Sustainability

Textile Industry Can Cut Microfibre Leakage By 95% By 2032

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

A new report by Earth Action, developed in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, has revealed that global textile production generates approximately 92,000 tonnes of microfibre losses annually, while highlighting that coordinated industry action could reduce production-phase microfibre

Dyes & Chemicals

Wastewater To Wardrobe: TU Delft And Hul Le Kes Pioneer Sustainable Dyeing Innovation

Textile Insights June 11, 2026

Researchers at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have successfully transformed wastewater treatment sludge into a sustainable textile dye, creating garments that demonstrate a novel approach to circular fashion. Developed in collaboration with Dutch sustainable fashion label Hul le Kes, the innovation uses a melanin-like biopolymer recovered from sewage sludge

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 project partners across the Mediterranean. Serving as a digital hub, the platform

Corporates

Kemira Partners with Metsä Group to Develop Sustainable Kuura Textile Fibre

Textile Insights May 22, 2025

Kemira and Metsä Group have joined forces to advance the development of Kuura, a sustainable, European-made lyocell-type textile fibre. Kuura is being developed as a cost-effective and scalable alternative to existing man-made cellulosic fibers (MMCFs), addressing environmental challenges in the textile value chain. Metsä Group is currently conducting a pre-engineering

Tete-A-Tete

FTA With EU Would Be Real Game-Changer For India

June 12, 2024

The fragmented textile value chain in India necessitates the goods to travel from one place to another, which adds to logistics cost as well as has an impact on quality, says Gurudas Aras Historically fragmented and complex nature of our textile value chain has been taking toll on the health of our domestic industry. How […]