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Fashion brand incorporates recycled polyester from Indorama
Fibre group Indorama Ventures provided recycled polyester to Thai fashion group Painkiller Atelier for a new...
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Recognition for BASF polyamide 6 recycing pilots
BASF has received recognition from the plastics industry for pilot projects exploring recycling polyamide 6...
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Technology investment will help scale regenerative cotton, BCI says
Cotton sustainability body Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has announced an investment in technology that it...
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BHF bets on natural performance and T2T polyester
A leading producer of polyester in China, BHF featured its Ternura yarns at Performance Days this week....
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Alignment with regenerative standards now complete at BCI
Cotton sustainability body Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has announced a change to its standards...
When synthetics bet on renewable over fossil
Occupying a middle ground between natural and petrochemical, synthetic fibres made from renewable resources may hit the right chord with brands looking to lighten their environmental footprint. But these biopolymers also come with their...
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Milano Unica: United in innovationCould it be the show’s early dates? The winter season session, when fabrics command higher prices... -
Colouring with only a hint of waterHigh-tech solutions that can ‘dye’ fabrics virtually without water promise to cut precious... -
Novel natural windbreaker shows power of collaborationArmedangels has eschewed fossil-based fabrics for what it describes as the first natural jacket of... -
Stick with itScience that won the Nobel Prize for chemistry as long ago as 1950 could have a role to play in the ...
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Automation’s shortcomingsClothing designers expect to see further advances in automation in the near future, but we are some ...
Reclaiming a lost material
Made with 85% recycled product, Blumaka’s insoles and midsoles can help footwear brands find a use for foam waste while boosting comfort and durability. Anti-slip technology and carbon plates are taking performance to an extra...-
From the ground upTwenty-five years of learning about the footwear industry from the inside have allowed Nikolai...
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Hyping the HyperbootThe CEO of Hyperice tells us how teaming up with Nike for a boot that boosts warm-up and recovery...
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Preferred materialsFootwear brand New Balance is using data from LCA exercises to reset its environmental targets and...
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The fight for durabilityA “radical step forward” in making its footwear more durable helped Keen win recognition in Time’s...
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Major emissions milestoneA decision to use leather made from traceable hides has allowed Icebug to cut in half the carbon...
High end to High Street
Specialty materials developer Eastman launched a new version of its Naia yarn earlier this year. Here, the company’s general manager for textiles, Ruth Farrell, explains the benefits of the new product, Naia Lyte.What do you say when...
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Where is innovation going?President of fabric solutions provider Concept III, Chris Parkes, argues that clear, common...
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Haglöfs’ next chapterSwedish outdoor brand Haglöfs, founded in 1914, designs, develops and markets shells, mid-layers,...
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Edu Uribesalgo, innovation and sustainability director at Ternua – Monomaterials masterBasque outdoor brand Ternua has integrated circular and sustainability principles into its core...
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An eye for innovationDavid Parkes, founder of Concept III. David Parkes is famous in the outdoor industry for having...
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Changes in ChinaVincent Djen, director of Cheng Kung Garments (CKG)
