17 October 202311 October 2023 New tech makes bio-based leather from leather waste The research project reProLeather has resulted in a new technology to separate the chromium VI from the shredded leather fibres and create a bio-based alternative to PU and PVC binders
12 October 20236 October 2023 LUNAFORM™, a new kind of biomaterial, unveiled by Balenciaga at Paris Fashion Week Gozen introduces an otherworldly vision for sustainable fashion
11 October 20237 October 2023 The State of Fashion & Textile Circularity in WA (Western Australia) New report has been prepared by WA Circular Fashion Consortium (WACFC) at Curtin University and advances the Circular Economy based action within the local clothing industry
Natural Kimberley fibre could be the answer to improving WA’s fashion sustainability The Curtin University-led State of Fashion and Textile Circularity in WA 2023 report highlighted how the state's charitable sector has been burdened by masses of low-quality textile waste
10 October 202310 October 2023 Spinning a sustainable fashion revolution: meet the physicists turning wood into clothes How Spinnova today transforms cellulose from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood into textile fibre without using any chemicals
6 October 20232 October 2023 Fashioning a Greener Future In this article, we explore the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, as well as topics within the fashion industry that need addressing, such as the urgent necessity for textile-to-textile recycling and the illegal export of waste
21 September 202321 September 2023 A Broad Range of Advanced Recycling Technologies Keeps Carbon in the Loop Register now: The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023, November 28-29, 2023 in Cologne, Germany and online
12 September 20237 September 2023 The upcyclers from Münster – a visit By putting the ideas of the circular economy into practice, the start-up eeden is showing that sustainability and innovation can go hand in hand
7 September 202331 August 2023 100 percent recycling: spinning used textiles into high-quality yarns To find the right processes for each material the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) and the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) now have developed a new test routine for this purpose
6 September 202330 August 2023 Plant-Based Plastics Gain Favor as Companies Pursue Sustainability Goals Bioplastics production is now growing 14% a year, putting them on track to reach up to 3% of the plastics market in the next five years
30 August 202325 August 2023 Hartshorn salt and “baking” solves a serious environmental problem A group of young chemists from the University of Copenhagen has invented a green and surprisingly simple solution to separate and recycle polyester fabric blends
29 August 202324 August 2023 Recover™ and Lands’ End Collaborate to Transform Textile Waste Into Sustainble Denim This collaboration shows how textile waste can be integrated back into the system to create a more sustainable production model
16 August 202311 August 2023 MycoWorks to Open World’s First Commercial-Scale Fine Mycelium™ Plant In September 136,000 Square Foot Facility to Scale Production of Luxury Leather Alternative Reishi™
10 August 20234 August 2023 Glaukos develops biobased textile fibres to tackle plastic pollution The EU-funded project is developing eco-designed fishing gear and clothing, and will scale up its production process
8 August 202315 November 2023 Stockholm University leads Bio-LUSH for development of new sustainable bio-based fibers for a circular bioeconomy The four-year Bio-LUSH project, launched in May 2023, supports the establishment of a sustainable bio-fibrous economy and manufacturing sector in Europe
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
19 July 202313 July 2023 Can Cellulose Fibers Fill the Cotton Gap? Cellulose as a Raw Material Could Be the Answer to Future Textile Demand
11 July 20236 July 2023 Field to fiber hemp technology An advanced industrial hemp processing line has been delivered to a major customer in Turkey by Tatham, who had many discussions about its machinery for the processing of natural staple fibers at the recent ITMA 2023 in Milan/Italy
28 June 202322 June 2023 A global first for circularity: Södra and Lenzing receive largest EU LIFE subsidy for recycling project EU funding for textile recycling project on an industrial scale. Huge boost to circularity. Lenzing and Södra – a long-standing partnership for systemic change
27 June 202321 June 2023 The future of fabrics – UPM and VAUDE think beyond recycling UPM Biochemicals and VAUDE, a sustainable and innovative supplier of outdoor apparel, will produce outerwear made with bio-based chemicals and demonstrate that the textile industry can start the shift towards renewable materials today
16 June 202313 June 2023 Lenzing introduces industry’s first innovation to mitigate discoloration of cellulosic-based garments during heat molding The new solution will first be applicated at targets innerwear and subsequently outerwear and ready-to-wear garments
13 June 20237 June 2023 White paper: New guide to the future of plastics Balance ranging from plastics reduction to a sustainable use of recyclable plastics
“Opening Ceremony of the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cellulose High-Tech Materials” The Christian Doppler Labor for Cellulose High-Tech Materials receives funding from four industrial partners and from the Federal Ministry Republic of Austria of Labour and Economy
9 June 20237 June 2023 Woodspin ramps up production of sustainable, wood-based SPINNOVA® fibre at new zero-emission factory The first commercial facility producing SPINNOVA® fibre is scaling up production to 1,000 tonnes of sustainable textile fibre annually
2 June 202312 September 2023 5 projects that explore different uses for bioplastics Can bioplastics be utilized to wean the world off fossil fuels? Brands and designers continue their search and show us how
1 June 202331 May 2023 ECOFUSE™ Plant Based Nonwoven Materials to Reduce GHG Emissions Reduction estimated at approximately 3,750 MT CO2 Per Year, Growing to Over 10,000 MT CO2 by Year 2030
