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

Spinnova

Event Report / Pulp & Beyond 2024

15 April 2024

6 minutes

Pulp & Beyond gathered 8000 visitors at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre. On show at the exhibition was Metsä Spring’s Kuura fibre made from locally sourced softwood pulp at their bioproducts mill in Central Finland.

Out of the Woods: Nordic Countries Take the Lead with a Range of Innovative Fibres

There is a very interesting overlap between the traditional wood pulp industry and new innovative textile fibres, especially manmade cellulosic innovations coming out of the Nordics. These innovative fibres could well change the fashion business. A first hand account of the just-concluded Pulp & Beyond 2024 event in Helsinki.

Anna Garton

Report

Going Circular / Collaboration

13 September 2023

2 minutes

Spinnova filament. The first batches of Spinnova fibre made with 100% Circulose have been produced for yarn and fabric development.

Textile Circularity Finds New Hope with Circulose-Based Spinnova Fibre

Finland's sustainable textile material company Spinnova and Swedish textile recycling leader Renewcell, in a first of its kind patented technology collaboration, are spinning textile waste-based fibre into new fibre without harmful chemicals, advancing circularity in the fashion industry.

Special Correspondent

Mass Extinction / Fibre Innovations

25 July 2022

6 minutes

The growing population’s demand for food, energy, the latest technology, and fashion trends are driving extinction; as evidenced in oil spills, deforested land, and mountains of plastic waste. One type of pollution that is spreading far and wide is microplastics, which scientists have found in the Antarctic snow, in the blood of three out of four people, and in animals like hedgehogs and wood mice.

Could Next Gen Fibres Be the Key to Check the Sixth Mass Extinction of Our Planet?

The sixth mass extinction, the first such extinction caused by a single species – our own, may already be under way. Thankfully, to usher in a new era in fashion that doesn’t threaten our ecosystems and health, some players are coworking on ocean science, circular economy, and textile and materials innovation to evaluate innovations needed to prevent microfibre pollution.

Amy Corrine Richards

Commentary

Climate Impact / Spinnova

26 April 2022

2 minutes

The patented Spinnova fibre creates zero waste and side streams or microplastics, and its CO2 emissions and water use are minimal. Spinnova materials are quickly biodegradable and circular. Spinnova is committed to using only sustainable raw materials such as FSC certified wood and waste.

Testing Positive: Finnish Factory Spins a Climate Positive Textile Fibre

Fibre player Spinnova's first commercial factory’s carbon footprint is 1.28 kg CO2e/kg fibre which is 72% lower compared to conventional cotton (4.6 kgCO2e/kg fibre). The Finnish company has a positive climate impact by saving 6.5 kg CO2e when replacing conventional cotton.