden fibre Bangladesh researcher developed high quality natural fibres from everwhere-plant with help of yet unknown microorganisms
6 December 20174 December 2017 Textile Industry in Desperate Need of Sustainable Sources NC Partnering CEO Jukka Kantola elaborates on trends in textiles and what the bioeconomy can do there
28 November 201724 November 2017 OEKO-TEX® Conducts One-of-a-Kind Consumer Textile Sustainability Study More than 11,000 consumers around the world voiced opinions about clothing and home textiles
24 November 201722 November 2017 Ten Innovative Biobased Clothing Items Clothes made from novel biobased materials are becoming more widespread. Here are ten of our favourites
13 November 201713 November 2017 Circular clothing: the next step in sustainable fashion Metabolic communications intern Hanna Dijkstra looks at the dirty secret of the fashion industry
9 November 20177 November 2017 DuPont and Unifi join together to create eco-friendly cold-weather apparel insulation Collaboration will give customers the freedom to choose a new type of environmental friendly garment insulation without compromising performance
18 October 201716 October 2017 A company just inked the first ever deal to supply US-grown hemp fiber to an apparel company This fiber supply contract marks a historic milestone in the U.S. Hemp Industry, and particularly for American-made hemp textiles
9 October 20173 October 2017 Tierra introduces new 100% bio-based jacket Deterra Jacket is fully free from fossil based material and uses exclusively bio-based elements
28 September 201726 September 2017 Digitalization to boost circulation of clothes Digitalization will transform the textile industry from the shopping experience to the recycling of the materials. VTT is helping two Finnish industry pioneers NOMO and Remeo, to start the revolution
25 September 201721 September 2017 Fabric made from VTT’s recycled fibre feels half way between cotton and viscose First product models demonstrate that recycled fibre can be transformed into a yarn and pleasant fabric
22 September 201720 September 2017 Lenzing Opens New Application Innovation Center in Hong Kong Expansion of cooperation with partners along the value chain in Asia
5 September 201715 February 2018 EU funding for Metsä Fibre’s long-term development projects Long-term development projects aim to prove the commercial viability of new technologies to produce lignin-based products and pulp-based textile fibres, bark as a replacement for coal
How Sicilian oranges are being made into clothes New technique is currently being tested at the University of Catania and results are encouraging
7 August 20174 August 2017 Making clothes from milk It is possible to turn dairy waste into a surprising new material: fibres that can be spun and woven and used to make clothing and other textiles
26 April 201725 April 2017 Clothing industry turns to biotech The global textile industry reportedly accounts for 17-20% of global industrial water pollution
8 February 20176 February 2017 You’d Look Good in Designer Genes Genetic engineering will soon make commercial bluejean production cheaper than ever
26 January 201724 January 2017 5 minutes with… Anke Domaske, CEO and Founder of QMilch Interview reveals her journey from a microbiologist to making milk fibres and the challenges she has faced along the way
16 December 201615 December 2016 Biodegradable silk in Adidas shoes AMSilk GmbH claims to be the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers
