Sustainability

VERDEinMED Launches Knowledge Platform To Support Circular Transition In Textile Industry

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

The European VERDEinMED project has launched a new Knowledge Platform designed to accelerate the shift toward a circular textile industry. Funded by the Interreg Euro-MED Programme, the platform was developed by the Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH) with contributions from

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Preventing Pollution Delivers Major Health, Economic And Social Benefits, Experts Say

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

Many of the impacts of pollution are invisible, making their scale difficult to measure. Yet experts warn that preventing pollution is far more cost-effective than addressing its consequences, and doing so offers benefits across health, economic growth, food security and social equality. Pollution remains the world’s largest environmental cause of disease and premature

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Keeping Clothes In Circulation: How EU Research Is Transforming Textile Waste

Textile Insights November 9, 2025

Europe is taking bold steps to slash textile waste by up to 80% and make sustainable products the new standard. Across the continent, EU-funded researchers and manufacturers are working together to turn old clothes into high-quality new products, transforming the way Europe approaches textile recycling. In Waregem, north-west Belgium, an innovative machine accessible only

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Brands Co-invest In Solar Power Projects Of Textile Factories To Decarbonize Textile Production

Textile Insights November 9, 2025

A growing number of global fashion brands are taking direct action to decarbonize their supply chains by co-investing in solar power installations at textile factories. In a major shift toward cleaner production, brands are partnering with energy companies to install rooftop solar systems at small and medium-sized textile mills in key manufacturing countries such as […]

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Philippine Textiles Poised To Carve EU Market Niche Through Sustainability

Textile Insights October 23, 2025

The Philippine textile industry could establish a strong foothold in the European Union (EU) market by embracing sustainability and complying with emerging environmental regulations, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DoST). “We noticed that in some countries, their textile processing uses more chemicals and is therefore harmful to the environment,”

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Filatex India, Revti Business And Wastewear Join Forces To Promote Textile Recycling

Textile Insights October 23, 2025

Filatex India Ltd., Revti Business Pvt. Ltd., and Wastewear Inc., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on textile waste recycling, product innovation, and global co-branding. The agreement, signed in New Delhi, outlines the companies’ shared goal of sourcing, processing, and marketing recycled polyester products to reduce textile waste and promote

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European Circular Textile Coalition Launches Manifesto For A Circular Economy

Textile Insights October 19, 2025

Reju, along with 11 other companies across the textile value chain, has launched the European Circular Textile Coalition and unveiled a manifesto calling for a fully circular textile economy under the vision that “a world without waste is possible.” The coalition urges the European Union to transform post-consumer textile waste into a driver of green […]

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Erema Invests In Australian Startup To Scale Textile-To-Textile Recycling

Textile Insights October 19, 2025

Austrian recycling technology leader Erema Group has made a strategic investment in Brisbane-based startup BlockTexx, aiming to scale post-consumer textile-to-textile recycling to industrial levels. The announcement was made at the K fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. Founded in 2018, BlockTexx has developed a world-first technique to convert mixed polyester-cotton fabrics into

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Sangam India Invests In Green Energy For Captive Power Needs

Textile Insights October 18, 2025

Sangam (India) Limited, one of India’s leading textile manufacturers, has entered into agreements to acquire a stake in CGE II Hybrid Energy Private Limited, marking a strategic move to secure renewable power for its manufacturing operations in Rajasthan. The company announced that its Investment and Borrowing Committee has approved and executed a Power Consumption

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Indorama Ventures Unveils Skin-Friendly, Sustainable deja Care Fibre Range

Textile Insights October 14, 2025

Indorama Ventures Public Company Ltd, a global leader in sustainable chemicals, has launched deja Care, a new range of skin-friendly PET fibres and filament yarns designed for soft-skin apparel applications. Tested against 17 harmful chemicals and certified to OEKO-TEX Standard 100, DIN EN 71-3, and ISO 17294-2 standards, the deja Care range offers a safer […]