In a significant stride toward sustainable textile manufacturing, Reju CEO Patrik Frisk, who formerly served as CEO of Under Armour, is leading an innovative project called Regeneration Hub Zero. This groundbreaking facility is dedicated to processing discarded textiles into Reju Polyester, a
RSWM Ltd, the flagship company of the LNJ Bhilwara Group, reinforced its commitment to sustainability by launching its comprehensive Sustainability Report at the 3rd Sustainable Textile Summit, organized by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The report was unveiled by Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for Textiles, Govt. of India, and Rohit Kansal, Additional
Zara, in collaboration with Circ, a US-based fashion technology company that recycles textile waste into new fibres, has unveiled its latest Zara Women’s collection made with Circ Lyocell. This fabric, which achieves the look and feel of silk, is derived from 50% recycled textile waste. Following the success of their first collection in April 2023, […]
UNIFI, Inc., a leading innovator in recycled and synthetic yarns, today unveiled two groundbreaking additions to its REPREVE portfolio, now recognized as the largest collection of regenerated performance polyester globally. Leveraging its proprietary Textile Takeback process, UNIFI introduced a white-dyeable filament yarn and a cutting-edge insulation material,
Trützschler & Balkan Textile Machinery have collaborated to become the first full-service provider in spinning preparation for recycling of textile waste. Textile Hard Waste – This waste is collected from various sources as listed below: Households: Used clothes Retailers and brands: Unsold inventory, defective and returned items Manufacturing and production:
In Zhejiang province, workers at the Wenzhou Tiancheng Textile Company, one of China’s largest cotton recycling plants, feed discarded cotton clothing and bed linens into shredding machines. This is the first step in recycling textiles, a critical issue given that only 12% of global textile waste is recycled, with a mere 1% of castoff clothes […]
The fragmented textile value chain in India necessitates the goods to travel from one place to another, which adds to logistics cost as well as has an impact on quality, says Gurudas Aras Historically fragmented and complex nature of our textile value chain has been taking toll on the health of our domestic industry. How […]
The European Recycling Platform (ERP) has established the ERP Italia Textile Consortium, which aims to achieve a remarkable 50 percent recycling rate for textile waste in Italy by 2035. ERP said it recognises the urgent need to address the growing issue of textile waste and with Italy projected to experience a massive 63 percent textile […]
Waste recycling is going to give a big boost to the textile and apparel industry in India and across the globe. It will trigger multifold growth in this industry, writes Avinash Mayekar. I would say waste recycling is a blessing in disguise since human beings all over the globe are using textiles as per their […]
Inditex, a leading fashion group, is taking significant steps towards a more sustainable future by incorporating Circulose into its collections. Circulose is a pioneering textile pulp produced by Renewcell, a Swedish company, using recycled cotton textile waste. This decision aligns with Inditex’s commitment to utilize textile raw materials with a reduced