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Oerlikon focuses on sustainability and circular economy solutions
Oerlikon Group is set to focus on addressing challenges in the textile industry at this year's ITMA Asia + CITME 2022 trade show. The company aims to contribute to the creation of a circular economy
Spinnova receives grant to develop waste-based fibers
Finnish company Spinnova, which makes fibers, has been given a grant by Business Finland for research and development (R&D). The amount is up to €1.9 million ($2.07 million). They want to make
Scientists create mussel-inspired material to clean pollutants from water
Researchers at Khalifa University have created a polymer that is environmentally beneficial and inspired by mussels. It can purify wastewater from textile dyeing by eliminating negatively charged
Archroma new technology upcycles textile waste into colors
Archroma had already developed a way to turn waste from the herbal and food industry into its range of EarthColors. These colors are used by companies like G-Star, Patagonia, Esprit, Tom Taylor,
Marimekko launches collection made of post-industrial textile waste
Marimekko, a Finnish design company, has announced the launch of a ‘closed-loop project’  at Slush 2022, in which it would create a small line of clothing that incorporates post-industrial
The Woolmark Company launches global anti-synthetic textiles campaign
Wear Wool, Not Fossil Fuel is the name of a new worldwide campaign that The Woolmark Company launched to inform customers about the hidden environmental effect of synthetic fibers and how selecting
Isko invests in Itema’s waste-reducing weaving machines
Turkish denim mill, ISKO, is investing in Italian weaving machines manufacturer Itema. ISKO is already on its road to a more sustainable denim future by selecting Itema's newest rapier machine, a
Evrnu launches a new recyclable material made entirely of textile waste
US-based textile innovations company, Evrnu, announced the launch of 100% NuCycl r-lyocell, the world's first high-performance, recyclable lyocell material created exclusively from cotton textile
Fashion for Good launches project to transform agricultural waste into green fibers
Global sustainable fashion innovation platform, Fashion for Good, launches the ‘Untapped Agricultural Waste Project’ to validate and scale technologies that can successfully transform
A quick guide on sustainable textiles certification
Textile industry is one of the most polluting industries on the planet. Harmful substances like nitrogen, sulphur oxides, hydrocarbons, formaldehyde, etc are released into the air, and surfactants,