Sustainability

Indorama Ventures Celebrates Waste Hero Programme Success At 2024 Excellence Event

Textile Insights August 25, 2024

Indorama Ventures, in collaboration with SEAMEO SEPS and Yunus Thailand, announced the achievements of the Waste Hero education programme at the ‘2024 Waste Hero Excellence Announcement’ in Bangkok. Launched in 2023, the programme promotes sustainable waste management across

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Gensol Bags Rs 40 Cr Solar Project from Textile Firm

Textile Insights August 22, 2024

Gensol Engineering Limited, a leader in solar EPC and electric mobility solutions, has secured a Letter of Award (LOA) to execute a 16 MWp turnkey rooftop solar project valued at Rs. 40 crore for a prominent textile company under the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment. This repeat order will be installed in Madhya Pradesh, with […]

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Assam’s Eri Silk Earns Prestigious Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Certification

Textile Insights August 19, 2024

Assam’s Eri Silk has been awarded the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification, a mark of safety indicating that the textile has been tested for harmful substances from yarn to finished product. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma celebrated the achievement, calling it a proud moment for the state and highlighting the certification’s role in setting benchmarks […]

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Bluesign And SCTI Propel Textile Sustainability With SCI Donation To ZDHC

Textile Insights August 10, 2024

In a landmark move for the textile industry, Bluesign and SCTI have donated the pioneering Sustainable Chemistry Index (SCI) Methodology to ZDHC. This strategic collaboration, announced on June 19, 2024, in Singapore, St. Gallen and Amsterdam, aims to transform chemical management across the textile, leather and fashion industries, addressing environmental impact

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VDMA Textile Machinery Issues Position Paper on EU Sustainability Regulations

Textile Insights August 2, 2024

In a position paper released, the VDMA Textile Machinery Association addresses the ambitious EU regulations and their national implementation for a sustainable and circular transformation of the textile and clothing industry. Textile production demands significant resources, including water, energy, and chemicals. “The members of VDMA Textile Machinery support

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Zydex Selected For Apparel Impact Institute’s Climate Solutions Portfolio

Textile Insights July 29, 2024

Zydex, a leading innovator in textile printing solutions, has announced its selection for Apparel Impact Institute’s (Aii) Climate Solutions Portfolio (CSP). This prestigious recognition underscores Zydex’s commitment to reducing the environmental footprint of the fashion industry through innovative and sustainable solutions. Apparel Impact Institute’s Climate

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New EU Law Sets Ambitious Ecodesign Requirements For Physical Goods

Textile Insights July 25, 2024

A new EU law has been enacted to establish comprehensive ecodesign requirements and information for nearly all physical goods entering the EU market. The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, which builds upon the existing Ecodesign Directive that currently only covers energy-related products, aims to enhance the circularity, energy efficiency, and overall

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CARBIOS And Nouvelles Fibres Textiles Partner For Polyester Recycling

Textile Insights July 25, 2024

CARBIOS, a pioneer in biological technologies for plastic and textile recycling, and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles, a specialist in recovering end-of-life textiles, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to supply polyester textiles to the first PET biorecycling plant in Longlaville, France. This collaboration will utilize CARBIOS’ enzymatic depolymerization

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Canada Intensifies Efforts To Combat Plastic Waste In Textiles

July 11, 2024

Canada is ramping up its initiatives to tackle plastic waste and pollution in the textile and apparel industry. Textiles are the fifth-largest category of plastic waste in Canadian landfills, prompting the government to prioritize keeping these materials in the economy and out of the environment. On July 4, Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate […]

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China’s Textile Waste Crisis And Recycling Efforts

July 11, 2024

In Zhejiang province, workers at the Wenzhou Tiancheng Textile Company, one of China’s largest cotton recycling plants, feed discarded cotton clothing and bed linens into shredding machines. This is the first step in recycling textiles, a critical issue given that only 12% of global textile waste is recycled, with a mere 1% of castoff clothes […]