Fibre

From Wheat Straw To Wardrobes: How Agricultural Residues Could Rewrite Fashion’s Fibre Future

Textile Insights June 9, 2026

By turning farm waste into fashion-grade fibre, Project Latvus offers a glimpse into a forest-free future for textiles. The fashion industry is standing at a critical crossroads. As global demand for sustainable materials intensifies, brands are increasingly shifting away from petroleum-based

Corporates

Loop Industries Advances India Recycling Project With Gujarat MoU

Textile Insights June 1, 2026

Loop Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance development of its first commercial-scale recycling facility in India, marking a significant step in the company’s global circular polyester expansion strategy. The proposed plant will be located in Gujarat’s Bharuch industrial corridor, a key manufacturing hub offering strong logistics connectivity

Sustainability

TU Wien Scientists Develop Breakthrough Method To Fully Recycle Blended Textiles

Textile Insights November 27, 2025

In a major advance for textile sustainability, researchers at TU Wien have unveiled a novel recycling method capable of almost perfectly recovering both cotton and polyester from blended fabrics, one of the industry’s most challenging waste streams. The innovation comes at a time when global textile production has surged to more than 100 million tonnes […]

Tete-A-Tete

‘We Design Water Treatment Systems To Be Inherently Efficient Using Best Engineering Practices’

Textile Insights November 9, 2025

In this exclusive interview with Henry Dsouza, Associate editor of Textile Insights, WTT International’s D. Venkatesh talks about the paradigm shift in the mindset of textile industry players wrought about by their innovative and cost-effective ZLD systems, while Andrea Pelissero, speaks about the company’s plans to establish a global footprint, moving from South

Machinery

All Systems Go For Sweden’s Imogo At ITMA Asia

Textile Insights October 23, 2025

With a new strategic partner, the opening of its showroom in Sweden, and the successful commissioning of a Dye-Max spray dyeing system at H&M supplier Chorka Textile in Bangladesh, Sweden-based imogo is set to make a strong impression at next week’s ITMA Asia + CITME in Singapore (October 28–31). The Dye-Max system uses a series […]

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