Covestro partners with HUAFENG on footwear textiles 

November 14, 2022  |  EcoNote

The textile industry continues to look for ways to reduce its CO₂ footprint, for example in the fabrication of sports shoes. HUAFENG, a textile technology company, chose to apply INSQIN® PU by Covestro, a waterborne polyurethane technology, as a coating binder in their HAPTIC® printing technolog…
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Federal policy update presented at Expo

October 24, 2022  |  EcoNote

At this year’s Federal Policy Update at Expo in Charlotte, N.C., Auggie Tantillo, president of SRG and Associates, as well as part of the government relations team serving USIFI and NFI, touched on government procurement, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—or what he refers to …
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GTT announces $5.4 million in new financing

October 10, 2022  |  EcoNote

Green Theme Technologies Inc (GTT) based in Albuquerque, N.M. has announced that it has raised $5.4 million in its series B2 financing. GTT is a producer of water-free and PFAS-free textile finishing. The company says that it will use the new capital to grow its water-free EMPEL™ performance te…
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ARTILECT announces a new advanced DWR hoodie

September 12, 2022  |  EcoNote

The Divide Fusion Stretch Hoodie from ARTILECT integrates new materials for performance and sustainability, offering moisture management and thermoregulation as a standalone product, which can be optimized when used together with other pieces of ARTILECT's A/SYS technical apparel system. 
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Recycled acrylic approved by bluesign

September 12, 2022  |  EcoNote

Regel fibre, the recycled acrylic fibre from Thai Acrylic Fibre Company (TAF), Aditya Birla Group, is now bluesign approved, in addition to being a GRS certified acrylic fibre. In a Knittingindustry.com report, the company says this approval certifies that Regel meets the safety and environmental re…
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Bio-based creora® gets global SGS certification

August 9, 2022  |  EcoNote

Global elastane manufacturer Hyosung has received eco-product certification from Standard Global Services (SGS) guaranteeing that creora® bio-based elastane is made with plant-based materials and is produced in a harmless and eco-friendly environment, a Knitting Industry article reports. Hyosung…
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Collaboration produces plant-based nylon-6

July 25, 2022  |  EcoNote

San Diego-based biotechnology company Genomatica, with its collaborator Aquafil, has successfully completed the first demonstration scale production runs for plant-based nylon-6. Aquafil is a major producer of nylon in Italy and worldwide. The new material is intended to contribute to reshaping the…
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High-tech clothing company turns to black algae and hemp

July 11, 2022  |  EcoNote

Black algae and hemp are two of the most futuristic materials on the planet, says London-based high-tech clothing startup Vollebak. The company has just launched hoodies and sweatpants made entirely out of these materials, which, the company says, produce oxygen, clean up carbon dioxide and can even…
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A wearable for cows among Terra Carta winners

June 27, 2022  |  EcoNote

A methane-reducing mask for cows was among the winners in a U.K. climate solution competition. Prince Charles and former Apple CDO Jony Ive recently announced the four winners of Terra Carta Design Lab, founded to develop climate crisis solutions. Out of 125 submissions, the awarded projects i…
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Pilot production of cell-cultivated leather funded

June 9, 2022  |  EcoNote

VitroLabs has raised $46 million to build and scale what it says is the world’s first pilot production of cell-cultivated leather. The biotech company, based in Milpitas, Calif., says that funding is led by Aronomics; among additional investors are BESTSELLER’s Invest FWD, global luxury group K…
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