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Infinited Fiber Company is a Finnish biotech founded in 2016 to commercialise a breakthrough recycling technology that can turn cellulose-rich raw materials – like cotton-rich textile waste, used cardboard, or wheat or rice straw – into high-quality textile fibres with the look and feel of cotton. The patented technology has been validated by leading brands and is ready to be scaled. Infinited Fiber Company won the Europas 2020 Hottest Sustainability Tech Award, and was listed on the Global 50 to Watch by Cleantech Group in 2019. Petri Alava, CEO & Co-founder, Infinited Fiber Company sheds light on why conscious clothing is becoming a popular choice, the growing market for regenerated fibres and more.

Cotton is the most widely used textile fibre. However, from an ecological point of view it is considered to be the most water, energy and chemical consuming fibre. The cold–pad-batch method is economical and environment-friendly but needs critical control.

BRFL Textiles Private Limited (BTPL), home to India’s largest single-roof state-of-the-art fabric processing facility, has boosted production at its Tarapur plant from 100,000 meters per day to now 150,000 meters per day.

In light of the coronavirus pandemic and the increasing number of hospital infections around the
world involving multidrug-resistant pathogens, antimicrobial textiles are coming back into focus.

In light of the coronavirus pandemic and the increasing number of hospital infections around the world involving multidrug-resistant pathogens, antimicrobial textiles are coming back into focus.

The textile was produced on a TM 4-TS EL with double-sided fabric to ensure that the finished product is not only a must-have bathing accessory, but also a real eye-catcher.
Towels are not only useful for drying off, but they can also steal the show from bathing beauties.

Arguably, business as usual in the fashion industry is not sustainable. The industry produces 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions while generating 1-1.5 percent of global GDP.