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Haelixa AG

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

6 December 2024

2 minutes

The partnership between Haelixa and C&A began in 2022 with a pilot project, and since then, they have continuously worked together to trace raw materials.

Swiss Technology Leader Haelixa Enhances Organic Cotton Traceability with C&A Partnership

Zürich, Switzwerland: Haelixa has partnered with C&A, one of Europe's leading fashion retailers, to advance the traceability of its organic cotton. The partnership stems from C&A's commitment to working with others in the apparel industry to pilot and scale innovation. C&A's targets include supporting the growth of organic cotton without synthetic...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

20 September 2024

2 minutes

With the help of traceability provided by Haelixa, OVS is working towards improving its products' social and environmental impacts.

Haelixa and OVS Partner for Second Year to Enhance Cotton Traceability

Zürich, Switzerland: Haelixa has partnered with Italian fashion brand OVS for the second consecutive year. This collaboration aims to mark and trace cotton grown in Italy, ensuring trust throughout the supply chain.

Haelixa has integrated its DNA markers into the existing operations for OVS's cotton. The cotton is grown in Italy and marked with the...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

21 August 2024

2 minutes

The collaboration between Haelixa and regenagri sets a new benchmark for regenerative agriculture. By integrating advanced DNA marking and testing technology, this partnership ensures the highest levels of traceability.

Regenagri x Haelixa Ensure the Integrity of Farming Systems

Zürich, Switzerland: Haelixa and Regenagri have joined forces to spearhead the advancement of regenerative agriculture. Their innovative approach to monitoring and improving regenerative farming systems and ensuring the integrity of the supply chain using forensic science. Central to this approach is DNA marking and testing, a pioneering technology...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

16 February 2024

3 minutes

Haelixa and Trudel have collaborated to improve silk's robust and consistent traceability.

Haelixa and Trudel Silk to Bring Full Traceability

Zürich, Switzerland: Haelixa, the trailblazer of physical traceability solutions, has partnered with Trudel Silk, the worldwide market leader for sustainable organic and recycled silk products. This collaboration brings traceability and transparency to silk production, providing consumers with peace of mind and assurance of the ethical practices...

Traceability / New Solution

21 November 2023

2 minutes

Combining both technologies enables clear traceability of the yarn produced, even in the downstream process steps. Hence, the yarn's components, qualities, manufacturing conditions, and origin are traced beyond doubt in the finished garment.

Oerlikon, Haelixa Work Out Traceability Solution through Entire Value Chain with DNA Markers

Everyday clothing could soon have a unique DNA carrying the 'roots' of the yarn digitally recorded thanks to a partnership between German fibre player Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Solutions and Swiss traceability solutions provider Haelixa.

Staff Writer

PRESS RELEASE / Financials

6 September 2023

2 minutes

Haelixa's mission is to be the standard in physical traceability globally. With engineered unique DNA markers designed to withstand all processing and treatment of materials throughout the supply chain, the technology empowers textile and fashion companies to make more responsible choices.

Haelixa receives a new capital injection from ZSIG

Zürich, Switzerland: Haelixa, the leading physical traceability solution, has received a capital injection from the Zürich Silk Association (ZSIG). The Switzerland-based solution provides next-generation solutions for transparency in consumer goods supply chains.

The ZSIG is an association of active and former companies from Zürich's silk industry...

A New Passport / Trade Aspects

18 August 2023

6 minutes

Conducting thorough assessments of their supply chains, adopting relevant digital technologies, and investing in transparency and traceability solutions can be a good starting point for supplier countries to embrace DPPs effectively and meet the expectations of EU importers.

Looking at Europe: DPPs Have Manufacturing Countries Fumbling in the Dark

How are DPPs going to affect the trade process? Will countries that export textiles and/or apparel to the EU see a slowdown? Or perhaps, import too. What is it that they should do? Most important, how and where do they get started? Will we see teething problems, or will those problems persist over time? There’s an urgent need for questions to be answered. texfash.com explores.

Subir Ghosh

Report

Wireframe: Passport to Future

A New Passport / Climate Truths

16 August 2023

5 minutes

Though the DPP is an instrument to provide information on the product that operators place on the market, it will not dictate how the information is collected in the supply chain, if necessary.

DPPs Have a Climate Scope, But Data Credibility Will Matter

Can digital product passports or DPPs help the textiles industry meet climate goals? Some key stakeholders surmise that DPPs have a better chance of being effective if clear and cut aggressive targets are set, aligned with the 2050 climate goals.

Subir Ghosh

Report

Wireframe: Passport to Future

A New Passport / Ground Truths

14 August 2023

7 minutes

The textile industry recognises the potential benefits of increased transparency, traceability, and sustainability offered by digital passports. Fashion brands are actively exploring technologies such as blockchain, RFID, and digital platforms to create and manage these passports.

A Race Against Time: Companies Need to Set House in Order before DPPs Kick in

As part of a broader objective, the EU Textiles Strategy came up with the digital product passport (DPP) for the textiles sector by introducing the concept through the proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). texfash.com talks to some players in the business of solutions to get a feel of the pulse.

Subir Ghosh

Report

Wireframe: Passport to Future

Traceability / Cotton Trails

2 June 2023

2 minutes

Improving traceability of cotton has become a priority for brands and retailers in the move towards a more sustainable and ethical apparel industry.

CottonConnect and Haelixa Join Hands for Better Traceability of Cotton

Digital traceability players Haelixa and CottonConnect have joined hands to prove that traceability of cotton fibres will create transparency in the value chain, support circularity, and validate any sustainability claims.