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• WATCH: Recycled Cotton Becomes New Fabric

  A lot of us recycle our old textiles, but few of us know that they are very difficult to re-use, and often end up in landfills anyway. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a method that converts cotton into sugar, that in turn can be turned into spandex, nylon or ethanol.

• Ergonomix Adopts Trizar Technology

  Ergonomix Apparel has adopted Trizar  technology to add performance in both hot and cold weather to their line of no melt no drip clothing. The new line will also incorporate the advanced design that defines Ergonomix work wear and extend the comfort range of all products.
   

• Lenzing Unveils Pioneering TENCEL Modal Fiber With Indigo Color Technology To Help Elevate Sustainability In The Denim Industry

  The Lenzing Group is enhancing sustainable offerings for the denim industry with TENCEL branded modal fibers with Indigo Color technology. The pioneering Indigo Color technology behind this new market offering incorporates indigo pigment directly into TENCEL branded modal fibers using a onestep spun-dyeing process.

• Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Receives Its First-Ever Spider Silk Shipment From Its Vietnamese Production Facility

  Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“the Company” or “Kraig Labs”), the biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of spider silk, announces that the Company received its first small shipment of spider silk from Prodigy textiles, its wholly-owned Vietnamese subsidiary.

• Stora Enso To Host TreeToTextile’s Demonstration Plant For Sustainable Textile Fiber

  TreeToTextile, owned by H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, Stora Enso, and LSCS Invest, invests EUR 35 million in a demonstration plant in Sweden. It is a critical step towards commercialising a new sustainable textile fiber with scalable technology and a low manufacturing cost.