Huntsman joins Roadmap to Zero

July 2, 2019  |  EcoNote

Huntsman Textile Effects announced recently it will join the ZDHC Foundation as a contributor. ZDHC oversees the Roadmap to Zero Programme, a global collaboration to implement safer chemical management. As a contributor, the company will upload key products onto the ZDHC Gateway Chemical Module…
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DuPont, Unifi announce new insulation

June 28, 2019  |  EcoNote

DuPont Biomaterials and Unifi have teamed up to create a new range of insulation products marketed under the name ECOLoft eco-elite. Sportstextiles.com reports that the insulation will feature DuPont’s Sorona bio-based fiber and Unifi’s Repreve recycled polyester. South Korea–based textile and…
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Candiani recognized for sustainable innovation

June 24, 2019  |  EcoNote

Candiani SpA has won the ITMA Sustainable Innovation Award for Re-Gen, its “circular denim” fabric created from regenerated and recycled raw materials, a recent release from ITMA reports. The Candiani Re-Gen denim was created to commemorate the company’s 80th anniversary. Re-Gen is composed of…
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WRAP to support textile recycling ideas

June 21, 2019  |  EcoNote

UK-based campaign group WRAP has announced details of a new grant program to support projects that provide infrastructure and technologies with the potential to significantly increase recycling capacity for difficult-to-recycle plastic packaging or textile materials. According to information reporte…
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Ecco and BASF work on 3D printing for footwear

June 20, 2019  |  EcoNote

Danish shoe manufacturer Ecco and German chemistry firm BASF are partnering on a new footwear project. Trials have taken place at Ecco’s research and development center in Denmark to test the combination of BASF 3D printing materials and Origin’s open additive printing platform. An article on sp…
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Sympatex will close the loop by 2030

May 29, 2019  |  EcoNote

Sympatex Technologies believes recycled functional textiles from old PET bottles can soon be a thing of the past, a recent press release says. As soon as 2020, the company is slated to offer its first laminates made from used textile materials acquired through a circular economy. The greater goal …
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Devan Chemicals launches new technologies

May 24, 2019  |  EcoNote

Devan Chemicals launched two new technologies at Techtextil this year: Bio-flam, a bio-based flame retardant (FR) treatment and Odour Breakdown, a non-biocidal odour control product. Bio-flam is made from renewable, vegetable sources and enables the FR-treated products to be biodegradable. The …
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Piave Maitex new line: Again

May 23, 2019  |  EcoNote

Italian knitted fashion fabrics producer Piave Maitex recently launched a new line called Again. Piave Maitex is a European producer of elastic fabrics, underwear fabrics and sportswear fabrics. The dyeable and transfer printable fabrics are designed to combine functionality with sustainable feature…
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Grooved surface for light-weight solar power

May 20, 2019  |  EcoNote

A new solar cell design has been created by scientists at the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with energy technology company Power Roll. The result may prove that creating a new type of back-contacted solar cell is possible. A recent Off Grid Energy Independence article reported that resea…
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Closing the loop on sulfur control

May 20, 2019  |  EcoNote

Danish company Haldo Topsoe A/S has developed a new catalytic solution, Preferential Oxidation Catalysis, an alternative to traditional scrubbing methods for controlling sulfur compounds found in lean off- gases. According to the manufacturer, unlike traditional scrubbing, Preferential Oxidation Cat…
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