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WATCH: Recycled Cotton Becomes New Fabric
3/1/2021
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.
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Ergonomix Adopts Trizar Technology
2/27/2021
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.
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Lenzing Unveils Pioneering TENCEL Modal Fiber With Indigo Color Technology To Help Elevate Sustainability In The Denim Industry
2/23/2021
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.
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Receives Its First-Ever Spider Silk Shipment From Its Vietnamese Production Facility
2/23/2021
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.
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Stora Enso To Host TreeToTextile’s Demonstration Plant For Sustainable Textile Fiber
2/23/2021
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.
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Yunfu Chooses Centric PLM™ To Boost Global Business Development
2/17/2021
Yunfu Clothing (Yunfu), the Chinese clothing company, has selected Centric Software's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to fashion, retail, footwear, outdoor, luxury, consumer goods and home décor companies to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
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EPA Approves Livinguard's ‘Self-Disinfecting Textile,’ Setting The Bar In New Textile Category
2/16/2021
Livinguard announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the hygiene-technology company's patented self-disinfecting textile (EPA Reg N. 95700-2).
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Eliminating Textile Waste Requires New Ways Of Thinking
2/8/2021
A lot of material is wasted when clothes are produced; reducing this waste requires new ways of thinking. “The system was built up during a time when we thought that the earth's resources were unlimited, which we now know is not true.
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Herman Miller Introduces Its 'Most Sustainable Textile Collection Yet'
2/3/2021
Today, global design manufacturer Herman Miller, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLHR) announced the introduction of a new sustainable textile collection including fabric made from all recycled and ocean-bound plastic materials and an industry-leading 100% post-consumer biodegradable polyester.
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Huntsman Textile Effects And Sciessent Partner To Enable Sustainable Microbe- And Odor-Resistant Textiles
2/3/2021
Huntsman Textile Effects and Sciessent have entered into a strategic partnership to bring revolutionary antimicrobial and odor-control solutions to textile mills and brands worldwide.