September 2023

Performance Days improves the alternatives for sustainable sourcing.

Performance Days improves the alternatives for sustainable sourcing

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The organization behind Munich’s Performance Days exhibition has announced several new elements intended to enhance visitors’ access to the newest advancements in sustainable textiles. Taking place at the Messe München exhibition center on the 4th and 5th of October 2023, the overall floor space has been enlarged to accommodate a new footwear section, additional stands, …

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Launch of the MycoWorks mycelium plant

Launch of the MycoWorks mycelium plant

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To supply the fashion industry with its leather substitute material, the biotechnology business MycoWorks has started production at the first commercial-scale fine mycelium plant in the world. The 136,000-square-foot plant will make millions of square feet of its Reishi-branded material each year using its technique, which claims to have the same strength, durability, and feel …

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Indonesian facility of Lenzing receives EU Ecolabel

Indonesian facility of Lenzing receives EU Ecolabel

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Lenzing’s manufacturing facility in Purwakarta, Indonesia, has been granted accreditation to the EU Ecolabel criteria for the production of cellulosic fibers. The facility, which recently underwent several technical improvements, will now produce fibers with the Lenzing Ecovero and Veocel brands for nonwoven applications. The factory is anticipated to help Lenzing reach its targets of reducing …

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Launch of a trial line for plasma-based finishing

launch of a trial line for plasma-based finishing

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Deakin University in Australia has established a pilot manufacturing facility in collaboration with Xefco to study the innovative plasma-based technique for coating and dyeing fabrics. With funding from the Australian Government’s Trailblazer Universities Program and Deakin’s Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialization Hub (REACH), the pilot line will be used to investigate whether a waterless manufacturing …

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Brands look for emissions-free shipping options

Brands look for emissions-free shipping options

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MIAMI- The commercial adoption of zero-emission delivery services is being urged by several fashion brands and retailers, including Amazon, Patagonia, Ikea, and Levi Strauss. The 600,000 twenty-foot containers (TEUs) are to be provided by shipping companies over three years, according to the request from the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA). To speed up the …

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Hugo Boss is going to release a line produced by AeoniQ.

Hugo Boss is going to release a line produced by AeoniQ

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Hugo Boss, a high-end fashion business, has unveiled its first capsule collection created of AeoniQ yarn from HeiQ. Hugo Boss and HeiQ embarked on a long-term strategic relationship in 2022 to introduce a more environmentally friendly fashion philosophy that would support the company’s 2030 goal of becoming climate neutral. AeoniQ, which was introduced in early …

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Yarn Expo Autumn in China will have 19% more exhibitors in 2023.

Yarn Expo Autumn in China will have 19% more exhibitors in 2023

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The 27,000 sqm hive of industry, which is Asia’s largest yarn and fiber trade expo, received an astounding array of 510 exhibitors from 14 countries and regions, a 19% increase over the previous edition. Bangladesh, France, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam were among the new exhibitor nations and areas that were represented at …

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Sustainable textile mill to be built by MYGroup

Sustainable textile mill to be built by MYGroup

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The waste management and recycling company MYGroup will spend £500,000 on a new sustainable textile factory at its current location in Hull, a project it describes as a “UK-first.” The city’s Morley Street recycling campus is home to a two-story, 1,300-square-meter factory that will house a full recycling and remanufacturing process for waste textiles, including …

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Deakin University and Xefco will reduce the water waste associated with dyeing jeans.

Deakin University and Xefco will reduce the water waste associated with dyeing jeans

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As part of its Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH), Australia’s Deakin University has partnered with Geelong-based startup Xefco to carry out new research that will revolutionize how garments, notably jeans, obtain their color. One of the most popular clothing items in the world, jeans are also one of the least eco-friendly, using over …

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