Sustainability

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

Corporates

Trützschler And Balkan Partner For Eco-Friendly Textile Recycling Solutions

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

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 […]

Corporates

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 […]

Sustainability

Textile Recycling Gets Boost From Process To Separate Fibres

Textile Insights August 9, 2023

Chemistry researchers at the University of Copenhagen have been able to make a major breakthrough in textile recycling by finding a simple and effective method to separate polyester and cotton from blended fabrics. Fibres of cotton-polyester blends although popular fabrics, are virtually impossible to separate, making recycling difficult. This innovation could have a

Sustainability

Source Fashion Displaying Breakthrough Recycling Technology

Textile Insights July 15, 2023

Source Fashion, which will be organised from July 16-18, 2023 and is Europe’s newest responsible sourcing show, will show the first UK presentation of a world-first breakthrough in polyester textile recycling. The event will see the first commercial scale launch of Project Re:claim, which is a post-consumer polyester recycling plant. Project Re:claim is a joint […]

Sustainability

PET Recycling Takes Leap With Oerlikon Barmag Technology

Textile Insights July 5, 2023

PT. Kahatex, one of Indonesia’s biggest fabric manufacturers has commissioned the homogenisation technology provided by Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering (OBHE), a joint venture between Oerlikon Barmag and Yangzhou Huitong Chemical Engineering Technique Co., Ltd. The system has a daily capacity of 25 tons for recycling popcorn and bottle flakes into textile quality chips

Sustainability

Avery Dennison & TEXAID To Tackle Textile Waste Challenge

Textile Insights July 3, 2023

Avery Dennison has joined forces with TEXAID, a European company specialising in recycling of used textiles, to address challenges of textile waste management ahead of incoming regulatory changes in the European Union. In a press release, Avery Dennison said a key aspect of this collaboration is the integration of cutting-edge technologies. As a provider of […]