Yarn & Fiber
Indorama Ventures showcases sustainability innovation at COP29 in Azerbaijan
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, showcased its latest advancements in recycling and sustainability at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held from November 11 to 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Textile Exchange announces the winners of the 2024 Climate and Nature Impact Awards.
Textile Exchange is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Climate and Nature Impact Awards, which recognizes four projects and a climate leader for their contributions this year to advancing sustainability in the fashion, apparel, and textile industry. The awards were presented at a dedicated breakfast ceremony during the Textile Exchange Conference, attended by key industry stakeholders and leaders.
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ITMA Asia + CITME 2024
KARL MAYER Technische Textilien at ITMA ASIA + CITME - a presentation that opens up many opportunities
During ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024, KARL MAYER presented “Master the Change” solutions for numerous areas of the textile industry, including the technical textiles segment. At its stand in the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center, the global player showed how the non-crimp fabrics from its highly productive composite machines can be used to exploit promising sales potential with lightweight construction applications.
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Raw Materials
Cotton Sustainability Summit: A catalyst for industry collaboration
The 2024 Cotton Sustainability Summit, hosted by Cotton Incorporated in La Jolla, CA, brought together sustainability leaders from major fashion brands and retailers for engaging panel discussions and thought-provoking conversations on critical sustainability topics. The two-day event featured sessions tackling climate change, regenerative agriculture, supply chain value, biodiversity, plastic pollution, and circularity, underscoring both challenges and innovations shaping the cotton industry’s future.
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Digital Printing
RUDOLF introduces innovative digital pigment printing toolbox
RUDOLF, a world leader in speciality chemicals, announces a development in digital textile printing with the introduction of its new Digital Pigment Printing Toolbox. Continuous research and development enables RUDOLF to offer products with maximum performance and minimum environmental impact. Interest in digital pigment printing is growing because it has the advantage over other printing technologies of eliminating one process step. With pigment printing, there is no need for posttreatment, which means that the water required for post-treatment can be saved.
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SHIMA SEIKI to exhibit at JIAM 2024
Leading textile solutions provider SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan is exhibiting at the upcoming JIAM 2024 Japan International Apparel & Non-Apparel Manufacturing Trade Show in Osaka, Japan. At JIAM the company will be promoting all three of its main product lines: Computerized cutting machines (NC cutting machines); Computerized flat knitting machines; and Design software, to the international market. The company’s exhibition theme at JIAM 2024 is SHIMA SEIKI Reborn, referring to the renewal of SHIMA SEIKI’s commitment to innovation.
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Retail & Brands
PUMA releases Green Flags: A new podcast engaging Gen-Z in sustainability
Sports company PUMA has launched Green Flags, a five-part podcast series on sustainability hosted by Manchester United captain and Lioness, Maya Le Tissier, fashion and lifestyle Guru, Oli Bromfield and pro-footballer turned content creator, Moses Duckrell.
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Sustainability
GOTS due diligence handbook for auditors marks sustainability milestone for the textile industry
Global Standard, the non-profit that manages the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), in partnership with The Hague-based UpRights Foundation, is proud to announce the launch of the GOTS Due Diligence Handbook for Auditors. This landmark resource is a critical step in promoting sustainable practices, human rights and ethical business conduct across the textile sector and in line with evolving regulatory requirements around the world.
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Style3D Studio unveils groundbreaking V7.2 update
Style3D Studio has launched its highly anticipated version 7.2, introducing a suite of innovative features aimed at redefining workflows in 3D design and fashion technology. This latest update promises a transformative experience for users, with enhanced tools for real-time rendering, advanced grading, and industry-leading GPU-powered simulation capabilities.
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Denim
ROICA™ by Asahi Kasei, Advance Denim and Lenzing unveil LoopTy Collection
ROICA™ by Asahi Kasei, a leading producer of innovate stretch fibers has partnered with Lenzing, a leading supplier of regenerated cellulosic fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries, and Advance Denim, the world-renowned Chinese denim manufacturer, to co-create a groundbreaking lifestyle stretch denim collection.“LoopTy Collection” was created by combining ROICA™ V550 (1), the degradable stretch fiber, with Lenzing’s resource efficient TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers (2), and Advance Denim's expertise in denim craftmanship.
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Knitting & Hosiery
Successful CREATE PLUS training for Accord Knits / Flexknit employees at KARL MAYER (CHINA)
The KARL MAYER Academy is delighted about the successful training of the important STOLL customer Accord Knits in its branch at KARL MAYER (CHINA).
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Bio-based polyesters for challenging long-term applications
Current bio-based plastics are often only suitable for short-lived applications, such as packaging, because they have inadequate long-term properties. The new project “Bio-based polyesters for challenging long-term applications” from the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF aims to improve the long-term properties of bioplastics through targeted additivation in order to enable their use in technical applications. To do this, the researchers are looking for companies along the value chain that would also like to substitute petro-based plastics with bio-based solutions in long-lasting products.
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Breaking boundaries in fashion: Mimaki and FESPA France collaborate to redefine creativity with advanced digital printing
Innovation through collaboration is a mantra for Mimaki. By partnering with industry and creative professionals, Mimaki leverages diverse expertise and perspectives, fostering a culture of creativity, customization and responsiveness to market demands. When applying this approach to the fashion industry, the result couldn't be anything but exciting!
