A set of sheets can change the world

July 23, 2014  |  EcoNote

Boll & Branch, Chatham, N.J., has released its 2014 First Half Impact Report, a compendium of the business opportunity and good will resulting from the company’s first six months in business. The vertically integrated, socially conscious company provides premium home textiles made from 100…
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NATURFASERN releases Caregora

July 23, 2014  |  EcoNote

German natural-fibers textile developer NATURFASERN has recently released Caregora angora fiber. Suitable for a wide range of textile and apparel applications, it is finer than cashmere; is soft, lightweight and delicate; and, according to the company, possesses the highest heat retention and best m…
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Huntsman supports environmentalism

July 16, 2014  |  EcoNote

In a company-wide effort spanning the globe, Huntsman Textile Effects has mobilized more than a quarter of its 3,000 employees at major facilities in eight countries to promote environmental sustainability through community activities. Clocking more than 1,500 hours, this “Sustainability in Action…
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Panel to address supply-chain links

July 9, 2014  |  EcoNote

Switzerland-based International OEKO-TEX Association and ecVision of South Iselin, N.J., will participate in a panel discussion at the American Apparel and Footwear Association’s (AAFA) 3rd Annual Traceability Conference July 9 in Portland, Ore. The event, “Ensuring Transparency and Traceability…
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Aquafil wins NeoCon 2014 best fiber award

July 9, 2014  |  EcoNote

Aquafil USA has won the best fiber award at NeoCon 2014, a design exposition and conference for commercial interiors. The award is Aquafil’s first at the conference, and the first time the company has taken part in the event. Aquafil won with its ECONYL fiber, which is made from reused and improve…
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Sunseeker Duo realizes Solar Flight dream

July 9, 2014  |  EcoNote

Aircraft developer Solar Flight Inc. has achieved a milestone with the successful flight of the Sunseeker Duo, the first two-passenger solar-powered airplane. Aboard were Irena and Eric Raymond—the company-founding husband and wife team responsible for the new airplane—who took off from the Sola…
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Norway moves on PFOA sales ban

July 9, 2014  |  EcoNote

Norway has become the first European country to introduce legislation that bans the sale of products and textiles containing PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid). One of its uses is to make textiles more weather-resistant, but concerns about the chemical’s toxicity have been raised in the textile industr…
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World Cup t-shirts tested for toxicity and quality

June 23, 2014  |  EcoNote

Global testing and certification organization TÜV Rheinland purchased 90 fan t-shirts for teams participating in the World Cup and tested them against the relevant European limits for toxic substances in textiles and for quality. The tests established that more than 30 percent of the fan t-shirts e…
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‘Recycling Rangers’ school program a success

June 23, 2014  |  EcoNote

An academic program developed by the Maryland-based Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART) is yielding positive results among the elementary school teachers who used its lesson plans focused on the benefits of recycling used clothing. In addition to lesson plans, this year’s…
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Sustainable building uses DuctSox HVAC strategy

June 9, 2014  |  EcoNote

UnderFloorSox (UFSox), a fabric ductwork manufactured by DuctSox Corp. of Peosta, Iowa, has been installed in the new Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) on the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Vancouver campus. It uses geothermal, solar, under-floor air distribution, na…
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