Swiss-based Livinguard announced last week the launch of a line of permanent self-disinfecting scrubs, underscrubs, and lab coats utilizing its EPA-registered bacteria-killing textile. The company says the scrubs, that continuously self-disinfect throughout the day,...
Global workwear textile manufacturer Carrington Textiles has launched nine new fabrics developed using sustainable fibers that include recycled polyester, BCI and organic cotton, as well as a new technology that biodegrades synthetic fibers, utilized for the first...
Milliken & Company brand Polartec is switching to peppermint for metal-free odor resistance treatment across its range of performance fabrics. The peppermint oil odor resist treatment is an easily renewable, highly sustainable and biodegradable solution for...
Fechheimer undertook projects to identify internal productivity and sustainability initiatives using technology. One area that proved successful was to focus on creating as little waste as possible in their cutting operations. Fechheimer has packaged the technology...
The United Nations proclaimed World Cotton Day to be celebrated every year on 7th October to raise awareness of the importance of using responsibly sourced cotton, the ‘white gold’ grown in more than 100 countries representing a vital source of fiber and food for...
Resonance Companies last week announced a key milestone in driving the return of domestic textile manufacturing — the opening of the company’s first stateside sew production facility in New York City. The 300 square-foot facility is housed at Pier 59 in Chelsea Piers,...
Polo Ralph Lauren has released its US Open Campaign and Collection in line with the New York based US Open Tennis Championships. Like previous years, the design house has produced a range of uniforms for on-court officials and ball people. Designs take into...
For another consecutive year, the international OEKO -TEX® Association reported positive results, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The association issued more than 31,000 certificates and labels in the past financial year, an increase of 31% compared...
Textile testing partner Hohenstein has developed a new quantification method specifically for genetically modified cotton. One of the first labs with this ability, Hohenstein uses DNA analysis to identify known genetic modifications and calculate their percentage in...
United States biotechnology company LanzaTech has partnered with lululemon athletica, an athletic apparel company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, to create the world’s first yarn and fabric using recycled carbon emissions that would otherwise be emitted to the...
Textile technology innovation leaders, The Lycra Company and HeiQ, have entered into a broad-based collaboration across multiple technology and brand platforms that promises to bring more innovative, quality-enhancing and sustainable textile technologies to consumers...
Chemical giant DuPont has launched a fabric collection made with DuPont Biomaterials Sorona, a sustainable, partially bio-based polymer, and JayaShree Textiles, a division of Aditya Birla Group. The collaboration is said to meet the needs of a growing demand for...
