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Spiber Inc. partners with Botto Giuseppe in yarn launch
February 10th, 2025
Spiber, a pioneer in protein fiber, announces its partnership with Italian premium mill Botto Giuseppe, provider of yarns made from natural fibers such as wool and cashmere. Since beginning their collaboration in 2023, this partnership has resulted in the development of yarn blends containing 20–50 Brewed Protein™ fiber combined with cashmere, as well as 100 percent […]
Milliken announces partnership with Tidal Vision
January 13th, 2025
Global manufacturer Milliken & Co., Spartanburg, S.C., has announced its investment and partnership with Tidal Vision, a biomolecular technologies company headquartered in Bellingham, Wash., that has developed a technology using chitosan for scalable solutions in critical industries. The partnership will accelerate the introduction of biodegradable chemistries across the markets that Milliken serves and is the latest in […]
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 […]
Bio-derived LYCRA fiber to be introduced
September 9th, 2024
The LYCRA Company, a fiber and technology provider for apparel and personal care products, has announced its bio-derived LYCRA® fiber made with QIRA®, which the company says is the industry’s first renewable spandex available at scale. The fiber will be launched in the first half of 2025. Made from annually grown field corn, it’s expected […]
VTT launches Energy First initiative
August 26th, 2024
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has announced a new initiative to address the challenges of energy and resource consumption in the forestry and textile industry. The goal of the Energy First initiative is to act as a starting point for an entirely new technology, which creates the conditions for the manufacture of low-carbon, energy-efficient, and recyclable fiber-based […]
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 […]
Lenzing expands REFIBRA™ technology use
September 25th, 2023
Lenzing Group, a producer of wood-based specialty fibers, has launched LENZING™ ECOVERO™ with REFIBRA™ technology. Building on the company’s success of TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers with REFIBRA™ technology, the expansion will help Lenzing increase the overall post-consumer content in its products. The expansion further highlights Lenzing’s ongoing transition to a circular economy in textile and fashion. […]
Collaboration produces plant-based nylon-6
July 25th, 2022
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 $22 billion nylon industry, enabling brands to meet demand from consumers for sustainable materials […]
Sustainability and responsibility
November 22nd, 2021
Since fiber manufacturers, such as Unifi, first learned how to recycled PET into polyester fiber, billions of bottles have been recycled to make new fabric. Advanced Textiles Conference speakers discuss the textile industry's challenges. by Marie O’Mahony and Janet Preus As world leaders sat down for COP26 in Glasgow, sustainability panelists debated the impact of […]
NILIT launches Sensil® BioCare
April 26th, 2021
NILIT, a global provider of Nylon 6.6, has introduced Sensil® BioCare, a sustainable premium Nylon fiber enhanced with a technology that helps reduce the persistence of textile waste in sea water and in landfills. The product is the newest addition to the Sensil® portfolio of responsibly manufactured, environmentally considerate premium Nylon products that benefit the […]