HKRITA
Bridging East and West for a Sustainable Fashion Future
As one of the world's most resource-intensive industries, textiles and garments must fundamentally reimagine…
HKRITA, Epson Find Shiny New Life for Dead Cotton
The HKRITA and Epson developed silky regenerated cellulose fiber from waste cotton using a joint process that…
Jeanologia Joins HKRITA and H&M Foundation’s Open Lab Initiative
Jeanologia enhances the lab with technological solutions that reduce water and chemical use.
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HKRITA Advances Indigo-Focused Technologies
The organization is tackling the difficulty of recycling…
How a HK Research Institute Plans to be the ‘Davos’ of Sustainable Fashion Innovation
The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel is opening the Open Lab, where sustainable…
Behind H&M Foundation, HKRITA’s Latest Recycled Leather Project ‘reProLeather’
ReProLeather is aimed at taking the synthetics out of recycled leather.
Hong Kong’s Evolution as a Fashion Sourcing and Innovation Hot Spot
Execs from the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), Puma and amfori share success…
Could Decomposition Help With Fashion’s Textile-Waste Problem?
The Biomimicry Insitute says that a new approach is needed to tackle a problem that is…
H&M Goes All in on Garment-Chomping ‘Green Machine’ Amid Chorus of Recycling Critics
"It's going to take a village to 'fix' a broken system," textile waste expert Rachel Kibbe said of H&M and…
Isko Taps HKRITA’s Green Machine to Advance Circularity
Isko entered into a licensing agreement for HKRITA's award-winning Green Machine to scale post-consumer…
Isko Launches Virtual Showroom; Boosts Circularity Capabilities
Isko is embracing new ways to conduct business through licensing deals and a new virtual showroom.
H&M, HKRITA Embark on ‘Most Ambitious Program’ to Drive Fashion Circularity
H&M's nonprofit said it will plow $11.8 million into "groundbreaking" and "planet positive" innovations…
H&M Brings Garment-to-Garment Recycling to the People
For less than $20, H&M's loyalty members and everyday consumers can watch Looop transform their unwanted…
SJ Summit Preview: Edwin Keh of HKRITA on the Outlook for Manufacturing and Margins
As the CEO of HKRITA, Edwin Keh has pushed to make Hong Kong a leader in textile and apparel manufacturing.
HKRITA Signs MoU for Bio-Based Research in Wearable Tech
INL and HKRITA signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further developmental research around wearable…