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9 March 20214 March 2021

Natural Fiber Welding Builds Dedicated Mirum® Production Facility

Company adding over 100,000 sq. feet of manufacturing space in Peoria, plans to add more than 100 jobs in 2021

5 March 20218 March 2023

Spinnova and Suzano to open commercial scale factory in 2022

Partners to invest 50% each, H&M Group joins Spinnova’s partners

3 March 20213 March 2021

VESTAMID® Terra outdoor: Pioneers in green pants

By winter 2021, half of VAUDE's new collection will be made from renewable or recycled raw materials

Shifting to a sustainable and circular textile consumption – where to start?

From 5.8 million tonnes of textile waste per year to sustainable and circular textile consumption in Europe

16 February 202111 February 2021

Water-repellent and more: coating textiles sustainably with chitosan

In the last few years Fraunhofer IGB and partners in the HydroFichi project have researched how this can be done

15 February 202110 February 2021

Regeneration: The Next Step for Outdoor Fashion

The slowdown caused by the pandemic has found the fashion industry engaged in early reflections on ways to contribute to the improvement of environmental conditions

11 February 20218 February 2021

DSM partners with Sympatex Technologies to launch mass-balanced bio-based Arnitel® specialty materials

Sympatex to use Arnitel to manufacture its waterproof, windproof, and breathable membranes for sports applications

11 January 202129 April 2021

PANGAIA Announces Investment in Materials Science Company, Kintra Fibers

100% bio-based, and compostable yarns for the fashion and apparel industry

5 January 20219 September 2021

German Sustainability Award Design 2021: OceanSafe wins

The Krefeld-based start-up OceanSafe received the German Sustainability Award Design 2021 as a “pioneer”

15 December 20209 September 2021

Consumer Trend: Food Waste Among Materials Harvested in H&M’s Latest Collection

New level of waste-upcycling with a line of clothing and accessories created from materials, including food waste, that had been destined for the trash bin

10 December 20207 December 2020

BIOTEXFUTURE – Transforming the textile industry

More than 30 partners are focusing their research on developing bio-based raw materials to find alternative solutions to traditional plastics

1 December 20209 September 2021

Carbios will knock your socks off, produces first clear plastic bottles from enzymatically recycled textile waste

With ‘fast fashion’ and record-breaking tons of clothing going into landfills, their tech could help solve a huge global problem

27 November 20209 September 2021

Carbios produces first clear plastic bottles from enzymatically recycled textile waste

The company’s latest recycling milestone brings new value to an otherwise waste-destined 42 million tons of polyester textiles produced annually ^[1]

Hemp Clothing Firm CanvaLoop Launches Kickstarter for Hemp-Based Jeans

Fibers from Himalayan hemp plants utilizing significantly less water than cotton

25 November 20209 September 2021

Canopy ranking: Lenzing for the first time achieves highest Hot Button category

In its annual ranking of sustainable wood procurement, the Canadian environmental organization Canopy particularly highlights Lenzing’s continuous leadership over the last number of years

Biodegradable: The Hohenstein Seal for Biodegradable Products

Responsibility at the End of the Product Life Cycle

23 November 20209 September 2021

Spinnova, Bergans and Halley Stevensons introduce apparel as next step of Collection of Tomorrow

More consumers can now experience the circular future of textiles

Kelheim Fibres Partner of ETP in „Bio-Based Fibres“ and “Circular Economy” programs

The goal is to bring key players from industry and science together to develop a long-term strategy to shape the sustainable realignment of the European textile industry

19 November 202016 November 2020

Mainetti Group Announces Partnership With UBQ

Leading Global Retail Solutions Provider Joins Forces with The Most Climate Positive Thermoplastic Material Innovator to Revolutionize Sustainability in the Fashion Industry

18 November 202013 November 2020

Sappi Verve integrates with GreenTrack™, the pioneering traceability solution of Birla Cellulose

Cooperation to provide a forest-to-garment traceability solution for brand owners

10 November 20205 November 2020

Kelheim Fibres scores a leading position in Canopy’s 2020 Hot Button Report

Company is proud to have invested significantly in “Next Generation Fibre Solutions,” and hopes to reach commercial scale by 2025

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

16 October 202013 October 2020

The first ever bio-based HMPE fiber available via FibrXL

FibrXL takes its responsibility towards a sustainable future

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.

