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9 February 20223 February 2022

What are the textiles really made of?

Discover the easy way of testing fabrics with mobile textile analysis

7 February 202228 January 2022

EU Accelerator funds three bioeconomy start-ups

Around 30 million euros will go to BIOWEG, CO2BioClean and Genome Biologics to research and grow

3 February 202226 January 2022

Mushroom Leather: The Next Big Trend in Sustainable Fashion?

MycoWorks, a San Francisco based biotechnology company, has been working on a mushroom leather alternative and is now ready to scale it up

2 February 202226 January 2022

Levi’s Most Iconic Jeans Get A Sustainable Makeover

Levi’s has been working to make its offering more sustainable, with its iconic 501s the latest design to receive an eco-friendly overhaul

1 February 202225 January 2022

Sateri Completes Higg Facility Social and Labour Module Assessment for Responsible Manufacturing

The Higg Index is a suite of tools that enables brands, retailers and facilities of all sizes to accurately measure and score a company or product’s sustainability performance

27 January 202221 January 2022

Peelsphere is a leather-alternative biomaterial made from fruit waste and algae

German designer developed a material that could replace animal hide yet still retain the same versatility and strength of leather

25 January 202220 January 2022

Eastman to invest up to $1 billion to accelerate circular economy through building world’s largest molecular plastics recycling facility in France

This multi-phase project includes units that would prepare mixed plastic waste for processing, a methanolysis unit to depolymerize the waste, and polymer lines to create a variety of first-quality materials for specialty, packaging, and textile applications

24 January 202219 January 2022

Can Bioplastics Really Make Fashion More Sustainable, Biodegradable, or Recyclable?

As the appetite for bioplastics grows, it’s worth asking whether this “green” alternative to petroleum-based plastics really is as good as it sounds. Are bioplastics really the answer to fashion’s plastic problem?

19 January 202214 January 2022

Bast Fibre Technologies to acquire North Carolina based Lumberton Cellulose LLC from Georgia-Pacific

Establishes first North American large-scale natural fibre processing facility to match rapid growth in North American hemp production

17 January 202211 January 2022

Outdoor equipment made from cellulose, castor oil and coffee grounds – functional and durable

Renewable raw materials and the circular economy in the textile industry

13 January 20227 January 2022

Seaweed Yarnmaker AlgiKnit Unveils New Facilities To ‘Help Cut The Fashion Industry’s Emissions In Half’

The new innovation hub will bring together all R&D and manufacturing capabilities in one location

12 January 20226 January 2022

TENCEL™ introduces performance fabric with 100% cellulose fibers

The double-layer construction consists of a blend of TENCEL™ branded modal fibers with Eco Color technology and kapok fibers on the inside and 100% TENCEL™ Modal fibers on the outside

16 December 202113 December 2021

Advances in converting CO2 into polymers

Sreeparna Das, independent specialist consultant to the chemicals industry and contributor to materials database Matmatch, outlines some key advancements in the market

14 December 20219 December 2021

A new Teflon® for a new world: Teflon® Reimagined

The new Teflon EcoElite™ finish contains 60% renewably sourced raw materials and is also up to three times more durable than other non-fluorinated, water-repellent finishes

13 December 20218 December 2021

European Bioplastics Conference confirms bioplastics make significant contributions to the European Union’s ambitious climate goals

New European Bioplastics market data, based on research from the nova-institute, gave a very positive outlook for bioplastics production

Sateri Becomes China’s First Lyocell Producer to be Oeko-Tex STeP Certified

Lyocell fibre is free from any harmful substances and complies with European standards and all products are qualified to carry the MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® product label

8 December 20213 December 2021

RGE Gives Sustainable Fashion a Boost with New Partnerships in Singapore

The official launch of a research collaboration with NTU is expected to take place next year and a key desire is to complement RGE's pilot urban-fit textile recycling plant in Singapore

2 December 202129 November 2021

Blog posts on wood-based fibres and chemicals

Overview over a workshop session beside of AFCC's first conference focusing on forestry feedstock for biofuels and renewable chemicals

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

12 November 202112 November 2021

Top fashion CEOs called out for being ‘woven in’ with fossil fuels

Synthetics Anonymous report by Changing Markets Foundation found out that some brands have reported almost 90 percent of their collection as being produced from fossil fuels

11 November 20215 November 2021

Welcome to the 2021 Biodiversity Insights

First global baseline of the apparel and textile industry

4 November 202128 October 2021

Call for Early Adopters of Cellulosic Climate Positive HeiQ AeoniQ Yarn

New fiber, derived from third generation cellulosic biopolymers, is advancing to pilot production prior to mass commercialization

29 October 202126 October 2021

IFG Launch PA11 Bio-Based Fibre

International Fibres Group (IFG) are delighted to announce the launch of PA11 fibre

27 October 202122 October 2021

Renewcell and Kelheim Fibres form collaboration to establish a European closed loop for fashion

Both companies will collaborate on developing commercial scale production of superior quality viscose fibers from up to 10,000 tonnes of Renewcell’s 100% textile recycled material Circulose® annually

