Out now: WSA issue one for 2024
The first issue of WSA for 2024 is available to read now. We lead with an analysis of ocean plastic as the source of what commentators are calling a new category of recycled synthetics.
We also cover an interesting rise in the number of factories coming on stream to depolymerise existing polyester textiles, pointing towards an industrial infrastructure for circular polyester.
In a similar vein, we talk to Ambercycle about the process it is putting in place to make regenerated polyester that has won major investment from Inditex.
Still on fibres, we mark the milestone that Spiber and Goldwin have achieved in making brewed protein fibre on a commercial scale.
We have footwear articles featuring Icebug and Vivobarefoot, impressions from the MarediModa fabric event in Cannes, and close with a Dialogue piece featuring the brand director of Ventile, Daniel Odermatt.