FINEX™ Reaches New Milestones; Launches Officially at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics

As part of its efforts to promote textile fibre recycling in China, Sateri is in dialogue with the China Association of Circular Economy (CACE)

24 September 202021 September 2020

Collaboration Between DuPont™ Sorona® and Sateri’s EcoCosy® Results in Innovative Fabrics for Fashion and Athleisure

StretchCosy^TM uses a blend of Sorona^®, a partially plant-based fibre, and Sateri’s ultra-comfortable and near weightless EcoCosy^® fibres

9 September 20204 September 2020

Spotlight on outdoor clothing: Biodegradable fleece made from wood cellulose

Outdoor specialist Vaude comes along with a wood fiber-based Lyocell fleece, which can biodegrade in any environment in about 90 days

8 September 20203 September 2020

Toray launches new, environmentally-friendly nylon

New bio-based textile technologies such as Ecodear nylon, allow the company to reduce the amount of petroleum used in the fabric production supply chain

28 August 202026 August 2020

Birla Cellulose launches Liva with added protection of Antimicrobial fibres, making Care Fashionable

Every viscose staple fibre if woven or knitted into a fabric offers protection to the wearer from bacteria and viruses

27 August 20203 March 2021

Ralph Lauren Corporation Announces Investment in Leading Sustainable Material Science Startup Natural Fiber Welding

Company looks to expand its use of recycled post-consumer cotton and is integrating zero-waste principles across its business

26 August 202021 August 2020

Bark – A material with a future

Potsdam Max-Planck-researcher Charlett Wenig has shown the potencial of barks for new biomaterials like colouring stuff and fibres

Two More Sateri Mills Confirmed EU-BAT Compliant

This brings the total number of EU-BAT compliant mills to three of five

19 August 202015 August 2020

The Story Behind the Most Sustainable Levi’s® Ever

Unique collaboration between Wellthread™ and re:newcell marks a significant milestone in the fashion industry’s transition to circularity

18 August 202014 August 2020

The Fiber Year 2020 – Deceleration along the textile chain

The company’s mission is to provide international expertise, analyses, strategy consulting, and customized solutions to the international textile industry

5 August 20201 August 2020

A consortium develops first textile palm fibers and reinforcements

PalmFil is the world’s first textile fibers and reinforcements extracted from the byproducts of pruning of date palms

18 June 20209 September 2021

New Recycled Fibre FinexTM in Stores – Sateri Partners Fashion Brands to Unveil Product

Next-generation cellulosic fibre containing recycled textile waste fibres

2 June 202028 May 2020

Towards Closed-Loop Manufacturing – Sateri Enters China’s Lyocell Fibre Market

New 20,000 ton Lyocell line commences production in Shandong

25 May 20209 September 2021

Why The Lycra Company Prioritizes Recycling Over Biodegradability

Company came to this decision by taking a science-based approach to what types of fibers will have the best environmental impact

19 May 202014 May 2020

India: Coir Board signs MoU with IIT Madras to establish CoE for Coir applications

Govt announces financial package to ramp up coir usage

27 April 202026 April 2020

European Industrial Hemp Organisation Publish Manifesto For Post COVID-19 Agricultural Sector

Beside optimized nutrition is hemp supplying many solutions for ecologic valuable products - as beyond textiles to bioplastics, cosmetics or building materials

14 April 20207 April 2020

Sateri’s Fujian Mill Complies with EU-BAT Standard, Rest of the Mills to Complete Assessments and Comply by 2023

EU-BAT is specifically developed for adoption by industries in Europe. Sateri is going beyond regulatory requirements to be an early adopter

3 April 202031 March 2020

Spinnova x Touchpoint – Tapio is the world’s most ecological piece of workwear

First demo product, the 'Tapio apron' has been introduced in the Gastro Helsinki event

30 March 202025 March 2020

Greenpeace: Utenos trikotažas becomes the first producer in the world to fully comply with organization’s environmental standards

Company has already finished production of the first batch of Greenpeace’s new t-shirt collection and will continue the production later this year

3 March 20202 March 2020

Japanese company Toray is going to start mass production of biopolyester jointly with Virent

Toray developed what is being described as the world’s first 100% plant-based polyester jointly with Virent

28 February 202026 February 2020

President of Indonesia Inaugurates Country’s Largest Integrated Viscose Rayon Production Facility

New plant is injecting a boost for the country’s textile sector and the Indonesian Government’s industrial 4.0 development strategy

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.

Sustainability and high value: the issues of the future dominated at Heimtextil 2020

Sustainability was a central thread that ran through the entire event at Heimtextil 2020

19 February 202014 February 2020

Army Research May Lead to New Class of Materials

Project funded by the Army at Northwestern University is outlining a set of design rules that could enable the development of advanced protective gear for warfighters

18 February 202019 February 2020

Eastman Naia™ cellulosic staple fiber debuts at Première Vision

Maker of sustainable fibers broadens product portfolio to enhance versatility

13 February 202010 February 2020

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