Lenzing raises the bar significantly in the fight against the climate crisis and aligns its targets with the 1.5-degree limit

Lenzing raises the bar significantly in the fight against the climate crisis and aligns its targets with the 1.5-degree limit

February 16, 2024

-Updated GHG emissions reduction targets recognized and confirmed by Science Based Targets Initiative -Lenzing is the only company in its industry with a scientifically confirmed net zero target -1,100,000 tons of CO2 emissions to be reduced by 2030 (instead of the previously targeted 700,000...Read More

Waxy fruit coatings could lead to new dyes

Waxy fruit coatings could lead to new dyes

February 16, 2024

By Simon Glover 12th February 2024 BRISTOL: Researchers have recreated the waxy coatings on dark fruits, such as blueberries and blackberries, in the lab and say it could lead to more sustainable colourants for wide range of applications including textiles. Scientists from the...Read More

Archroma launches Super Systems+: end-to-end solutions for economic and environmental sustainability in textile manufacturing

Archroma launches Super Systems+: end-to-end solutions for economic and environmental sustainability in textile manufacturing

February 15, 2024

Textile processing solutions and intelligent effects with measurable results and an end-use focus By Marilyn Chua and Kim Lommaert Archroma -Media Relations 14th February 2024 Pratteln, Switzerland: Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today...Read More

January imports rise at fastest pace in 7 years

January imports rise at fastest pace in 7 years

February 15, 2024

By Bobby Dalheim Senior Editor of Case Goods and Global Sourcing 14th February, 2024 ATLANTA – Despite issues and delays in both the Suez and Panama Canals, January imports rose nearly 8% from December, according to logistics software provider Descartes, marking the biggest...Read More

Cambridge firm sparks textile industry revolution with ‘to dye for’ technology

Cambridge firm sparks textile industry revolution with ‘to dye for’ technology

February 14, 2024

By Tony Quested 13th February, 2024 Cambridge Cluster company Alchemie Technology is set to reduce the carbon footprint of textile dyeing with a proposition tipped to revolutionise the industry. Based in Duxford, Alchemie has launched its Discovery lab system which it says can reduce the...Read More

Leather from mangoes! How Chennai-based scientists developed an eco-friendly Vegan alternative

Leather from mangoes! How Chennai-based scientists developed an eco-friendly Vegan alternative

February 14, 2024

The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) has developed a technology to make leather-like products using mango pulp. This new material from mango pulp could be an eco-friendly alternative to synthetic leather and it has 50% of mango pulp. By Team Newsable Title Updated 14th February...Read More

Gateway to 3D knitwear innovation

Gateway to 3D knitwear innovation

February 13, 2024

By Haydn Davis 05 February 2024 Obertshausen: Flat knitting machine builder Stoll and digital solutions provider KM.ON, both part of the Karl Mayer Group, have been working together to further develop Create Design, the software system that can be used for the creation of sophisticated,...Read More

Fair is fair. How consumers perceive value is a boon to top home textiles retailers

Fair is fair. How consumers perceive value is a boon to top home textiles retailers

February 13, 2024

By Joanne Friedrick 12th February, 2024 Tysons Corner, Va. – Consumers’ perceptions of value were reflected in a recent USA Today/Blueprint poll that examined which major brands have the fairest pricing for their products. Among the 10 large retailers that...Read More

India slips from 2nd to 6th position in textile exports: Industry data

India slips from 2nd to 6th position in textile exports: Industry data

February 12, 2024

By Morning Express 10th February 2024 Coimbatore: The industry has expressed concern that India, which was the 2nd largest exporter of textile products 10 years ago, has now fallen to the 6th position. After agriculture, the textile industry is the largest employment sector in India. All...Read More

EU passes new law against Greenwashing, Stricter eco-claim regulations

EU passes new law against Greenwashing, Stricter eco-claim regulations

February 12, 2024

By Homayra Anjumi Hoque  5th February, 2024 | 4 minutes read Greenwashing, the practice of making misleading or unsubstantiated claims about the environmental benefits of products or services, is becoming a matter of concern in an era of climate crisis and consumer awareness. To protect...Read More

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