Sustainability

Stella Mccartney Unveils First Ever Garment From Industrial Waste

Textile Insights December 6, 2023

USA start-up Protein Evolution (PEI) and its fashion brand partner, Stella McCartney has launched their first fashion garment, a Parka, manufactured from transforming industrial plastic waste into fibres. The fashion clothing has been created using PEI’s proprietary Biopure technology,

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Czechoslovakia Introducing Separate Textile Waste Collection

Textile Insights December 5, 2023

The Czechoslovakia Ministry of Environment is planning to introduce mandatory separate textile waste collection starting from 2025. Speaking at a press conference, the Environment Minister Petr Hladík said that the aim is to increase the amount of textile waste that is reused or recycled. He also added that manufacturers of these textile and clothing will […]

Sustainability

First French Plant For Sorting & Recycling Of Textile Waste

Textile Insights December 2, 2023

France based textile recycling company Nouvelles Fibres, has started the country’s first industrial plant for automated sorting and recycling of textile waste. The plant is the result of a partnership between textile recycling company Nouvelles Fibres Textiles, waste sorting specialist Pellenc ST and Andritz, a specialist in textile recycling machinery and processes.

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Textile Recycling Innovator SaXcell Signs MoU with Birla Cellulose

Textile Insights November 1, 2023

SaXcell, a pioneer in textile recycling, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Birla Cellulose, a part of the Aditya Birla Group and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of man-made cellulosic fiber. This MoU marks the beginning of an extended collaboration between the two companies aimed at producing recycled man-made cellulosic fibers. […]

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Smart Phones Sort Used Clothing By Fibre Before Recycling

Textile Insights October 19, 2023

Researchers at Germany based Fraunhofer IPMS have developed an ultra-compact near-infrared spectrometer which is suitable for recognising and analysing textile fabrics meant for recycling. Fabrics whether made from pure cotton or blended can also be reliably identified through the combination of imaging, artificial intelligence algorithms and spectroscopy. The researchers

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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

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Boost Textile Recycling By Withdrawing Two Stage VAT – BTMA

Textile Insights August 14, 2023

The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) demanded the withdrawal of a two-stage value-added tax (VAT) on the purchase of textile waste from domestic market and also on production of recycled cotton yarn from the waste. BTMA urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to introduce a new harmonised system (HS) code for recycled cotton fibre […]

Sustainability

Cone First North American Denim Mill To Join CIRCULOSE Network

Textile Insights August 12, 2023

USA based Cone Denim has joined the CIRCULOSE Supplier Network and in turn has become the first denim mill in North America to join the network. Renewcell, a pioneering leader in textile recycling innovation, announced the launch of the CIRCULOSE Supplier Network last month. CIRCULOSE Supplier Network compromises of yarn and textile producers committed to […]

Financial Results

Reported EBITDA at Indorama Ventures slips 68% in Q2

Textile Insights August 12, 2023

Reported EBITDA at Indorama Ventures slipped 68 percent year on year to US $321 million in the second quarter of 2023, but rose 7 percent over the earlier quarter. The Thailand headquartered company recorded revenues of $4 billion in the reporting quarter, again down 27 percent from a year ago quarter, and also down one […]

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Indorama Almost Triples Brazilian PET Recycling Facility

Textile Insights August 11, 2023

Indorama Ventures which is one of the biggest producers of recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) resin in the world, has almost tripled its recycling capacity at its Brazil facility The capacity of the recycling facility has been increased from 9,000 tons to 25,000 tons per year of PET made from post-consumer recycled (PET-PCR) material. The project […]