Debrand, a reverse logistics textile solutions provider, today announced that it has received a strategic investment from WM, North America's largest environmental solutions provider. This is the first strategic investment made by WM in textile recycling. Leveraging...
Hohenstein on November 11 celebrated the opening of a second testing laboratory in Gurugram, India. The new addition to Hohenstein’s expanding lab network will focus on physical, colorfastness and restricted substance testing of leather, footwear and personal...
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, will recycle 20 million discarded mineral water, cold drink and other PET bottles annually to make eco-friendly uniforms for staff that man its petrol pumps and LPG distributor agencies, its chairman said....
Materials science leader Hologenix, creators of CELLIANT®, and global textile solutions provider UNIFI®, makers of REPREVE®, have announced their partnership to introduce CELLIANT® with REPREVE®. CELLIANT with REPREVE has the infrared properties of science-backed...
Global workwear textile manufacturer Carrington Textiles can now certify the number of plastic bottles recycled to produce every meter of the company's sustainable workwear polycotton, Delamere 195, aiming to add more transparency to the company's supply chain and...
When Katie Lopes set out to create a women’s underwear brand, she wanted her products to be comfortable and hip—and eventually disappear into a pile of coffee grounds, eggshells, and potato peels in her garden. “I was beginning to become more aware of the damage the...
Nike has created a material called Nike Forward that requires fewer steps than traditional Nike knits or woven, which significantly reduces the environmental impact of the material. Nike Forward is created with an average 75% carbon footprint reduction and a...
Ralph Lauren is making this year’s US Open tennis tournament look very, very good. The brand, which has been an official sponsor of the event for the last 17 years, revealed its official on-court uniforms for this year’s edition last week. The centerpiece of the kit...
Hybridworks Chemical President Bud Honshell and Bob Fesmire, Chairman of Ellis Corporation and Ludell Manufacturing, an investor partner in Hybridworks, collaborate to bring groundbreaking, sustainable textile manufacturing to market. Bud Honshell President of...
Many of us try to recycle our old textiles, but few of us know that they are actually very difficult to reuse, and often end up in landfills anyway. Now, scientists at Lund University in Sweden have developed a method that converts cotton into sugar, that in turn can...
Editor's Note: Many companies tout their sustainability credentials for good reason: customers often note the importance of sustainability in the purchase process and seek out companies dedicated to leaving a smaller imprint on the planet. Yet with record gas prices,...
Westex, a Milliken Brand, a global manufacturer of flame-resistant and arc-rated (FR/AR) textiles, and Lenzing, supplier of wood-based specialty fibers through its brand TENCEL™, last week announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing sustainability efforts within...
