Sustainability

PET Recycling Takes Leap With Oerlikon Barmag Technology

Textile Insights July 5, 2023

PT. Kahatex, one of Indonesia’s biggest fabric manufacturers has commissioned the homogenisation technology provided by Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering (OBHE), a joint venture between Oerlikon Barmag and Yangzhou Huitong Chemical Engineering Technique Co., Ltd. The system has a daily

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SAC Evolves New Suite Of Tools For Higg Index In 2022

Textile Insights July 4, 2023

Amsterdam based Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) in its 2022 Annual Report said it made progress in evolving the suite of tools for the Higg Index, which continues to play a vital role in measuring and understanding the industry’s impact. “The development of the Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) 4.0 and the major revision of the […]

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Avery Dennison & TEXAID To Tackle Textile Waste Challenge

Textile Insights July 3, 2023

Avery Dennison has joined forces with TEXAID, a European company specialising in recycling of used textiles, to address challenges of textile waste management ahead of incoming regulatory changes in the European Union. In a press release, Avery Dennison said a key aspect of this collaboration is the integration of cutting-edge technologies. As a provider of […]

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Sustainably Dyed G-Star Line Uses Volcanic Rock Pigments

Textile Insights June 30, 2023

Denim brand G-Star Raw has introduced a new collection, which use extracted pigments from volcanic rocks and soil to infuse their garments, with appealing hues as against synthetic dyes. The new process employs low-energy cold water dyeing methods; a process used since centuries and also significantly reduces its impact on the environment. “The motivation for […]

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GTPF To Help Industry Collaborate On Sustainable Solutions

Textile Insights June 30, 2023

The Global Fashion Agenda has unveiled a new platform, the Global Textiles Policy Forum (GTPF), which will help textile industry collaborate on sustainable solutions. The new platform was launched at The Global Fashion Summit, which took place in Copenhagen from June 27-28. GTPF’s objective is to help textile industry players and governments to align on […]

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Green Polyester Maker Tops ‘Plastic Waste Maker’ Index

Textile Insights June 29, 2023

Taiwan headquartered and ‘Green’ polyester fibre manufacturer, Far Eastern New Century Corporation (FENC), has bagged first place in the ‘Plastic Waste Maker Index 2023’ report, published by the Australian philanthropic organisation Minderoo Foundation in 2023. “FENC stands out from 400 companies worldwide for its excellence in circularity performance and is committed to

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EU Textile Waste Rules To Be In Place By 2028

Textile Insights June 28, 2023

All regulations mandating European garment and fashion brands to manufacture garments in a better sustainable process will be implemented by 2028. “The fashion industry has in a manner got away by not implementing regulations, so it’s now time to react,” EU Environment Commissioner, Virginijus Sinkevičius said at the Global Fashion Summit. After food, housing and

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Fulgar & CHT Collaborate On Sustainable Dyed Yarns

Textile Insights June 24, 2023

Fulgar, an Italian producer of specialty yarns has partnered with textile dyes manufacturer CHT, to offer sustainable dyed yarns by combining resources of both. Fulgar and CHT have combined Fulgar’s circular economy yarns with CHT’s resource saving dyeing technologies to reduce use of both energy and water. The two companies together will offer 100 percent […]

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Saurer Along With Renewcell And Invofil To Showcase How A Sustainable Fiber Is Turned Into Yarn At ITMA

June 8, 2023

At ITMA in Milano, on the Saurer booth in Hall 2 B 101, visitors can experience what happens when three innovative companies which are all focusing on increasing sustainability in the textile value chain, meet, and decide to showcase how a new innovative sustainable fiber is turned into yarn. Renewcell’s circulose fiber, prepared by Inovafil […]

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New Stand.earth Report Shows H&M Group’s Leadership In Emission Reductions

May 12, 2023

H&M Group achieved the highest score out of all the 43 brands included, with an overall score B-. The environmental advocacy organisation’s annual report rates fashion brands on five areas – commitments and transparency, renewable energy, low carbon materials, shipping and advocacy. “Stand.earth’s rating confirms H&M Group is on the right path. However, science