Fabric

How India’s Knitting Industry Is Weaving Versatile And Sustainable Apparel

Textile Insights April 9, 2025

Knitted fabrics made from organic cotton and recycled polyester are now providing more eco-friendly options without compromising on the comfort, quality and style quotient, writes Arvind Maurya As the world moves towards sustainable operations to offset climate change, India’s knitting industry

Sustainability

EU Agrees On New Rules For Waste Textile Management

Textile Insights February 20, 2025

The Council presidency and European Parliament representatives have reached a provisional agreement on revising the waste framework directive, introducing harmonized rules for waste textile management across the EU. The agreement establishes extended producer responsibility (EPR) for textile producers and fashion brands, making them accountable for waste generated from

Sustainability

Selenis Joins Life Politex Project To Pioneer Textile Waste Recycling

Textile Insights September 2, 2024

Selenis is participating in the Life Politex project, an innovative initiative aimed at tackling textile waste from the fast fashion industry. The current linear model of textile production and fast fashion contributes significantly to textile waste, with global figures from 2020 showing 93 billion m³ of water consumption, 1.7 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions and […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Sustainable Sportswear: Puma’s RE:FIBRE Jerseys for 35 Clubs

July 19, 2024

Global sports company Puma has significantly advanced its textile-to-textile recycling initiative, RE:FIBRE, by creating millions of replica football jerseys with at least 75% recycled textile waste and other waste materials. Starting from the 2024/25 season, all Puma football replica jerseys, including those for 35 clubs and major tournaments like the Euro and Copa