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The North Face Partners Launch ‘World First’ Sustainable Polyester Project
A consortium has established a supply chain to produce more sustainable polyester for The North Face in…
Can Fashion Kick Its Virgin Synthetics Addiction?
The industry won't meet its collective climate targets if it sticks with materials born from new fossil fuel…
The North Face Trials Biodegradable Polyester Alternative
In partnership with the Bottle Consortium, the outdoor brand is experimenting with PHA fibers to replace…
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Denmark’s First Major Textile Recycling Project Makes Headway
After three years, the Bestseller-backed initiative "ReSuit" has identified two new methods for recycling…
Scientists Find Potential Solution to Spandex Recycling Problem
Chemists at the Vienna University of Technology have hit upon a solvent that separates elastane from blends…
Why Fashion Needs to ‘Double Down’ on Reducing Virgin Synthetics
Polyester continues to be the world's most widely produced fiber with a 54 percent slice of the market as of…
Former Under Armour CEO Heading New PET Textile Recycling Venture
With Patrik Frisk at the helm, Reju bills itself as a polyester textile regeneration firm.
Puma, On and Salomon Help Carbios Launch Polyester Recycling Innovation
The patented innovation converts used garments or scraps into raw material suitable for the company's…
Egypt Getting New ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Textiles Factory
The general authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone and Chinese industrial developer TEDA-Egypt have laid…
This Common Household Ingredient Could Be ‘Game-Changer’ for Poly-Blend Textiles
Scientists in Copenhagen have used a simple leavening agent and heat to separate polyester from cotton-blend…
How These Medical Scrubs Fight Microplastic Pollution
Kindthread's Laundau and New York-based Welles make their medical scrubs with Ciclo, the textile additive…
Polyester Blanket Producer Faces Greenwashing Lawsuit
Home goods player Berkshire Blanket & Home Company is accused of misrepresenting its "EcoSoft" blankets as…
Vaude and UPM Biochemicals in Joint Venture for Bio-based Polyester
The German chemical company will open an $822.4 million plant this year to sustain the supply.
Transforming Fast Fashion with Sustainable Anti-Odor Innovation for Textiles
Odor-capture technologies can keep synthetic fabrics odor-free for longer, resisting malodor and making…