26 October 202121 October 2021

Bast Fibre Technologies acquires German textile processing facility to fulfil customer demand

The facility is currently being expanded with the installation of specialty refining equipment specifically designed to optimize natural bast fibres for use in a variety of nonwoven applications

22 October 202119 October 2021

Carbios launches industrial demonstration plant for its unique enzymatic recycling technology

First tests were successfully completed, reflecting the scalability of the process

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

12 October 20217 October 2021

Producing apparel from waste oil

A challenge taken on by RadiciGroup through the ULISSE research project

4 October 20216 October 2021

European bioeconomy robust as bio-based industry turnover jumps to 780 billion EUR

The analysis of the 2018 Eurostat data shows that the turnover of the total bioeconomy, including food and beverages and the primary sectors of agriculture and forestry had an increase of around 25% since 2008

24 September 202121 September 2021

EURATEX vision for a European Textiles Strategy

The European Commission should publish before the end of 2021 an “EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy” - EURATEX wants to contribute actively to this process for a competitive and sustainable European textiles industry

22 September 202117 September 2021

The EU Green Deal and its impact on the European textiles industry

Under the “zero pollution Europe” target of the Green Deal, a new strategy on sustainable use of chemicals is being developed which plans to amend REACH and will also consider restrictions for PFAS and skin sensitizers

21 September 202116 September 2021

RWTH Pools Expertise on Circular Economy

RWTH recently founded the Center for Circular Economy – CCE for short – thereby pooling the University's expertise on the hot topic

20 September 202120 September 2021

The Finnish textile industry will be the most responsible and functional in the world in 2035 – investment opportunities of more than billion euros

In collaboration with other textile industry operators, VTT and Finnish Textile & Fashion have prepared a roadmap for the Finnish textile and fashion industry extending up to 2035

16 September 202113 September 2021

Sustainable technologies with cellulose-based materials

Isko, a brand of Sanko Tekstil in Turkey, wants with help of MoRe Research’s expertise to find ways of repurposing the toxic-free cellulosic powders from decomposed cotton or recycled polyester, and reintegrate this back into fabric production

8 September 20216 September 2021

Former Adidas executive launches new sustainable streetwear brand

Eric Liedtke's, former executive board member and Brand President's latest venture: a new zero-waste, zero-plastic streetwear brand called Unless

7 September 20212 September 2021

Next Horizons: Heimtextil presents the 2022/23 trends

International trade fair for home and contract textiles, 11 - 14 January 2022 to take place in Frankfurt/Main

6 September 20212 September 2021

The Story behind the Development of CELLIANT® Viscose presented at Dornbirn Global Conference

» World’s first in-fiber sustainable infrared viscose

3 September 20219 September 2021

ITA Group becomes ITA Group International Centre for Sustainable Textiles

Goal is the holistic biotransformation of textile technology and thus the use of biological principles for cycle-oriented value creation processes

16 August 20219 September 2021

ANDRITZ to supply textile recycling system to Renewcell, Sweden

Start-up of the plant is scheduled for the first half of 2022

Textile Composites – Dezentraler Kunstgenuss – Rundgang KHS Kassel 2021

„Textile Composites“ war ein künstlerisch-experimenteller Workshop sowie eine fachdisziplinübergreifende Kooperation zwischen dem Fachbereich ASL und der Kunsthochschule Kassel

30 July 20215 June 2023

Dole Makes Moves Toward Zero Waste Goal As Repurposed Pineapple Leaves Find Their Way To Global Lifestyle Brands

The Dole Sunshine Company partners with Ananas Anam to turn pineapple plant leaves into a natural textile that is driving sustainable design, furthering its commitment to zero fruit loss by 2025

21 July 202116 July 2021

Spider-Inspired Silk Company, Spintex, Awarded $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize

By mimicking how a spider spins silk at room temperature, Spintex creates high performance, sustainable textiles that are 1,000 times more efficient than an equivalent synthetic fiber

Politecnico di Milano at the Venice Architecture Biennale

The challenging MatRes project is hosted inside the Italian Pavilion and themed “Resilient Communities”

A fabric and leather alternative made of the Fique plant

New, renewable textile alternative called Fiquetex, made from the Colombian Fique plant, can be used as a leather alternative, or to make things as carrier bags and packaging material

19 July 202114 July 2021

Kelheim Fibres presents award at “Plan B” start-up competition

Newly founded Microbify GmbH has been honoured for the production of green natural gas using extremophilic microorganisms and for the approach of reusing existing infrastructure in an innovative way

Pangaia’s First Activewear Collection is Made From Plants, Not Plastic

Gym’s leggings, cycling shorts, T-shirts, unitards, and sports bras are 90% bio-based

16 July 202113 July 2021

Scientists produce continuous sheets of sustainable mushroom leather

VTT researchers-team has refined the processes of making textile-structures from mycelium to produce a skin-like material with similar feel and strength to real leather

14 July 20219 July 2021

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