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Elastane

Elastane-Free / New Launches

13 May 2024

4 minutes

Neolast is made from thermoplastic elastoester polymers. A thermoplastic is any plastic polymer material that becomes pliable or mouldable at a certain elevated temperature and solidifies upon cooling.

New Elastane-Free Product Lines of Big Brands Nothing but Smokescreen

The recent launches of so-called anti-elastane product lines by big brands do not mean much while they continue to gorge on fossil fuel derivatives. None of the new ranges replace existing product lines. texfash.com probes.

Special Correspondent

Commentary

The Observer

Recycling Textiles / Elastane Blends

17 January 2024

Today, it is almost impossible to recycle clothes woven with mixed fibres. Sportswear, for example, are most often made of a mixture of elastane, which gives the clothes stretch and a tight fit, and either cotton, merino wool or nylon.

New Technology Developed in Denmark to Separate Elastane from Nylon

The ever-growing textile industry has a few recycling options for waste fabrics to keep end-of-use clothing articles within the value chain. Experiments showcase a new technology that can separate fibres in mixed fabrics.

Staff Writer

Textile Recycling / Elastane Blends

11 December 2023

The process developed by the researchers is a solution to overcome the elastane problem in textile recycling streams. Until now, no feasible process had been demonstrated in the separation of the textile recycling contaminant elastane. The next step will be the optimisation of the processes so that it can gain potential to be used on an industrial scale

Researchers Find Way to Remove the Scourge of Textile Recycling: Elastane

Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology have developed a tool that measures the amount of elastane present in a garment, paving the way for its segregation/removal from blended textiles, thus making a considerable number of textiles suitable for recycling.