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Textile Innovation / Pedot

14 April 2023

2 minutes
Scientists have known for decades that part of the bears’ secret is their white fur. But the fur is only half the equation. The other half is the polar bears’ black skin.

A Textile Called Pedot that Will Keep You Snug in the Artic Cold

Three US engineers have devised a textile, modelled on the polar bear’s fur, that could keep people snug in the Arctic cold.

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Certifications / STep Standard

14 April 2023

2 minutes
All textile companies can be certified under STeP—fibre manufacturers, spinning mills, weaving mills, embroiderers, knitwear companies, finishing companies, manufacturers of ready-made clothes, foam and mattress manufacturers and technology logistics centres.

Oeko-Tex Reaches 1,000 Milestone for STeP Standard

Over 1,000 facilities around the world have been certified under the STeP (Sustainable Textile Production) standard of environmental certification specialist Oeko-Tex.

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Event Preview / Denim PV Berlin

14 April 2023

3 minutes
Aimed at all creative fashion brands with denim collections—fashion and luxury brands, pure jeanswear players, web players—the show will present a selective offer from over 65 leading exhibitors from the global creative denim industry.

Denim Première Vision returns to Berlin; 65+ Leading Exhibitors Expected

Avant-garde Berlin will be buzzing with the fashion fraternity as it descends there for the Denim Première Vision in its quest for inspiration and collections for Autumn-Winter 24-25.

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Going Circular / Lyocell Fibres

14 April 2023

2 minutes
The mechanical recycling process under way at a Textil Santanderina facility.

Lenzing Launches Fibre Recycling Initiative with Mechanically Recycled Lyocell

Leading global producer of wood-based specialty fibres Lenzing has launched a recycling initiative to drive circularity in the global textiles industry. This is being done in association with its partners in Spain, Pakistan and Brazil.

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Online Retail / India Market

14 April 2023

3 minutes
As India’s ConsumerTech ecosystem matures with 4K+ deals and $54 billion funds flow in the last five years, the study expects there would be sustained growth in the next decade as key enablers fall into place across digital payments, physical infrastructure and logistics, and internet data connectivity.

Fashion & Apparel to Edge Out Mobiles as Top Online Segment in India by 2025, says BCG Report

Buoyed by increasing affluence and discretionary spending, the fashion and apparel segment is set to become the biggest segment of online retail in India in the next two years, elbowing out the mobile devices category which had been the biggest in the past decade.

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Going Circular / Product Range

13 April 2023

4 minutes
From fibre composition to enhanced durability and recyclability, each piece has been designed to support Primark’s ambition to move towards a more circular future. This collection is the first for Primark, with more planned for later in the year.

Retail Bigwig Primark Launches First Circular Product Collection

‘Affordable’ retailer Primark is inching closer to its ambitious move towards a more circular future with the launch of its first ever collection that promises enhanced durability and recyclability.

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SecondHand / Airport Fashion

13 April 2023

1 minute
Finavia and the Finnish family firm Relove are bringing a unique second-hand concept store to Helsinki Airport. The concept combines recycling culture with a popular café.

Now Buy Relove(d) Clothing When You Check Into Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Flying to Finland? Don’t just walk past the world’s first second-hand store at an airport at the Helsinki-Vantaa.

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Recycling Textiles / Polyester Apparel

13 April 2023

2 minutes
The new foreign material removal technology swells the PU elastomer fibre, breaks the chemical bonds and dissolves them with the new processing agent. Simultaneously, the agent eliminates foreign substances including dyes to optimise decolourisation of the polyester fibre.

Teijin Frontier’s Novel Technology Facilitates Fibre-to-Fibre Recycling of Discarded Polyester Apparel

Japan's Teijin Frontier has announced that it has developed a new foreign material removal technology that eliminates both polyurethane (PU) elastomer fibre and dyes from discarded polyester apparel.

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Fibre Innovation / Recycling

12 April 2023

3 minutes
The team anticipates even greater energy savings when it completes a full lifecycle assessment, as its preliminary analysis did not include yarn spinning, dyeing, or finishing, for which Kintra uses a lower temperature than traditional polyester.

Kintra Fiber’s Biodegradable Polyester to be Prototyped by Fashion For Good-led Brand Consortium

A year-long collaborative engagement, orchestrated by innovation platform Fashion for Good, will see three top brands coming together to prototype Kintra Fibers’ biodegradable polyester that promises reduction of fossil fuel-based synthetics and closer to the goal to be Climate Positive by 2025.

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Climate Action / Garments

10 April 2023

2 minutes
H&M Move is on a mission to democratise movewear and get the whole world and everybody moving. While inspiring people to move and breaking down barriers to sport is one part of the brand formula, moving the needle with innovation is another.

H&M Move Creates Garments with LanzaTech Technology that Captures Carbon Emissions

In a “revolutionary” innovation that claims to reduce pollution and limits use of virgin fossil resources to make new products, H&M in association with Illinois-based LanzaTech has dropped polyester garments created partly from “captured emissions.”

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