A partnership between Hyosung and Loop Industries could help the industry move beyond bottles to a circular polyester solution.
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03 December 2025
Circular connections
26 November 2025
Hugo Boss puts faith in nature
Sourcing fibres through regenerative farming is growing in importance the German brand. Its director of sustainability, Heinz Zeller, insists a close personal connection with farmers is imperative.
19 November 2025
Hemp comes clean
It has natural performance attributes and is cast as a low-impact alternative to cotton: hemp is on track to grow its presence as new technologies make it easier to integrate into today’s efficiency-driven...
12 November 2025
Biotech dyes in the starting blocks
Decades of research have gone into the development of dyes made from fermentation. As biotech indigo, the signature colour of blue jeans, takes its first steps on the market, it could be paving the way for...
05 November 2025
Next-gen fibres in the spotlight
An increased uptake of lower-impact and ‘next-gen’ fibres will be necessary to counter the increase in virgin polyester, say exhibitors at the Future Fabrics Expo. They hope incoming regulation will create the ...
29 October 2025
Breathability is back
A new fabric, AirCore, represents a step forward in breathable weather protection, Polartec says.
01 October 2025
Weft-insertion deftness
A long-standing partnership between fabric manufacturer Chargeurs PCC and textile machinery developer Karl Mayer has delivered a weft-insertion innovation that, in turn, has brought about the lightest...
03 September 2025
Second nature
Emulating the properties of a squid’s suction cups or, more prosaically, those of wool, two new biotech protein fibres are in the works at Tandem Repeat. What began in a biomimetic materials lab at Penn State...
20 August 2025
Garment design in the age of circularity
At each stage of a future circular apparel ecosystem, the design of an item of clothing will impact how smoothly the process runs.
06 August 2025
A stretch for circularity
Textile-to-textile recycling is making progress for items made from pure cotton or polyester, and blends of both.
21 May 2025
Half a million new textile jobs for Africa
A textile initiative for Africa envisages huge boosts to the continent’s cotton production capacity and to textile-sector employment there.
07 May 2025
Lost in the shuffle
Mass balance models, common in fair trade goods, are used when physical traceability is deemed unfeasible.
23 April 2025
Melt and spin fibre-to-fibre recycling
Polyester and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are two different names for the same polymer.
02 April 2025
Growing consensus
After years of outdated data on cotton, 13 industry bodies worked with Cascale to provide new figures for the Higg Index.
26 March 2025
Tapping into new roots
Yulex believes a desire for options other than petrochemical-based raw materials will create opportunities in the footwear sector and its repositioning in Asia will help it capitalise on demand.
12 March 2025
Close connections
A highly focused show, Mare di Moda attracts top buyers and suppliers in the swim, beach and athleisure-sports sectors.
06 March 2025
Seaweed solutions
A source of superfood, biofuels and more, algae is touted by some as no less than the most influential organism of the twenty-first century. A thriving natural resource, but also a bane when it blooms in...
27 February 2025
WSA turns 30 and becomes Sportstextiles
Consultant editor, David Buirski, has been covering the performance textile industry for more than three decades and textiles in general for much longer.