Lenzing AG

For the first time ever Canopy's Hot Button Report has awarded the coveted 'green shirt' status to three global producers—India-based Aditya Birla, Austria-based Lenzing, and China-based Tangshan Sanyou.

A recurring theme at the 63rd Global Fibre Congress at Dornbirn from 11–13 September was recycling and the associated circular economy. It stressed on the urgent need for everyone in the value chain, from machine manufacturers to manufacturing and retail, to find a common denominator—the only way to provide the consumer with products which are sustainable and affordable.

Recognising the urgent need for suppliers in the Global South and other manufacturing regions to understand the implications of new laws on their operations, a group of leading apparel suppliers have updated the apparel supplier’s guide.

Sustainability is less of a destination and more of a journey and it is critical that stakeholders in the textile-fashion industry are honest about how they communicate their sustainability credentials to avoid greenwashing, was a thought that echoed around the sprawling grounds of the recently concluded Functional Fabric Fair at New York.

There’s yet another alternative to genuine leather as pre-consumer recycled leather is fused with Lenzing’s Tencel lyocell fibres to create an all new nextgen material in a resource-saving, closed-loop production process.

The Lenzing Group has announced a new fossil-free Tencel lyocell fibre that delivers exceptional stretch and recovery properties while adhering to responsible production methods. 

The 2023 Hot Button report cites a 29% uptick in low-carbon, circular NextGen commercial lines with India's Aditya Birla leading the rankings with about 71% of the world’s manmade cellulosic fibre (MMCF) producers having achieved the ‘green shirt’ rating.

The Lenzing Fiber Identification System would now be used for its FR cellulosic fibres, promising traceability, quality assurance, and trust in protective garments.