Sustainability

Textile-To-Textile Recycling Hits Cost, Infrastructure Roadblocks Despite Tech Gains

Textile Insights October 8, 2026

Textile-to-textile recycling is making rapid technological progress, but high costs, limited availability of suitable waste and inadequate infrastructure continue to keep the industry from achieving commercial scale, according to a new report by Textiles Intelligence. The 19-page report,

Corporates

Circ, Primark Sign Long-Term Deal To Scale Textile-To-Textile Recycled Fibres

Textile Insights September 30, 2026

Circ, a textile-to-textile recycling technology company, has entered into a long-term partnership with international fashion retailer Primark to introduce recycled polyester made from textile waste into Primark clothing from 2029. The agreement is aimed at scaling the use of recycled fibres across Primark’s clothing range while reducing the retailer’s reliance on virgin

Economy

M&S, New Look, Sainsbury’s And Oxfam Launch UK Textile Circularity Initiative

Textile Insights September 24, 2026

New Look, Marks & Spencer (M&S), Sainsbury’s, Oxfam and Circle-8 have joined forces to launch The Circuit, a collaborative initiative aimed at developing circular textile value chains for post-consumer clothing generated in the UK. The initiative brings together fashion retailers, textile recovery organisations, automated sorting companies, recyclers, digital

Technology

Barmag To Showcase Yarn, Recycling Technologies At Egy Stitch & Tex Expo

Textile Insights September 4, 2026

Barmag and BB Engineering (BBE) will showcase technologies aimed at improving the efficiency, flexibility and sustainability of synthetic yarn production at the Egy Stitch & Tex Expo 2026 in Cairo from September 24 to 27. The companies will present solutions covering the textile value chain from melt to yarn at the ATAG Ltd., booth (Hall […]

Corporates

Reju Opens First North American R&D Centre To Advance Textile Recycling

Textile Insights July 6, 2026

Reju, a textile regeneration company, has opened its first proprietary Research and Development (R&D) Centre in North America in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, to accelerate the commercialisation of its textile recycling technologies. Located within Technip Energies’ Advanced Materials and Catalysts Research Center, the facility will support the development of

Corporates

SANKO Textile Earns TRUECYCLED Certification For Post-Consumer Textile Recycling

Textile Insights June 10, 2026

Trützschler has awarded its TRUECYCLED certification to SANKO Textile, recognizing the Turkish textile manufacturer’s efforts in transforming post-consumer textile waste into high-quality recycled yarns and advancing circular textile production at industrial scale. The certificate was officially presented during ITM 2026 in Istanbul by Stephan Witt, CEO of the Trützschler

Event

Visitor Registration Opens For ITMA ASIA + CITME 2026

Textile Insights May 26, 2026

Visitor registration is now open for ITMA ASIA + CITME 2026, which will be held from November 20 to 24, 2026, at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre, Shanghai. The upcoming edition has already set a new benchmark, with the number of exhibiting companies and total exhibition space surpassing all previous editions of the combined […]

Economy

Tipping The Scale: How Mass Balance Is Rewiring Textile Recycling

Textile Insights May 10, 2026

The textile industry is standing at a turning point. Built on speed, scale and global integration, it has delivered growth which few sectors can claim, but at a cost that is now impossible to ignore. Every year, an estimated 90 to 110 million tonnes of textile waste is either landfilled or incinerated, exposing a system […]

Fibre

Uster Panel Explores Challenges And Tech-Driven Solutions For Recycled Yarn Spinning

Textile Insights July 18, 2025

Producing high-quality yarn from recycled fibers poses unique technical and process challenges, as highlighted during a recent panel discussion hosted by Uster Technologies at its headquarters. The event brought together experts from Rieter, Säntis Textiles, Otto Yarns, and TVU, who emphasized the importance of technology, data, and collaboration in achieving sustainable

Corporates

Green Tech Accelerator Partners With Taiwanese Startups To Drive Sustainability

Textile Insights January 6, 2025

Green Tech Accelerator is collaborating with innovative Taiwanese startups to advance sustainability in textile recycling, circular packaging and smart driving solutions. By leveraging technology and global markets, the accelerator is helping industries achieve carbon reduction goals and embrace a sustainable future. At the 2024 GITEX Expand North Star, startups like