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Spiber Inc. and Consinee Group to continue their partnership
September 18th, 2024
Cashmere blended worsted yarn is 50 percent Cashmere, 50 percent Brewed Protein™ fiber. Photo: Spiber Inc. Japanese bio-venture company Spiber Inc. announces the continuation of its successful partnership with Consinee Group Co. Ltd., a developer of premium yarns for luxury knitwear and woven garments. Spiber is known for its Brewed Protein™ fiber, produced through a […]
Textiles from plant waste project is funded
June 10th, 2024
An academic researcher at the University of California, Riverside, has received a $1.45 million federal grant to advance the production of textiles from plant waste. The process, known as co-solvent-enhanced lignocellulosic fractionation (CELF), is described as a biomass pretreatment technology because it extracts lignin, a robust component of plant cell walls found in wood chips […]
Abacá plant said to produce the strongest natural fiber
March 25th, 2024
Environmental organization Parley (or Parley for the Oceans) says that it’s calling for a “material revolution,” to “change the way we make things in order to create the future,” and to that end, it is talking about the innovators and scientists who are trying to remodel the material world. It reports that Bananatex®, a company […]
Central National Gottesman (CNG) Expands into Nonwovens & Fibers, Growing Its Global Product Category Offerings
October 23rd, 2020
Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG), which owns sales and distribution businesses in the global pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, wood products and metals industries, has announced that its Central National division will expand its product offering to include nonwovens and fibers. The new category includes viscose and lyocell, the plant-based fibers used in textiles, nonwovens and […]
Start-up makes fiber from food waste
December 9th, 2019
A U.S.-based startup is finishing trials on its food waste-based fibers. Circular Systems is using discarded biomass from crops such as rice, soy, hemp and corn to make fibers. The company says its technology covers 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.It operates three solutions: Agraloop (biorefinery,) Orbital (hybrid yarn technology, converting high-recycled fibers […]