The textile business of Milliken & Company announced its participation in two commercial textile-to-textile U.S. product trials with Accelerating Circularity. Serving as the fabric manufacturer in both trials, Milliken will be developing two separate garments—a...
While color is one of the primary indicators of sales success within the fashion industry, it’s also one of the world’s largest sources of water pollution. In fact, textile mills often dump residual dyes and hazardous chemicals into canals, streams and rivers. At NC...
In the pursuit of discovering more sustainable alternatives for textile production, innovators have stumbled upon many creative ways to tackle the issue - some of which may be surprising. Human waste was a common topic among exhibitors last week at MaterialDistrict,...
Evrnu announced last week the launch of the world’s first high-performance, recyclable lyocell material made entirely from cotton textile waste. Using cotton textile waste as its sole raw material, the fiber is designed to replace and outperform virgin cellulosic and...
The vision of the OEKO-TEX® Association, which was founded in March 1992 through a partnership between the Hohenstein Research Institute and the Austrian Textile Research Institute (OETI), is still reflected today in the organization’s core values: trust, safety and...
Global manufacturer Milliken & Company has announced a commitment to eliminate all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, from the company’s textile finishes and fibers portfolio. “Sustainability is a core value of our company, and we...
Technical textile supplier Gore Fabrics, which owns the Gore-Tex brand, has announced it has gained its full Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification for both of its manufacturing sites in Shenzhen, China and Putzbrunn, Germany. GRS is an international, voluntary,...
Vegeto, a Canadian leader in the sustainable production and processing of plant textile fibers, is launching a high performance milkweed insulation material for the outdoor clothing and equipment market, notably jackets, handwear and sleeping bags. Conceived and...
Last week, the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act (or Fashion Act) was unveiled: a bill that, if passed, would make New York the first state in the country to pass legislation that will effectively hold the biggest brands in fashion to account for...
At the 2021 World Climate Conference in Glasgow, representatives of the textile industry presented a more ambitious version of the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. In the updated charter, more than 130 participating companies pledged their commitment to...
Over 380 million tons of plastic is produced each year, according to recent figures. Approximately 35.7 million tons is used by the U.S. alone, most of which consists of plastic bags. In addition to plastic, cotton also has a large ecological footprint as 4% of all...
Burlington Industries, a division of Elevate Textiles, is thrilled to be among the first to offer its customers access to data on top selling performance fabrics via the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI), the apparel industry’s most trusted tool to measure and...
