It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Renewcell

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

4 July 2023

3 minutes

Bales of Circulose sheets. The launch of the Circulose Supplier Network marks a significant milestone in the advancement of the circular economy in the fashion industry.

Renewcell Introduces the Circulose Supplier Network

Renewcell, a pioneering leader in textile recycling innovation, announces the launch of the Circulose Supplier Network (CSN). The CSN is a group of forty-seven yarn and textile producers helping to drive the circular economy forward by enabling a steady supply of Circulose to the market.

Renewcell opened the first-ever industrial scale chemical...

Innovation / Renewcell

27 June 2023

5 minutes

The production hall at the Renewcell 1 plant in Sundsvall, Sweden.

There Will be Winners, Losers, and Those Who Come Together

In the textiles-fashion ecosystem, news is usually ephemeral. But when Swedish innovator Renewcell dispatched the first shipment of its Circulose dissolving pulp to a customer, the excitement remained palpable for weeks on end. Tricia Carey, Chief Commercial Officer at Renewcell, talks about the flurry of activities at the company.

Subir Ghosh

Interview

Exclusive

GFA Designer Challenge / Innovations

27 June 2023

3 minutes

Heiko Desens, Global Creative Director of Puma, partnered with Nicole McLaughlin (featured above), to creatively find solutions to the challenge of reducing waste from the supply chain through upcycling material cut-offs.

GFA Designer Challenge Unveils Innovative Responses to Create More Responsible Products

In the run up to the Copenhagen edition of the Global Fashion Summit beginning today, GFA is showcasing the journeys of two designers as they come up with solutions to reduce waste.

Staff Writer

Going Circular / Playbook

17 June 2023

4 minutes

Today less than 1% of all used clothing is recycled into new materials. The textile industry must become circular to eliminate this waste and cut the need for virgin raw materials.

Step-by-Step Guide Launched for Moving to Circular Business Model

A ‘playbook’ from nonprofit Accelerating Circularity charts out the fundamental steps for creating circular systems to turn spent textiles into the raw materials used to produce new textiles.

Staff Writer

Textile Waste / Garment Sorting

16 February 2023

2 minutes

Looper aims to become a preferred feedstock provider to companies and innovators engaged in textile resale and recycling. Looper is starting its operations in Europe and aims to extend the highest use of approximately 40 million garments during 2023.

H&M Expands Horizons, Gets into Sorting and Collecting Used and Unwanted Textiles and Apparel

In yet another step towards sustainability, Looper Textile Co, a new standalone venture by H&M Group with German MNC Remondis, will now collect, sort and sell used and unwanted garments and textiles, thereby extending the highest use of valuable resources.