Ecotextile News Bulletin 23.01.2024

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Tuesday, 23rd January 2024

Partners develop alternative to elastane BALTIMORE – Sportswear brand Under Armour has linked up with US specialty materials company Celanese Corporation to develop a more 'sustainable' alternative to elastane. The new performance stretch fabric, called Neolast, claims to offer the performance of elastane - commonly called spandex... Read More IKEA recycles uniform for new textile collection LEIDEN - Swedish-owned homeware giant IKEA has unveiled a new collection of textile products made from its recycled worker uniforms. IKEA sourced the garments from its stores across Europe as... Read More UN talks on global response to textile impacts NAIROBI - Talks aimed at establishing a global structure to guide a co-ordinated policy response to the environmental challenges facing the textiles industry will be held at the sixth United Nations Environment... Read More WRAP updates on EPR progress LONDON – UK waste recycling charity WRAP has published a new report summarising the proliferation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) systems for the textiles waste stream. Outlining... Read More EU Parliament backs greenwashing rules BRUSSELS - The EU Parliament has approved new rules to ban greenwashing and improve consumer information on product durability, a move that could have a significant impact on the textile and clothing... Read More Sponsored Content The LYCRA Company and Qore® join forces to create next generation bio-derived LYCRA® fibre with QIRA® Click here to read more   Bangladesh textile workers set for pay rise DHAKA - Textile workers in Bangladesh have been promised a pay rise following reports of vandalism in factories by disgruntled employees struggling to make ends meet. They point out that garment workers were awarded a 56% increase from the start of December, taking their minimum wage from... Read More Cone Denim unveils first Circulose collection GREENSBORO – Apparel brand Cone Denim will present its first denim fabrics made with Circulose at this week's Kingpins event in New York. The launch follows Cone's decision to become the first North American denim mill to join the Swedish textile-to-textile recycling innovator Renewcell's... Read More DEC/JAN ISSUE Next Gen nadir - a year on from opening its flagship factory, Renewcell is in trouble   ESG an overrated asset? Experts discuss what investment challenges might mean for fashion PFAS - new ruling leaves US manufacturers and importers facing gargantuan task   Rocky road for new materials - outlining the business case for sustainable textiles Decarbonisation - a full steam ahead look at how the textile industry is mobilising Woolly thinking - more on contradictory 'synthetic' vs 'natural' marketing nonsense AND MORE!  Hit the button below to get your copy Subscribe

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