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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

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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

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Kraig Biocraft Labs Achieves Early Success In Spider Silk Production

January 9, 2024

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., the biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of spider silk, recently announced the early start to the production season with the successful manufacture and delivery of the most recent batch of recombinant spider silk. Silk from this production cycle was processed into finished reeled raw silk and received

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Sportswear Innovation: Under Armour Introduces Breakthrough Fibre-Shed Test Method

January 9, 2024

Under Armour, after extensive research in its innovation lab, has introduced an innovative fibre-shed test method to tackle the sustainability challenges posed by microfibres and microplastics. The sportswear brand has collaborated with precision testing solutions supplier James Heal to develop and optimize fibre-shed test kits for industry use, employing Under

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Toray And Yoshida Collaborate On Sustainable Tanker Bags With Ecodear N510

January 9, 2024

Toray Industries, Inc. and Yoshida Co. will jointly create materials for Tanker bags employing Ecodear N510, a 100% plant-based nylon fibre. Yoshida’s Porter brand makes and sells bags under the flagship Tanker line, which it inaugurated 40 years ago. This fibre incorporates 100% bio-based synthetic polymer content as defined under section 3.1.5 of ISO 16620-1: […]

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Lenzing Highlights Sustainable Fibres At Jaipur Conclave

Textile Insights January 5, 2024

Cellulose fibre producer Lenzing co-hosted the 15th Lenzing Conclave in Jaipur with the Garment Exporters Association of Rajasthan (GEAR). “This event served as a crucial meeting point for Jaipur’s garment makers, spotlighting the integration of sustainable innovations and practices in the textile sector,” Lenzing said in a press release. Lenzing showcased its

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Lenzing Organises Conclave In Textile Hub Of Ahmedabad

Textile Insights December 22, 2023

The Lenzing Group, a producer of cellulose fibres organised the ‘The Lenzing Conclave’ in Ahmedabad to exchange ideas on new developments and future opportunities with sustainable textiles. Renowned as a significant textile base with leading fabric mills and traders, Ahmedabad has been a stronghold for Lenzing fibres, extensively utilised across various applications for