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Four universities in Medellín, together with Ruta N, are col
laborating on a new innovation project that aims to trans
form agricultural waste from oranges, coconuts, bananas, and
other crops into sustainable biomaterials.
The ini...

Danish fashion brand GANNI is advancing its efforts in
sustainable material innovation by developing alternative
materials made from industrial byproducts and discarded tex
tiles, including olive oil waste, leather scraps, and used d...

As climate conditions become more extreme, textile innova
tion is moving beyond improving performance. In its latest
research project, Studio Work // Vol. 3 – Arid Futures, Studio
Eva de Laat investigates how biomimicry and seamles...

Solena Materials, a spinout from Imperial College London
founded in 2022, has partnered with Dutch biotechnology
company The Protein Express on a new development programme
aimed at accelerating the large-scale production of innovati...

A joint pilot project conducted by Avery Dennison and TEXAID
has demonstrated that RFID technology can significantly
improve textile sorting efficiency, achieving up to three times
faster processing speeds than traditional manual me...

Researchers from Tufts University, Imperial College
London, and the University of Michigan have developed a
new method to transform silk into a strong and durable solid
material while preserving the natural structure of silk fibres....

Building on its acquisition of textile chemistry and per
formance additives leader Avocet in 2024, Manchester,
UK-based John Hogg Technical Solutions has announced a
significant minority equity investment in SwitchDye, a University <...

Bridgwater, UK-based Nonwovenn has announced the
next phase of a £10 million investment programme which
will start with upgrades and capability enhancements at its
PouchTech division.
In the last 12 months, the company has alrea...

French biotechnology company Pili has been awarded the Spe
cial Prize by National Association for the Development of the
Fashion Arts (ANDAM) in recognition of its sustainable innova
tion in textile coloration.
Pili received the re...

Temafa, part of the Dilo Group and headquartered in Bergisch
Gladbach, Germany, has successfully secured an order to
supply a first complete decortication plant for processing hemp straw to Hanffaser Geiseltal, based in Mücheln, German...

At the INDEX 26 nonwovens industry exhibition in Geneva,
The Lycra Company and Dukane showcased their latest co
developed advances in ultrasonic bonding.
Since 2014, the companies have collaborated to advance
ultrasonic bonding so...

After eight months of investigation, the European Commission
has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties of 45-50% on
imports of PET spunbond fabrics from China.
Brussels-based nonwovens industry trade body EDANA has
welcomed thi...

At the recent Texprocess exhibition in Frankfurt, Eton Sys
tems – a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery
association – demonstrated its new aUPS module for the rapid
sorting of used garments.
Based on Eton’s well-pr...

Producing lyocell from recycled pulp at commercial scale is
an important step in making textile-to-textile recycled mate
rials nore widely availableIn the latest development in this field,
Sweden-headquartered Circulose has announced...

Brussels, Belgium-headquartered Resortecs has announced a
partnership with Amann Group, one of the word’s top three
manufacturers of sewing thread. Together, the two companies are
bringing design-for-disassembly to industrial scal...

For the second consecutive year in 2025, the Aid by Trade
Foundation (AbTF) and Animal Welfare Assessment (ARAWA)
have conducted a pioneering project parallel to the independent
verifications of The Good Cashmere Standard (GCS).
...

EIM (Environmental Impact Measurement), a Jeanologia
associated reference platform for measuring the environ
mental impact of garment finishing based in Valencia, Spain, has
compiled the Denim Industry Progress and Insights 2025 repor...

Swedish fashion brand Lindex has partnered with BASF to
introduce loopamid recycled polyamide 6 to the lingerie
sector.
Loopamid is a made entirely from both post-industrial and post
consumer waste and the BASF technology behind ...

Swedish fashion brand Lindex has partnered with BASF to
introduce loopamid recycled polyamide 6 to the lingerie
sector.
Loopamid is a made entirely from both post-industrial and post
consumer waste and the BASF technology behind ...

Europe is expanding its textile and apparel trade defenses
beyond traditional anti-dumping duties as regulators tighten
customs, compliance, and traceability requirements on imports,
particularly from China.
New measures includin...

Researchers from Ghana and Germany are advancing plans
to establish a pilot facility in Ghana that will chemically
recycle textile and plastic waste into reusable raw materials.
The project will focus on processing polyethylene terep...

A new UN-backed study has found that 96% of second-hand
clothing imported into Uganda and Tanzania is suitable for
reuse, challenging claims that Africa is being used as a dumping
ground for textile waste.
The research highlights...