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Keel Labs Debuts T-Shirt Produced From Seaweed Fibre

Textile Insights January 30, 2024

Keel Labs has debuted a t-shirt produced from Kelsun fibre, the company’s flagship product made from seaweed. Created to demonstrate Kelsun’s plug-and-play potential in replacing conventional fibres used in the textile industry, this t-shirt marks the first Kelsun garment made using traditional

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Birla Cellulose & Usha Yarn Jointly Unveil Recycled Yarn Blends

Textile Insights January 25, 2024

Birla Cellulose and Usha Yarn have joined forces to introduce ‘Puneh’, a groundbreaking range of highly sustainable mechanically recycled yarn blends. “This association aims to revolutionise the textile industry by seamlessly integrating recycled fashion yarn with sustainable cellulosic fibre,” Birla Cellulose said in a press release. Derived from Sanskrit, ‘Puneh’

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Precision Textiles Uses RPET Fibres To Reduce Carbon Footprint

Textile Insights January 25, 2024

To reduce its carbon footprint Precision Textiles has partnered with Unifi; manufacturers of Repreve recycled fibre and use these fibres in the manufacturing of all its filler cloth products. The first-of-its-kind collaboration within the industry makes Precision Textiles the only bedding component manufacturer to use Repreve recycled performance fibre in its nonwoven

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Hyosung Showing Expanded Sustainable Solutions At Kingpins

Textile Insights January 19, 2024

Hyosung is introducing its 2024 sustainable textile and sourcing solutions for denim at Kingpins NYC, which will be held from January 24-25 at Basketball City in booth no. 12. The South Korean company is doing so, anticipating the denim industry’s focus on agile global supply chain and sourcing strategies, in addition to more diverse and […]

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Lenzing’s Tencel Fibre Engineered To Create Stretch Fabrics

Textile Insights January 18, 2024

Lenzing has initiated a new processing technique of Tencel lyocell fibres which are tailored to create stretch fabrics that enhances comfort of the wearer. “This solution offers a fossil-free alternative that delivers exceptional stretch and recovery properties while adhering to responsible production methods,” the Austrian company said in a press release. Lenzing’s new

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Barriers To Recycling Threaten Global Market For Spandex

Textile Insights January 17, 2024

Elastane or spandex fibres face criticism because of the barrier they pose to the recycling of textile waste, spurring manufacturers to explore alternatives to elastane which are more easily recyclable. If a breakthrough is made, the global market for elastane could encounter considerable disruption, according to a ‘Stretch fibres: expanding horizons beyond elastane’

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Lenzing Again Recognised For Sustainability Performance

Textile Insights January 12, 2024

Lenzing has once again been recognised for its sustainability performance and its active contribution to transforming the industry towards a circular economy. The rating agency MSCI awarded Lenzing an ‘AA’ rating for the third time in a row, placing Lenzing among the top eight percent of rated companies in its peer group. In addition, Lenzing […]

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Birla Cellulose’s Kharach Plant Receives EU BAT Recognition

Textile Insights January 10, 2024

Birla Cellulose’s Kharach plant in Gujarat has successfully commissioned CAP (Carbon-disulphide Adsorption plant) CS2 recovery system from exhaust gases and has achieved EU BAT status. Closed-loop technologies have been deployed to minimise CS2 and H2S (Hydrogen Sulphide) emissions by recovering CS2 and elemental sulphur from H2S and the target to recover 90-95 percent of

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Innovation Versus Tradition – The Power Of Defying Convention To Produce Blended Yarns

January 10, 2024

The air in the spinning mill, usually alive with the rhythmic hum of machinery, seemed suddenly crackled with tension. The centralised QAD in-charge for our group of textiles stormed into my room. His eyebrows seemed perpetually furrowed like a disapproving schoolmaster. His voice was more like a throaty growl, as if to convey some frustration […]

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Sense-Tex: Innovative 5-Fibre Yarn Redefines Textile Technology

January 10, 2024

Transforming Textiles AB, led by innovator Sara Rosberg, announced the launch of Sense-Tex, a pioneering fabric and yarn technology that harmonizes fashion, advanced functionality and sustainability. This new textile innovation aims to offer consumers an exceptional experience, blending style with smart technology and environmental consciousness. Fabric of the Future