Product Launch & Innovation

EU Launches ‘Textiles Of The Future’ Partnership For Innovation

March 22, 2024

Amidst the EU Research and Innovation Days, the European Commission has unveiled nine new European co-funded and co-programmed partnerships, notably including “Textiles of the Future” (*). These partnerships are set to be pivotal in the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027,

Fibre

Asahi Kasei & Lenzing Partner On Circular-Driven Textiles

Textile Insights March 20, 2024

Roica by Asahi Kasei, a pioneer in premium stretch yarns, and Tencel by Lenzing AG, a leader in wood-based cellulosic textile fibres have partnered to introduce a new concept of sustainable and circular-driven textiles. After extensive years of R&D Roica and Tencel together are now able to offer contemporary, responsible, quality, and performing fibres for […]

Sustainability

EU Calls For Tougher Rules To Reduce Textiles Waste

Textile Insights March 15, 2024

At a meeting of members of the European Parliament (MEP), they called for tougher EU rules to reduce textiles waste. MEPs adopted their first reading position on the proposed revision of the Waste Framework with 514 votes in favour, 20 against and 91 abstentions. They proposed higher binding waste reduction targets to be met at […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

US Bill Aims To Incentivise Fashion Reshoring & Circularity

Textile Insights March 7, 2024

A new US trade bill aims reduce reliance of textiles and apparel on Chinese imports and support domestic industry, while also boosting circular fashion offering US $14 billion in incentives. The Americas Trade and Investment Act seeks to encourage reshoring and near-shoring of manufacturing supply chains with a heavy footprint in China. It also aims […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Swedish Apparel Retailer H&M Moves Towards Textile Circularity

Textile Insights March 7, 2024

H&M Group and Vargas Holding launched Syre, a new initiative to manufacture textile-to-textile recycled polyester fibre. Syre is also backed by TPG Rise Climate and aims to rapidly scale textile-to-textile recycling of polyester and contribute to a more sustainable textile industry. H&M Group has signed an agreement with Syre to purchase US $600 million worth […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Aditya Birla Fashion Unveils ‘Fashionabling Earth’ 3D Book At Bharat Tex 2024

March 3, 2024

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) unveiled its “Fashionabling Earth,” a 3D coffee table book at Bharat Tex 2024. The book is aimed at providing an immersive and inspiring experience. Going beyond conventional reading, this book integrates interactive 3D features and captivating pop-up images to breathe life into sustainable stories. Reflecting

Fibre

Recycled Cellulose Pulp Maker Renewcell Adds 25 More Members

Textile Insights February 22, 2024

Swedish textile-to-textile recycler Renewcell has added 35 new members to the Circulose Supplier Network (CSN), which now totals 151 spinners, weavers, textile mills, garment manufacturers, and more. The 35 new additions consist of 10 suppliers with vertical operations, 16 yarn spinners, 4 garment manufacturers as well as denim and home textile mills. “Launched in July

Sustainability

Galaxy Of Speakers Address TAI Sustainability Conference

Textile Insights February 17, 2024

The Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit which recently organised International Conference on ‘Sustainability and Circularity – The New Challenges for the Textile Value Chain’ on January 2024 witnessed attendance of 275 delegates. VC Gupte, Chairman, TAI, Mumbai Unit explained the concept of circularity and circularity model, in which all materials are viewed as

Event

TAI Mumbai Finalises Speakers For Sustainability Conference

Textile Insights January 25, 2024

The Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit which is organising an international conference on “Sustainability and Circularity – The New Challenges for the Textile Value Chain” on January 31, 2023 has finalised its list of speakers who would address the conference. The Chief Guest is Virendra Singh, IAS, Secretary (Textiles), Cooperation, Marketing &

Sustainability

Ffrpet Segment Critical For Textile Environmental Sustainability

Textile Insights January 25, 2024

The establishment of a solid fibre-to-fibre recycled PET polyester (FFrPET) industry is critical if the textile and clothing industry is to achieve environmental sustainability. This is the finding of a report released by Textile Intelligence titled ‘Fibre innovations aid the creation of circular textile and apparel supply chains.’ According to the report, polyester will