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网页SPONSORED CONTENT- The garment and textile industry is known for its high water consumption, which annually uses 79 trillion litres of water 1 – enough to meet the needs of 27% of the world’s population under WHO standards. It’s estimated that fashion also contributes significantly to global industrial wastewater, posing risks to both human health and aquatic life if untreated.
Why the electrification of textile manufacturing needs more thought
网页1 天前 — The recent call by Fashion Revolution to rapidly electrify textile manufacturing operations through the implementation of renewables needs more careful consideration to avoid unintended rises in CO2 emissions. After several subjective publications on synthetic fibres and fossil fuel use from ...
Kraig targets record batch of spider silk lines | Materials ...
网页20 小时之前 — ANN ARBOR - US biotech firm Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has begun the largest production cycle to date of its BAM-1 line of spider silk hybrids, which can be used to produce textiles that are antimicrobial, hypoallergenic, and biodegradable. Using the expanded capacity of its new production rearing ...
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网页CAMBRIDGE - Biomaterials start-up Pact has raised £9 million in a seed funding round which it will use to scale-up production capabilities for its collagen technology and invest in further leather-alternative, next-generation materials.
Oeko-Tex announces 2024 certification updates
网页2024年1月9日 — ZURICH - Chemical management specialist Oeko-Tex has announced new regulations for 2024 - including an immediate change to its ban on the intentional use of PFAS chemicals in textiles, leather and footwear.
Meet the innovators turning CO2 into textiles | Features | News
网页2022年7月20日 — With fashion's carbon footprint recently estimated at roughly two per cent of the global total, turning greenhouse gases into textiles sounds like the holy grail in terms of reducing the industry's impact on climate change.
Bestseller brand ups sourcing of CmiA cotton
网页18 小时之前 — COPENHAGEN - Danish fashion company Bestseller says its 'Only' brand has more than doubled its sourcing of organic cotton sourced from African farmers via the Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) programme since last year. Only sourced almost 3,400 tonnes of African organic cotton over the last 12 months ...
Textile Exchange production report unpacked | Features | News
网页2023年12月1日 — LONDON - Textile Exchange's 10th annual Materials Market Report, formerly the Preferred Fiber and Materials Market Report, paints something of a bleak picture of the industry's sustainability efforts.
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网页Textile Standards & Legislation is a 100+ page printed booklet which includes easy-to-read snapshots and concise summaries of the key points of each third-part label, standard, framework or, individual piece of legislation that we include here on-line.. Since it was first published back in 2009 – then known as the Eco-Textile Labelling Guide – our printed version has proved to be an ...
New tension guide for recycled yarn processing
网页1 天前 — STOCKHOLM - Swedish textile machinery manufacturer Eltex has developed a new system to assist in the processing of recycled yarns from pre-consumer textile waste on rapier weaving machines. The use of recycled yarns made from pre-consumer waste can present a number of issues for weaving mills ...