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Recycled and Runway Ready: Naia™’s new creative expression leveraging AI technology
Naia™ from Eastman’s fibers set a superior standard in responsible fashion thanks to a process that changes the paradigm of circularity: Eastman’s carbon renewal technology. This technology breaks hard to recycle waste down into its molecular building blocks and recomposes them into high quality feedstock that can be used to create Naia™ Renew, a versatile, functional, traceable, biodegradable and compostable GRS-certified cellulosic fiber, ready to be transformed into new fashion collections without compromising style and comfort.
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The ICAC issues the final statement from Its 82nd Plenary Meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has released the Final Statement from its 82nd Plenary Meeting, which was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from September 30 to October 3, 2024. The Final Statement is now being translated into Arabic, French, Russian, and Spanish; the documents will be posted on www.icac.org in the coming days.
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From design to recycling: Navigating ESPR product requirements for a circular economy – policy roundtable
T-REX Project hosted a policy roundtable on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) in Brussels. The event encouraged an open exchange on key issues between stakeholders including brands, manufacturers, policymakers, and other key players in the textile industry ecosystem.
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Cascale puts sustainability policy in spotlight as brand and retail leaders convene in Brussels
As the policy landscape evolves at an unprecedented pace, understanding the implications of these changes is more critical than ever. From the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to the Ecodesing for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) , staying ahead of regulations isn’t just about compliance – it’s about positioning business for long-term success. To ensure that brands, retailers, manufacturers and supply chain partners in the apparel, footwear, textiles, and broader consumer goods sectors are well-equipped to keep pace, Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, will host its Brand & Retail Forum: Brussels on December 4, sponsored by Worldly, the most comprehensive sustainability data insights platform and exclusive licensee of the Higg Index.
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Sustainability
Cone Denim introduces first solar panel installation at mill in Jiaxing, China
Cone Denim® has taken the next step toward increasing renewable energy usage and reducing greenhouse gas emissions with the construction and launch of its first rooftop solar project in Jiaxing, China.
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Textile ETP wraps up T-REX's Policy Roundtable
The T-REX project’s policy roundtable in Brussels on November 12 was a pivotal gathering of experts and leaders committed to advancing Europe’s sustainability efforts. Concluding the event, Secretary General Lutz Walter reflected on the discussions and emphasized the core themes that resonated throughout the day.
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Sport, health, fashion: The highlights of ISPO Munich 2024
Rethink the world of sports and shape it together: that’s what ISPO Munich 2024 (3 to 5 December 2024) is calling for with this year’s main topics Retail & Sustainability, Health & Fashion, and Tech/AI & Sports Extended. With over 2,400 exhibitors, topic-specific hubs and an extensive programme featuring prominent speakers, the upcoming event will set new standards and show how technology, sustainability and health are revolutionising the sports industry. With a total of five conferences, the accompanying conference programme offers deeper insights into various topics.
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Autumn 2024 Economic Forecast: A gradual rebound in an adverse environment
After a prolonged period of stagnation, the EU economy is returning to modest growth, while the disinflation process continues. The European Commission's Autumn Forecast projects GDP growth in 2024 at 0.9% in the EU and 0.8% in the euro area. Economic activity is forecast to accelerate to 1.5% in the EU and to 1.3% in the euro area in 2025, and to 1.8% in the EU and 1.6% in the euro area in 2026.
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European and Mercosur business associations ask swift conclusion of EU-Mercosur FTA
In a joint call from both sides of the Atlantic, 78 business associations representing a diverse array of industries from the EU and Mercosur ask their governments to expedite the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The statement underscores the strategic importance of reinforcing trade links, fostering investments and promoting sustainable development, which this historic agreement is built to deliver.
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Not so micro: an exploration of the impact of fibre fragmentation
Small to the point of invisible, extremely persistent and all around us, fibre fragments represent one of the hidden costs we pay with our garments across all market segments, from activewear to luxury, posing a risk to our ecosystems and our health. This article informs readers about the ongoing discussions regarding definitions used in the industry, as well as pathways of fibre fragments and the current solutions to mitigate their impact.
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Fashion for Good launches the Feedstock Assessment for Biosynthetic Innovation
Fashion for Good is excited to announce the launch of the Feedstock Assessment for Biosynthetic Innovation, an initiative in collaboration with Bestseller, On and other brands aimed at accelerating the industry’s shift towards alternatives to fossil-fuel polymers. The assessment will be conducted in partnership with industry experts, the nova-Institute.
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EU takes action: German textile and fashion industry welcomes opening of proceedings against Chinese online retailer
“Brussels is taking action. This is a good sign. Online retailers that violate EU law and deceive and endanger consumers must be held accountable,” said Uwe Mazura.
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Cascale and Worldly publish analysis on California’s climate laws
Cascale (formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition), the global nonprofit alliance for the consumer goods industry, and Worldly, the planet’s most comprehensive sustainability data insights platform, have published an analysis of California’s new climate laws, which are set to reshape corporate environmental reporting in the United States. The paper examines the implications of two key laws—the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261)—which will require businesses operating in California to disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and assess climate-related financial risks.
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