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Cotton output estimated at 30mn bales in the crop year 2014-15

With a revival in the monsoon, sowing area under cotton although has intensified yet the overall sowing area under cotton…

10 years ago

The dry spell in recent years in the Cauvery Delta districts has brought to the fore the need for diversifying crop variety in the traditional paddy growing areas

While cotton areas are up in certain areas, a shift in mindset is needed according to official sources. Last year,…

6 years ago

Xeros Technology to explore upcycling of microplastics

Xeros Technology has partnered with the University of Surrey to jointly fund ground-breaking research to turn the microfibers recovered from…

1 year ago

Patagonia, Samsung develops washing machine that reduces microplastics

Samsung and Patagonia have teamed up to fight the microplastics that are produced throughout the textile and laundry processes.

1 year ago

Teijin Frontier develops highly biodegradable PLA resin to possibly reduce microplastics

Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., claims to have created a useful polylactic acid (PLA) resin that biodegrades more quickly than traditional…

1 year ago

Revalyu recycles over 1 billion PET bottles every year

Our recent interaction with Makarand Kulkarni, Chief Executive Officer of Revalyu Recycling (India) Ltd., discusses the company's revolutionary and innovative…

1 year ago

California adopts nations’s first microplastics reduction policy

The California Ocean Protection Council has approved the first comprehensive microplastics strategy in the country, in response to growing concern.

2 years ago

Samsung partners with Patagonia to minimize microplastics

Samsung Electronics, has teamed up with sustainable outerwear brand Patagonia, to develop a washing technology that reduces microplastics.

2 years ago

Patagonia signs multi-year fiber deal with Infinited Fiber Company

Outdoor apparel company, Patagonia and circular fashion and textile technology company, Infinited Fiber Company, have agreed to a multi-year sales…

3 years ago

Cranfield Uni researchers develop high-value sustainable fashion from crop waste

Researchers at Cranfield University partnered with University of York to develop a greener way of manufacturing textiles using biomass-derived from…

3 years ago