23 May 202317 May 2023 GRETE project: textiles from wood The GRETE project has developed new and better technologies for wood pulp modification and it also improved cellulose dissolution and generation of high-quality textile fibres
22 May 202311 May 2023 Dole found a new use for all of its discarded pineapple leaves: vegan leather Piñatex - from Dole, Ananas Anam, and creative agency L&C - is a winner in Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards
17 May 202311 May 2023 Fungus Fashion: Self-Healing Vegan Leather Could Revolutionize Sustainability Your clothes in the future could be a living, self-repairing material
15 May 20239 May 2023 REVECOL® by ERCA, the circular revolution takes a step forward For the first time, this step of the textile supply chain can thus also make use of materials with a circular approach
9 May 20234 May 2023 Tester introduces bipartisan bill to deregulate industrial hemp The Industrial Hemp Act would loosen testing restrictions and other regulations for varieties of hemp plants grown for industrial purposes, like fiber, grain, biofuel or 'hempcrete'
5 May 20232 May 2023 CELLUN – a fiber composite made from biopolymers For the production of CELLUN, the reinforcing component is combined from non-fusible cellulose fibers as well as thermoplastic derivatized cellulose fibers as matrix to form a hybrid roving
4 May 202328 April 2023 AMSilk Announces Extension of Series C Financing to EUR 54M Proceeds from the financing will enable the company to accelerate the ongoing scale-up of its industrialization and commercialization projects worldwide, to meet the ever-increasing demand for its innovative materials
28 April 202325 April 2023 Environmental impacts of wood-based textile fibres Future studies should take into consideration the differences in properties of wood-based textile fibres and their non-wood counterparts
26 April 202321 April 2023 ANDRITZ, Nouvelles Fibres Textiles and Pellenc ST enter partnership for an innovative approach in textile recycling New ANDRITZ partnership sets a major milestone in industrial-scale recycling technology for textile circularity
21 April 202318 April 2023 AIMPLAS participates in a new EU project bringing to the market high-quality polyester textile products from the valorisation of CO2 waste streams New European project demonstrate its first-of-its-kind technology producing commercially viable sustainable PET textile products from CO2 waste streams at industrial scale
12 April 20236 April 2023 Banning greenwashing: new EU rules to ReSet the Trend in the fashion sector Greenwashing is particularly prevalent in the fashion industry: a recent screening of green claims in the textile, garment and shoe sector suggested that 39% could be false or deceptive
6 April 20235 April 2023 EU exports of used textiles in Europe’s circular economy The common public perception of used clothing donations as generous gifts to people in need does not fully match reality
5 April 20233 April 2023 New wood-based technology removes 80 percent of dye pollutants in wastewater New method, developed by researchers from Chalmers University, can easily purify contaminated water using a cellulose-based material
4 April 20233 April 2023 New development stage at Metsä Group’s demo plant for the Kuura® textile fibre Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring is developing a new method for using Metsä Group’s softwood pulp to produce the Kuura textile fibre
30 March 202327 March 2023 Avantium and Kvadrat sign offtake agreement for the development of PEF for interior textiles The offtake agreement gives Kvadrat the advantage of being first mover in creating PEF-based textiles for both commercial and residential interiors
28 March 202328 March 2023 Researchers Separate Cotton From Polyester in Blended Fabric The North-Carolina-State-University scientists use a “cocktail” of enzymes in a mildly acidic solution to chop up cellulose in cotton so it will “fall out” of the blended woven structure
27 March 202324 March 2023 Six Materials Nominated for the Innovation Award “Renewable Material of the Year 2023” New materials will enable sustainable products in areas such as textiles, cosmetics, packaging, as well as elastic and biodegradable materials for a variety of applications. Participants at the “Renewable Materials Conference” will vote for the winners
20 March 202315 March 2023 Carbios joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s circular economy network and aims to “make plastic waste and pollution a thing of the past” Carbios fully adheres to Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s vision for a circular economy for plastic. Its revolutionary biorecycling and biodegradation technologies already match the actions defined by the Foundation
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
15 March 202314 March 2023 Bacteria-Based Cellulose Fibre NullarborTM (“No Trees“) Wins “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2023” Award Against Strong Competition The collaboration between Nanollose (AU) and Birla Cellulose (IN) with tree-free lyocell from bacterial cellulose called Nullarbor™ is the winning cellulose fibre innovation 2023, followed by Renewcell (SE) cellulose fibres made from 100 % textile waste, while Vybrana – the new generation banana fibre from Gencrest Bio Products (IN) won third place
13 March 20238 March 2023 CELLIANT with REPREVE Shortlisted for Drapers Sustainable Fashion Award Drapers noted this year was the highest number of entries they’ve ever received and it truly is an honor as the sustainable textile space becomes more competitive
9 March 20236 March 2023 Textile microplastics: New standard assesses fibre release, biodegradation and ecotoxicity for the first time Studies have shown that washing textiles releases microfibres into the wash water, which cannot be sufficiently retained by wastewater treatment plants
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
7 March 20232 March 2023 Spinnova: Woodspin plant completed in 2022 The factory has started up and has been producing fibers since February 2023 - company has already drawn up business plans for a second plant