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What is the banana fabric?

Banana is a bast fiber extracted from the pseudo-stem of the plant and has the scientific name as Musa acuminate.…

4 years ago

Bamboo textiles an eco-friendly, natural alternative to Cotton

In the olden times, the Chinese and Japanese wove thin strips of the bark to make hats and shoes but…

10 years ago

ANDRITZ to showcase innovative nonwovens and textile solutions

International technology group ANDRITZ will unveil its cutting-edge nonwovens production and textile solutions at Techtextil in Frankfurt, Germany in April.

2 months ago

OrthoLite partners with Novamont to develop first circular foam material

OrthoLite® has announced an exclusive partnership with Novamont to create OrthoLite Cirql™, the first circular foam material solution for footwear…

1 year ago

German entrepreneurial duo takes over Kings of Indigo

Kings of Indigo, the Dutch ethical jeans brand, has discovered its saviors after going bankrupt in November.

1 year ago

DiaperRecycle wins RISE Innovation Award for its technology to recycle used diapers

At the 12th annual RISE — Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics Conference, DiaperRecycle received the RISE Innovation Award…

2 years ago

BFT completes acquisition of Lumberton Cellulose

Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT), headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, has completed the acquisition of Georgia-Pacific's Lumberton Cellulose LLC.

2 years ago

Spanish firm Pyratex raises EUR600,000

Spanish sustainable fabrics start-up, Pyratex, has raised EUR600,000 (US$680,086) in the second round of fundraising.

2 years ago

Haelixa partners with QIMA to offer physical traceability and auditing services

Haelixa, has partnered with UK-based supply chain compliance experts QIMA, to offer a unique package of physical traceability and auditing…

3 years ago

ILO adopts code of practice on safety and health in textiles & footwear sector

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has adopted code of practice on safety and health in the textile, apparel, leather, and…

3 years ago