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Birla Cellulose Launches Ecosoft Fibre Made From Bamboo Pulp

Textile Insights September 8, 2023

Birla Cellulose, a producer of sustainably focused cellulose fibres, has launched Birla Viscose Ecosoft, a new variant of viscose, made exclusively from bamboo pulp. “Bamboo is amongst the fastest growing species, with some varieties reaching maturity in 4-6 months. It is widely considered less

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Kelheim Fibres Collaborates With Magnolab To Drive Innovation

Textile Insights September 5, 2023

Viscose specialty fibre manufacturer Kelheim Fibres has collaborated with MagnoLab, an international network of companies in the textile industry based in Biella, Italy. “This partnership will highlight importance of collaboration between different companies to drive innovation and sustainability in the textile industry,” Kelheim Fibres said in a press release. The German

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Lenzing Invests €100mn In Indonesian Plant To Produce VSF

Textile Insights September 2, 2023

Austrian manufacturer of cellulose fibres, Lenzing has made significant technical improvements to its PT. South Pacific Viscose, Purwakarta plant. Lenzing has invested more than €100 million since 2021 to convert existing production capacity to specialty viscose. “With the imminent completion of the investment, Lenzing is in a better position to serve the strongly growing

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Lenzing Shows New Sustainable Fibre At Intertextile Shanghai

Textile Insights August 29, 2023

Lenzing, a producer of cellulose fibres has unveiled Lenzing Ecovero with Refibra technology at this Intertextile Shanghai Apparel being held in Shanghai. Building on the success of Tencel Lyocell fibres with Refibra technology, the expansion of the Refibra technology to Lenzing Ecovero will help the company increase the overall post-consumer content in its products. “The

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Lycra Showing New Developments at Intertextile Shanghai

Textile Insights August 28, 2023

The Lycra Company, a manufacturer of innovative and sustainable fibres is showing its latest developments at Intertextile Shanghai in Hall 4.1 being held in Shanghai. The Lycra brand pavilion is the largest exhibition space ever at 932 square meters and features 28 co-exhibitors united under the theme of ‘Co-Create the Future Today’. The company will […]

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Inviya Partners NIFT To Launch Fashion Design Competition

Textile Insights August 25, 2023

Inviya, which is India’s only home-grown spandex brand, has partnered 18 National Institutes of Fashion Technology (NIFTs) across India to launch ‘Inviya Emerging Fashionista (IEF)’ design competition. “The core objective of this design competition is to synergise creativity, innovation, and sustainable fashion, harnessing the dynamic potential of Inviya spandex in fabric

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Lenzing Group Bags Platinum Status In EcoVadis CSR Rating

Textile Insights August 8, 2023

Producer of specialty fibres for the textile and nonwoven industries, Lenzing Group has bagged the platinum status in the EcoVadis CSR rating and puts Lenzing in the top one percent of global companies rated by EcoVadis. The rating comprehensively covers the four most important practices in the area of corporate social responsibility: environment, fair working […]

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Recycled Fibre Produced From Ocean-Bound Plastic Bottles

Textile Insights July 11, 2023

German company Advansa and Indonesia headquartered Asia Pacific Fibers have launched Remotion Blue, a premium fibre for sports and activewear, made from recycled ocean-bound plastic bottles with full end-to-end traceability from Prevented Ocean Plastic. Remotion Blue is a specially engineered polyester fibre made from ocean-bound plastic as a premium raw material with a

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Teijin’s Tenax & PAN Bag ISCC PLUS Certificate

Textile Insights July 1, 2023

Teijin Limited’s Tenax Carbon Fibre and the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor fibre produced at Teijin’s Mishima plant in Japan have received ISCC PLUS certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification system. “This is the world’s first instance that Carbon fibre and PAN have simultaneously earned this certification, which is a globally

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BGMEA President Invites Indian Investments In MMF Sector

Textile Insights June 26, 2023

President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Faruque Hassan invited investors from India and other Asian countries to explore opportunities in the manmade fibre industry. Faruque Hassan said the Bangladesh textile industry does not produce enough manmade fibres like spandex, rayon, viscose, etc and there is also a shortfall of 60