Sustainability

ISPO Textrends Award For Radicigroup’s Biofeel Eleven Yarn

Textile Insights November 29, 2023

Biofeel Eleven, the 100 percent nylon yarn produced from natural sources and launched a few months ago by RadiciGroup, won the ISPO Textrends award in the Fibres and Insulation category. The award curated by a jury of experts, rewards innovative trends in the textile and apparel sectors. This

Sustainability

Italian Yarn Producer Marchi & Fildi Reduces Water Use By 57%

Textile Insights November 27, 2023

Italian yarn manufacturer Marchi & Fildi, among various sustainable measures has been able to reduce water consumption by 57 percent in 2022 as against 2021 and waste water by 19 percent. In the sustainability report for 2022, the yarn manufacturer reported a drop of electric power consumption by 13 percent in 2022 over 2021 and […]

Corporates

Trützschler And Balkan Partner For Eco-Friendly Textile Recycling Solutions

Textile Insights August 16, 2023

The collaboration between Trützschler Group and Balkan Textile Machinery, INC.CO has culminated in a comprehensive product portfolio for recycling, solidifying their status as pioneers in spinning preparation for recycling. This alliance leverages their combined machinery expertise and technological acumen, empowering customers to produce yarns of unparalleled quality

Sustainability

Walmart Pilots Project To Convert CO2 Into Lyocell Yarns

Textile Insights July 28, 2023

The world’s biggest retailer Walmart has partnered Rubi Laboratories to test technology, that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from its supply chain and eventually turn that CO2 into yarn for garments. As part of a pilot project, Walmart will identify factories in its supply chain where CO2 in waste gases can be captured using Rubi’s reactor […]

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 […]

Sustainability

Plans To Make India Hub For Sustainable & Circular Textiles

Textile Insights July 10, 2023

The Indian Ministry of Textiles has initiated work on drafting a policy to make India a global hub for sourcing sustainable and circular textiles. The ministry will conduct a study on Mapping of Textile Waste Value Chain, both pre- and post-consumer and to do so, has plans to hire a consulting agency, which will have […]

Sustainability

RadiciGroup’s Biofeel Eleven Yarn Catwalks At Expo

Textile Insights July 8, 2023

RadiciGroup took part in the Phygital Sustainability Expo held in the Imperial Forum Museum in Rome, where it presented a maxi dress made of Biofeel eleven, a yarn of completely natural origin featuring high technical, aesthetic and environmental performance. “The dress is not only made from a low environmental impact raw material, but is also […]

Sustainability

MAS Holding Plans Buying Climate Positive Cellulosic Yarn

Textile Insights July 7, 2023

Sri Lanka headquartered MAS Holdings and one of the biggest garment manufacturers in the country, will buy HeiQ AeoniQ Climate Positive Cellulosic yarn as part of its ‘Plan for Change’ initiative to support the development of next-generation cellulosic filament fibres to replace polyester and nylon. With this investment, MAS Holdings becomes the first manufacturer to […]

Sustainability

Kannapiran Mills Receives $2.5mn Sustainability Initiative Loan

Textile Insights July 6, 2023

The Good Fashion Fund (GFF) along with other like-minded organisations has invested US $2.5 million in Sri Kannapiran Mills Limited (SKML), which is an Indian producer of cotton yarn and sustainable denim fabrics. The loan will help support Kannapiran Mills’ investment in replacing and expanding of key sustainable equipments in two of their spinning factories […]