Updates

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.

The Lycra Company has now come up with Qira, a renewable ingredient derived from Iowa field corn, following a tie up with Qore, a Cargill-HELM joint venture.

Sparxell, a UK-based startup creating the next generation of colours and effects with vibrant, metal-like pigments, all from plant-based cellulose has been awarded the 2023 Ray of Hope Prize.

Setting the stage for circularity,  the Lycra Company has launched a new Lycra FiT400 fibre for knits, which, in controlled tests under specific conditions, was recycled back into new polyester fibres, demonstrating the technical feasibility of this process.

Fashion industry urgently needs to reposition profit margins for strategic integration of sustainability and circularity into product design and bridge the knowledge gap and financial barriers for circular design to implement circularity at the design stage at enterprises manufacturing in China and Southeast Asia.

The global luxury market, consistent with last year's growth rate, continues its high registering a robust growth of 11–13% at constant exchange rates and a projected 8–10% surge over 2022.

Seamless, a first of its kind initiative, aims to transform how clothing is made, used and recirculated in Australia to achieve clothing circularity by 2030, has completed its first phase towards delivery of ambitious industry transformation and optimal outcomes for all key stakeholders.

Organic cotton production in the US could soon get a fillip as small-plot experiments begin in certified or transitioning organic fields in Texas, New Mexico and Tennessee over a four-year period to evaluate specific regenerative management practices.

How to create a textile recycling supply chain? Canadian nonprofit Fashion Takes Action (FTA) has a prototype following the successful conclusion of a mechanical textile recycling pilot project. 

Applications are open for the New Landscapes Catalyst Grant Scheme — an international programme led by UAL’s Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute (FTTI), in partnership with the British Council.