Fashion for Good launches a new, two-year pilot project in collaboration with leading brands Kering and PVH Corp. and leading global textile manufacturer Arvind Limited to pilot a radically resource-efficient cotton farming technology.
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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.
The Lenzing Group is enhancing sustainable offerings for the denim industry with TENCELâ„¢ branded modal fibres with Indigo Color technology. The pioneering Indigo Color technology behind this new market offering incorporates indigo pigment directly into TENCELâ„¢ branded modal fibres.
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.
Dow, the world’s leading materials science company, today introduces DOWSIL™ IE-8749 Emulsion, a new generation of durable water repellent finishes for fabrics based on silicone chemistry.