Lectra joins the United Nations Global Compact

June 28, 2023  |  Company News, News

Lectra supports the transformation of fashion, automotive and furniture companies by providing them with technological solutions that accelerate their transition to a more efficient and more sustainable Industry 4.0. In February, as part of the launch of its new roadmap, Lectra confirmed the importa…
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Data, legislation, climate crisis in focus at Better Cotton Conference

June 27, 2023  |  Company News, News

Better Cotton has concluded its annual conference, which was held from 21-22 June in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The in-person and online event attracted more than 350 industry stakeholders from 38 countries around the world, and explored four key themes: Climate Action, Sustainable Livelihoods, Dat…
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Pulcra Chemicals, Inditex develop Sustineri Coloring

June 22, 2023  |  Company News, News

Pulcra Chemicals and Inditex developed Sustineri Coloring, a combined pretreatment and dyeing process for cotton and polyester/cotton resulting in water, time and energy savings. This process is the result of a joint research between Pulcra Chemicals and Inditex with the goal to mitigate the impact …
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Gainsborough partners with AO Textiles

June 21, 2023  |  Company News, News

Gainsborough and AO Textiles collaborate to offer a unique service combining a natural dye color consultancy with bespoke jacquard woven textile production. Together they have developed techniques that revive heritage alongside modern production methods; in particular, the use of natural plant-base…
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New AJ Nonwovens plant in Waco, Texas

June 20, 2023  |  Company News, News

A new era of production was officially inaugurated last Thursday with the opening of AJ Nonwoven’s new plant in Waco, Texas. The event was marked with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by AstenJohnson business leaders, government representatives and members of the local community. Strategically l…
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Archroma, swatchbook deliver thousands of digital colors

June 14, 2023  |  Company News, News

Archroma is bringing the entire portfolio of 5,760 Archroma Color Atlas colors to swatchbook, the industry leading platform for material digitalization and sourcing. The new partnership provides fashion, apparel and textile designers and manufacturers with an elevated standard for color accuracy tha…
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CCI launches COTTON USA Mills Performance Index

June 13, 2023  |  Company News, News

An essential new benchmarking tool for spinning mills launches today at ITMA 2023 that allows mills to evaluate their performance vis-à-vis others and definitively show the positive impact of U.S. cotton: the COTTON USA Mill Performance Index™. “The benchmarking capability of this tool fr…
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Inditex, Jeanologia develop Air Fiber Washer

June 12, 2023  |  Company News, News

Inditex and Jeanologia have jointly developed Air Fiber Washer, the first industrial air system designed to extract microfibers during garment fabrication and thus reduce subsequent shedding in domestic laundering. Microfibers are small particles with a length of less than 15 millimeters that are sh…
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Ambercycle, Shinkong Synthetic Fibers form strategic partnership

June 8, 2023  |  Company News, News

Ambercycle and Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation announced a strategic partnership to enable circularity in apparel. The collaboration aims to accelerate the production of high-quality performance yarns using Ambercycle’s regenerated cycora® material, in response to the heightened demand of t…
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YKK achieves 100% renewable energy purchasing

June 6, 2023  |  Company News, News

YKK Corporation announces that the number of YKK locations that have switched 100% of their electricity consumption to renewable energy in fiscal year 2022 has increased by 20 locations from FY2021 to FY2022, reaching 31 locations globally. Under the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, a set of sustaina…
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