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Insight22 Aug 2023

First US denim brand to become Bluesign partner

The textile industry’s sustainability solutions provider, Bluesign®, has announced its partnership with the fashion & denim lifestyle brand Madewell, which will be the first US denim company to become a Bluesign System Partner brand.

NaturalCompanies & Finance

Commercially readySector Analysis21 Aug 2023

ITMA initiates positive recovery for inkjet

The digital textile printing market’s sentiment score rebounded 27% in the second quarter of 2023.

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight21 Aug 2023

Breakthrough polyester recycling solution

Shriaya Sharam, one of the chemists behind the revolutionary polyester recycling breakthrough at University of Copenhagen, speaks to Elisha Jones about how the innovation has the potential to revolutionise the textile sector.

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Synthetics

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Insight21 Aug 2023

Durable and antimicrobial textiles fit for space

Malgorzata Holynska, materials and process engineer at European Space Agency (ESA), discusses its new project which looks at preventing microbial growth in spacesuits. Elisha Jones reports.

NaturalFabricsResearch & Development

Insight21 Aug 2023

First industrial plant for PET recycling in Spain

Head of marketing and business development at Swiss recycling company Gr3n, Fabio Silvestri sits down with Elisha Jones to discuss the new industrial-scale plant, which will be located in Spain.

FibresYarnsCompanies & Finance

Prices21 Aug 2023

Executive Market Report

European chemicals producers recorded an upswing in output in June 2023 compared to the previous month, said the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat, but the trend was not consistent across all key producing countries.

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

Insight18 Aug 2023

3D printing carbon capture filters

Some of the same team responsible for making a textile carbon capture filter have demonstrated that a carbon capture filter can be created using 3D printing.

EffectsIndustry 4.0

Prices18 Aug 2023

Wool Market Report

A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.

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ScalingIntelligence18 Aug 2023

Breakthrough tech for recycling of textile waste

Clean polyester can be separated from mixed waste fabrics by chemical sorting and then converted into original monomers, research from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) has discovered.

Technical TextilesFinishingSustainability

Insight17 Aug 2023

ASCC to adopt 3D weaving

Following ITMA 2023 in Milan, Italy in June, the UK’s Optima 3D is delivering the special weaving technology it demonstrated to the US for installation at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC).

KnittingWeavingIndustry 4.0

Insight17 Aug 2023

Uzbekistan textile manufacturer joins ITMF

Muzaffar Razakov, chief executive officer (CEO) of Global Textile, discusses the company’s recent decision to join the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF). Elisha Jones reports.

NaturalSpun/NaturalManufacturing Technology

ScalingInsight17 Aug 2023

Recycled fibre start-up bolstering sustainability

Fast-growing US start-up Material Return is moving toward circularity with its textile-to-textile recycling process. John McCurry reports.

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Insight17 Aug 2023

New sustainable textiles course at UK university

The University of Leeds, in the north of England, has developed a new course that aims to reduce the environmental impact of the textile industry.

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Insight16 Aug 2023

China’s nonwovens production stable in 2022

The production of China’s nonwovens remained stable in 2022, despite a decrease in investment and a decline in exports.

NonwovensMarkets & Prices

Company Intelligence16 Aug 2023

Myant

Myant has been gaining ground in the smart textile market with its innovative integration of electronics, sensors and connectivity. WTiN explores the firm’s rise to the top with the firm’s senior textile engineer Sahar Rostami.

Smart TextilesCompanies & Finance

Insight16 Aug 2023

Suppliers call for harmonised sustainability

Textile suppliers have been struggling to meet the challenges raised by the ‘Wild West’ of environmental standards schemes and certifications. Andreia Nogueira reports.

FibresYarnsTrade

Commercially readyInsight16 Aug 2023

World’s first commercial-scale Mycelium plant

Biomaterials technology company MycoWorks is opening the world’s-first commercial-scale Fine Mycelium production plant in September 2023.

FabricsManufacturing Technology

ScalingInsight15 Aug 2023

Biochemicals firm wins $2.45m to transform waste

Nature Coatings, a biochemicals company based in Los Angeles, US, has completed a seed funding round of US$2.45m to expand its work transforming waste material into bio-based, safe renewable solutions.

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Intelligence15 Aug 2023

Bio-based sustainable hygiene products

There’s a huge market for absorbent hygiene products and a wide range of options but few are sustainable.

NonwovensResearch & Development

Insight15 Aug 2023

Textile filter for carbon capture

Textiles could play a role in removing carbon dioxide from air and gas.

FibresYarnsSustainability

Insight15 Aug 2023

Eco-modulation: from France to the world

As investment in textile recycling technology increases and more recycling schemes are launched to meet the demands of EU legislation, who will bear the resulting costs?

RecycledSustainability

Commercially readyInsight15 Aug 2023

Significant European textile hub expands

The Rieter yarn spinning line originally planned for Spinnova’s plant in Jyväskylä, Finland, will now be installed at the spinning mill of Tearfil in Guimarães, Portugal.

YarnsManufacturing Technology

ScalingIntelligence14 Aug 2023

Shoe Recycling Installation

Founded in 2017, FastFeetGrinded is a footwear recycling company that aims to “transform the international footwear industry into a circular industry”.

FibresFootwearCompanies & Finance

Insight14 Aug 2023

Expanding the European hemp market

As hemp becomes more popular across the textile and apparel supply chain, the Alliance for European Flax-Linen and Hemp is growing the European textile hemp industry to meet market demands.

NaturalYarnsSustainability

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