Sustainability

BASF & Inditex Jointly Develop World’s First Circular Nylon 6 Textile

Textile Insights January 24, 2024

BASF and Inditex have achieved a breakthrough in textile recycling with the launch of Loopamid, which is a polyamide 6 (PA6) also known as nylon 6 made from 100 percent textile waste. BASF is providing the first circular solution for nylon apparel made entirely from textile waste, while Zara

Economy

TAI Organising Conference On Sustainability & Circularity

Textile Insights January 9, 2024

The Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit is organising an international conference, ‘Sustainability and Circularity – The New Challenges for The Textile Value Chain’ on January 31 at Hotel Lalit, Mumbai. TAI Mumbai has planned this conference to appraise the Indian textile fraternity, including designers and fashion schools about new circular sustainable models.

Sustainability

Textile Start-Up Evrnu To Focus On Recycling Denim

Textile Insights December 29, 2023

Seattle-based start-up Evrnu has partnering with UK fashion and textile innovator Pangaia to focus on recycling denim, one of the most challenging forms of cotton. The process, known as NuCycle, mechanically and chemically transforms solid cotton into pulp and then reconstitutes it into fibres for new clothing. The patented system ensures that the end result […]

Corporates

Andritz Sets Up New Textile Recycling Line In Italy

December 10, 2023

Andritz recently started up a new textile recycling line at Sfilacciatura Negro’s plant in Biella, Italy. Designed for processing post-consumer textile waste with automatic removal of hard parts, the tearing line supports the company’s expansion into new recycling segments. In view of the growing demand for sustainable fibres in the re-spinning and nonwoven industries,

Sustainability

Walmart Foundation Grants $1.2mn To Boost Circular Textiles

Textile Insights December 8, 2023

The Walmart Foundation has granted US $1.2 million to support Goodwill Industries International and Accelerating Circularity to transform unsellable textile donations into recycling feedstock. The partnership with Goodwill is intended to develop skills, systems, and infrastructure at local Goodwill organisations to transform unsellable textile donations into recycling

Sustainability

EU Parliament Revises Timeline On Textile Labeling Regulation

Textile Insights December 8, 2023

The European Union Parliament has revised the timeline for the textile labeling regulation, which was originally planned for fourth quarter of 2023, but has now been rescheduled for fourth quarter of 2024. The European Union Commission had earlier presented an EU strategy in March 2022 for sustainable and circular textiles as part of the circular […]

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, which uses AI-designed enzymes to biologically break down synthetic textile and

Sustainability

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.

Corporates

Textile Recycling Innovator SaXcell Signs MoU with Birla Cellulose

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. […]