Fibre

Birla Cellulose Creating Algae Based Fibre Which Eliminates Dyeing

Textile Insights December 6, 2023

India’s biggest cellulose fibre manufacturer Birla Cellulose, has partnered with Israeli start-up Algaeing to develop algae-based cellulosic fibres which eliminate the need for traditional dyeing. Algaeing’s patented algae bio-based technologies aim to utilise vertically-farmed algae to produce

Corporates

The LYCRA Company Releases 2022 Sustainability Update

September 24, 2023

The LYCRA Company, a global leader in sustainable fibre and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, has unveiled its second annual update of Planet Agenda and Global Sustainability Dashboard for fiscal year 2022. These reports track progress towards the company’s 2030 sustainability goals, which were introduced in last year’s

Fibre

Spinnova & Renewcell Develop Textile Waste-Based Fibre

Textile Insights September 15, 2023

Sustainable textile material company, Spinnova has partnered textile recycling company Renewcell, to develop and promote a concept to commercialise and scale textile waste-based fibre. The collaboration is the first of its kind, where textile waste-based fibre can be spun into new fibre without harmful chemicals and the first consumer products will be available around

Fibre

Wordly Portal Publishes MSI Scores For Thai Acrylic’s Regel Fibre

Textile Insights September 9, 2023

Wordly Portal, which was earlier known as Higg has published the Material Sustainability Index (MSI) Scores for Regel fibre, a recycled acrylic fibre. “Regel is a recycled acrylic fibre that offers a sustainable solution to the textile industry’s waste management challenges through an authentic chemical recycling process that delivers warmth, comfort and vibrant shades,”

Fibre

Lenzing Shows New Sustainable Fibre At Intertextile Shanghai

Textile Insights August 29, 2023

Lenzing, a producer of cellulose fibres has unveiled Lenzing Ecovero with Refibra technology at this Intertextile Shanghai Apparel being held in Shanghai. Building on the success of Tencel Lyocell fibres with Refibra technology, the expansion of the Refibra technology to Lenzing Ecovero will help the company increase the overall post-consumer content in its products. “The

Sustainability

Spinnova Bags Grant To Further Develop Fibre Refining Process

Textile Insights August 16, 2023

Spinnova which has developed technology for making textile fibre out of wood or waste, such as leather, textile or agricultural waste has received a grant of €1.9 million for R&D work. Spinnova has received the grant from Business Finland for the period 2023 to 2025. The grant amount represents 50 percent of the project’s total […]

Sustainability

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 […]

Cotton

US Cotton Growers Invited To Become Climate Smart

Textile Insights July 10, 2023

The US Cotton Trust Protocol has invited US cotton farmers to join its five-year ‘Climate Smart Cotton Program’. The program aims to measure and improve the carbon footprint of the US cotton industry while building on the four pillars of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices. Participating growers will receive technical and financial support as well […]

Fibre

Teijin’s Tenax & PAN Bag ISCC PLUS Certificate

Textile Insights July 1, 2023

Teijin Limited’s Tenax Carbon Fibre and the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor fibre produced at Teijin’s Mishima plant in Japan have received ISCC PLUS certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification system. “This is the world’s first instance that Carbon fibre and PAN have simultaneously earned this certification, which is a globally

Sustainability

Saurer Along With Renewcell And Invofil To Showcase How A Sustainable Fiber Is Turned Into Yarn At ITMA

June 8, 2023

At ITMA in Milano, on the Saurer booth in Hall 2 B 101, visitors can experience what happens when three innovative companies which are all focusing on increasing sustainability in the textile value chain, meet, and decide to showcase how a new innovative sustainable fiber is turned into yarn. Renewcell’s circulose fiber, prepared by Inovafil […]