Toray and Toyota Tsusho to promote carbon-fiber recycling

March 18, 2016  |  EcoNote

Japanese firms Toray Industries Inc. and Toyota Tsusho Corporation have announced they will launch a joint carbon-fiber recycling initiative to develop a recycled carbon fiber manufacturing technology that will use an energy-efficient thermal decomposition method. The companies’ joint proposal has…
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Sympatex launches “Climate Technology Seamless”

March 9, 2016  |  EcoNote

Sympatex Technologies, Unterföhring, Germany-based functional-fabric developer, will introduce its “Climate Technology® Seamless” fabric for the occupational-safety sector at the Lineapelle leather fair Feb. 23-25, 2016, in Milan, Italy. Together with its long-term Italian distribution partner…
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Sciessent launches fluorocarbon-free CURB water repellent

March 4, 2016  |  EcoNote

Antimicrobial and antiodor solutions developer Sciessent, based in Wakefield, Mass., has introduced CURB, a fluorocarbon-free durable water-repellent (DWR) fabric finish for outdoor active wear. Offering enhanced, breathable protection from rain and moisture, CURB delivers the same water repellency …
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STeP by OEKO-TEX certification process modified

March 2, 2016  |  EcoNote

OEKO-TEX, the Zurich, Switzerland-based International Association for Research and Testing in the Field of Textile Ecology, has recently modified its certification process. STeP by OEKO-TEX certification makes the sustainability of production facilities throughout the textile value-creation chain vi…
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Water-reduced laundering pairs Xeros, eLaundry.com

February 29, 2016  |  EcoNote

Reduced-water laundry system developer Xeros has signed a deal with New York City-based eLaundry.com to introduce Xeros’ polymer-bead cleaning laundry systems to the city. The deal is reported to be worth in excess of $1 million. To promote the new Xeros laundry services, eLaundry.com will introdu…
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Ecoalf upcycles ocean trash into yarns for fabric

February 19, 2016  |  EcoNote

The Ecoalf Foundation has embarked on what it calls its most ambitious project: upcycling ocean plastic waste by collecting the trash from the seabed and transforming it into plastic yarn to make fabrics. Ecoalf, through its Ecoalf Foundation funded HAPfoundation, has already launched the project, …
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UNC Athletics releases highlights of recycling efforts with Repreve

February 11, 2016  |  EcoNote

A university-wide 12 percent increase in collected recycling materials has been reported by UNC Athletics, the athletics department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Greensboro, N.C.-based yarn maker Unifi Inc., makers of Repreve® fiber, joined the university in 2014 to raise awar…
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Partnership to advance organic fiber

February 5, 2016  |  EcoNote

Textile Exchange and the Organic Trade Association (OTA) have entered a joint effort to strengthen the North American organic textile industry’s public policy influence and public relations efforts. The two groups will work together on legislative advocacy, public outreach and consumer education i…
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OEKO-TEX sets new Standard 100 test criteria

January 22, 2016  |  EcoNote

At the start of 2016, the Zurich, Switzerland-based International OEKO-TEX Association published updated test criteria and limit values for product certification in accordance with OEKO-TEX Standard 100. The new regulations take effect April 1, 2016, for all certifications, following a three-month t…
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Safer travels with NanoSeptic self-cleaning surfaces

January 8, 2016  |  EcoNote

NanoTouch Materials, Forest, Va., has produced a line of portable NanoSeptic surfaces for the travel and hospitality industry. The NanoSeptic travel mat, customized with the customer’s brand, is a promotional item as well, but more importantly provides the traveler with a cleaner surface that can …
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