Sustainability

1.5 million Jeans Meet Circular Textile Guidelines

Textile Insights July 27, 2023

Between 2021 and 2023, 1.5 million pairs of jeans were redesigned or confirmed to circular textile norms by brands to meet the guidelines of circular textiles. One-in-nine brands have redesigned at least 40 percent of their jeans portfolio and more than a third of participants, have applied the

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EURATEX Highlights Concerns On EP’s Ecodesign Regulation

Textile Insights July 24, 2023

In response to the European Parliament’s (EP) position on the Ecodesign Regulation, EURATEX said it regrets the EP’s approach to target the textile industry in a regulation designed to be a framework legislation for all sectors. The Ecodesign Regulation aims to improve the environmental sustainability and circularity of products placed on the EU market, including […]

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Green Power To Help Garment Units Become Energy Efficient

Textile Insights July 19, 2023

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Green Power Limited signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support garment factories in becoming more energy efficient with green and clean sources of energy. BGMEA President Faruque Hassan and Managing Director of Green Power Shaikh Ehsanul Habib inked the MoU on behalf of their respective

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ReCircled & Kaltex Denim Unveil 100% Circular Denim Jeans

Textile Insights July 18, 2023

ReCircled LLC, a marketer of certified preowned garments, footwear and accessories, and Kaltex USA, a denim producer will partner to launch a fully circular denim fabric in the western hemisphere. ReCircled will work with brands and retailers on unsaleable items and then sort them brand wise. Once these products have been sorted, cleaned and detrimmed, […]

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Solvay Launches SCS Certified Recycled Nylon 66

Textile Insights July 17, 2023

Solvay has launched a new and specialised grade of Rhodianyl also called Nylon 66, made of 100 percent pre-consumer recycled polyamide, which is produced at its Santo Andre plant in Brazil. The product has achieved SCS Recycled Content Certification, reaffirming Solvay’s commitment to circular economy. According to Solvay, the internationally recognised third-party

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Bluesign Denim Endeavours To Create Cleanest Denim In World

Textile Insights July 17, 2023

Switzerland’s bluesign has launched ‘bluesign Denim’, which it considers is a move towards cleaner, eco-friendly production in denim fashion. The core objective of bluesign Denim is to collaborate with partners to create the cleanest denim in the world. According to bluesign, this sustainable denim diminishes the textile industry’s environmental

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Source Fashion Displaying Breakthrough Recycling Technology

Textile Insights July 15, 2023

Source Fashion, which will be organised from July 16-18, 2023 and is Europe’s newest responsible sourcing show, will show the first UK presentation of a world-first breakthrough in polyester textile recycling. The event will see the first commercial scale launch of Project Re:claim, which is a post-consumer polyester recycling plant. Project Re:claim is a joint […]

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Fiberpartner Inks Deal For Bio Alternative To Polyester Fibres

Textile Insights July 11, 2023

Denmark based Fiberpartner has inked an exclusive deal with Pond Global, also from Denmark for the development, production and marketing of bio-based plastics for staple fibres. The development of these bio-based fibres has been going on since 2017, but is now available for commercial use. Fiberpartner aims to offer a bio-based alternative to traditional polyester […]

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Epson & Japanese Fashion Designer Partner On Sustainable Fashion

Textile Insights July 10, 2023

Digital printer manufacturer Epson has adapted its dry fibre technology, which is used to recycle paper and requires virtually no water to produce to produce new nonwoven re-fiberised fabric from used and discarded garments. “The new collection will illustrate how switching to digital textile printing using more sustainable pigment inks offers the fashion industry a […]

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Plans To Make India Hub For Sustainable & Circular Textiles

Textile Insights July 10, 2023

The Indian Ministry of Textiles has initiated work on drafting a policy to make India a global hub for sourcing sustainable and circular textiles. The ministry will conduct a study on Mapping of Textile Waste Value Chain, both pre- and post-consumer and to do so, has plans to hire a consulting agency, which will have […]