Carbios inaugurates textile recycling facility in France
Green biotech company Carbios inaugurated its new textile preparation plant, a major innovation in polyester recycling, at the company’s demonstration facility in Clermont-Ferrand, France, on Oct. 2, 2023, in the presence of French Industry Minister Roland Lescure. To optimize the preparation of textiles for recycling, Carbios has developed a fully ...
PrimaLoft launches new durable synthetic insulation
PrimaLoft, Inc. has introduced its latest innovation, PrimaLoft Utility. PrimaLoft Utility represents a new design approach and sets “new benchmarks in durability within the realm of synthetic insulation while also providing unparalleled ease of use and care.”
ISPO Munich 2023 offers New Perspectives on Sports
Only three months before the leading sporting goods trade show, ISPO Munich opens its doors again at the Messe München exhibition center. The show, which will take place from Nov. 28-30, 2023, will be thematically divided into the following areas:
Tangshan Sanyou pledges to increase production of low-carbon fibers
Leading man-made cellulosic fiber (MMCF) manufacturer Tangshan Sanyou, textile-to-textile recycling company Renewcell and environmental non-profit Canopy announced at the Shanghai Yarn Expo their joint commitment to increase production of circular, eco-friendly MMCF from recycled textiles in China. Sanyou has committed to increasing the production of low-carbon circular fiber up to ...
Performance Days expands product range and exhibition space
Visitors to the upcoming winter edition of Performance Days in Munich can look forward to some new features. These include a larger exhibition area, expanded from one to two halls, to accommodate the brand-new footwear segment. In addition to the new footwear area, the second hall will also house the ...
Coats launches new footwear division
Coats, the UK-based manufacturer of industrial yarns and structural components for apparel and footwear, has launched a new footwear division following its acquisition of Texon and Rhenoflex in 2022. Following a period of integration, Coats Footwear was launched, offering an expanded range of components and material solutions to footwear and ...
Pangaia and Goldwin first to join Spiber’s “Biosphere Circulation” program
Japanese biotechnology start-up Spiber has introduced the “Biosphere Circulation Program,” a breakthrough method for upcycling biobased and biodegradable textile and agricultural waste through the use of the company’s proprietary fermentation technology. The main objective of the program is to develop a global solution to produce fully recyclable textile products that ...
EU Parliament votes in favor of supply chain act, FESI calls for improvements
With 366 votes in favor of the law and 225 against (38 abstained), the EU Parliament in Brussels voted in favor of the European version of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) on June 1. The EU Parliament wants companies within the EU to be required to more strictly ...
