Sustainability

PUMA Unveils World’s First T-Shirt Made From 100% Textile Waste

Textile Insights November 11, 2024

PUMA, a part of a multi-brand consortium that has launched the world’s first piece of clothing made entirely from textile waste, utilizing innovative bio-recycling technology developed by French company CARBIOS. This groundbreaking project has produced a plain white T-shirt crafted from mixed

Sustainability

Reju CEO Patrik Frisk Launches ‘Regeneration Hub Zero’ For Sustainable Textile Production

Textile Insights October 10, 2024

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 high-quality material that boasts a lower carbon footprint than conventional

Sustainability

RSWM Pioneers Sustainability With Progressive Green Initiatives

Textile Insights September 30, 2024

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

Sustainability

Zara Unveils New Collection With 50% Recycled Circ Lyocell

Textile Insights September 10, 2024

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, […]

Sustainability

UNIFI Launches New Recycled Polyester Products

Textile Insights September 10, 2024

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,

Machinery

Balkan Tearing Line – Converting Textile Waste Into Value

Textile Insights August 12, 2024

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:

Sustainability

China’s Textile Waste Crisis And Recycling Efforts

July 11, 2024

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 […]

Tete-A-Tete

FTA With EU Would Be Real Game-Changer For India

June 12, 2024

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 […]

Sustainability

Consortium Aims To Recycle 50% Italian Textile Waste By 2035

Textile Insights November 29, 2023

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 […]

Sustainability

Waste Recycling – A Blessing In Disguise!

November 10, 2023

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 […]