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Ecotextile News Bulletin 02.11.2023

Thursday, 2nd November 2023
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Video: Inditex signs €70m deal with recycled polyester innovator

High street fashion giant Inditex, which owns brands including Zara and Bershka, has pledged €70 million over three years to buy a proprietary textile-to-textile recycled fibre from LA-based tech start-up...

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SAC launches major update to Higg FEM tool

SAN FRANCISCO / AMSTERDAM / HONG KONG – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) today launches a major update to its Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) tool with support from technology partner...

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SaXcell and Birla partner on recycled cellulosics

ENSCHEDE - Textile recycling specialist SaXcell and viscose manufacturer Birla Cellulose have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at increasing the production of recycled, man-made cellulosic fibres.
The...

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Renewcell's sales slump to 11% of production

STOCKHOLM – Swedish textile recycler Renewcell, which last month axed its CEO amidst poor sales, has revealed that it was only able to sell 11% of the prime quality Circulose pulp it produced in October.
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EPA rule demands a decade of PFAS data

WASHINGTON – A new federal ruling from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires all manufacturers, and importers of textiles and clothing into the USA to provide the amounts of PFAS used on...

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MAS Holdings hits renewable energy milestone

COLOMBO- MAS Holdings, which describes itself as South Asia’s largest apparel and textile manufacturer, has announced the completion of the second phase of ‘Project Photon’, its roof mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar power project which, the company says, cements its position as Sri Lanka’s largest...

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Biomaterials startup raises $3.3m in funding

SAN FRANCISCO - Biomaterials startup Gozen, which makes plastic-free, vegan alternative leather materials for the fashion and automotive industries, has raised $3.3 million in a seed funding round.
The backing, from lead investor Happiness Capital as well as Accelr8, Astor Management and SOSV,...

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OCT/NOV ISSUE

Generation ex - Can next gen fibres ease out conventional materials?  

Accelerating Higg - KPMG review digs deep into the Higg Index tools

Made to last - Research breaks links between price and performance

Funding progress - $250 million climate fund beneficiaries revealed
  

Skin in the game - managing customer allergies to clothing is far from simple

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