All Ingredient brand articles – Page 17
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News briefsRe:NewCell announces early capacity expansion of new plant
Re:NewCell (publicly listed as “Renewcell”), a Swedish start-up specializing in producing materials from recycled textiles, has announced plans to initiate an expansion of its new Renewcell 1 plant in Ortviken from 60,000 to 120,000 tons of total annual capacity ahead of schedule. The company’s board is also considering bringing forward ...
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ArticleFinancial bottlenecks of Shandong Ruyi group: creditors seek control over Lycra
According to the news service portal Reuters, the creditors of the indebted fashion conglomerate Shandong Ruyi Technology Group will seek control of fiber manufacturer The Lycra Company after Ruyi failed to repay a $400 million loan it took out to buy the company. The creditors were quoted saying that Ruyi ...
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ArticlePolygiene Q4 sales jump despite logistics, raw material supply challenges
Polygiene saw revenues in the fourth quarter rise by 51 percent to 40.2 million Swedish kronor (€3.7m) as demand for its anti-microbial products continued to be strong, but logistics challenges and raw material shortages also persisted. In the fourth quarter, operating profit before tax totaled SEK 6.2 million (€578,120), making ...
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News briefsYKK launches a collection of zippers made using regenerated nylon
YKK has announced a new collection of Natulon recycled zippers made with Econyl regenerated nylon. Econyl nylon, manufactured by Aquafil and supplied in collaboration with Itochu, is made entirely from nylon waste, such as fabric scraps, industrial plastic, old carpets and fishing nets. YKK will offer Econyl regenerated nylon products ...
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News briefsA new plant-based textile fiber from Finland
Nordic Bioproducts Group, a Finnish start-up and a spin-off from Aalto University, has developed a new plant-based textile fiber called Norratex, made without any toxic chemicals or expensive solvents. In Nordic Bioproducts’ patented AaltoCell technology, the cellulose is first hydrolyzed in an environmentally friendly manner; then, it is further processed ...
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News briefsNew material alliance Fibral founded for the promotion of plant-based fibers
Textile companies Bananatex, Ananas Anam (producer of Piñatex), Circular Systems (with Nike and Converse on their customer list) and the consulting company ReGenerate are the founding members of a new cooperation called Fibral, designed to be an international materials alliance that brings together companies and individuals working with ancient, underrepresented ...
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ArticleOrganic Cotton Accelerator joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to drive needed change throughout the supply chain, according to a statement. By joining the SAC, OCA, an Amsterdam-based multi-stakeholder organization fully committed to organic cotton, underscores its commitment to a collaborative sector approach to “unlock the potential ...
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News briefsNilit with management changes
Nilit, a supplier of high-quality nylon 6.6 for apparel and owner of the sustainable consumer brand Sensil, announced that Sagee Aran will lead product development and marketing initiatives, and Michelle Lea has joined the company to lead global marketing programs. As chief innovation and sustainability officer, Aran will expand the ...
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News briefsU.S. fiber company Circular Systems joins C.L.A.S.S. material hub
California-based company Circular Systems is a new C.L.A.S.S. material hub partner, promoting its circular, regenerative solutions for transforming waste into net positive fibers, yarns and fabrics through the platform based in Milan, Italy. In its own words, C.L.A.S.S. identifies fibers, yarns, fabrics that embody creativity, innovation and sustainability at the ...
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ArticleNikwax publishes first sustainability report, announces CSR roadmap to 2025
Aftercare and waterproofing specialist Nikwax used last week’s Slide & OTS exhibition in the U.K. to unveil the findings of its first sustainability report. The company provided insight into some of the 20 projects it has committed to across the company to achieve its sustainability goals by 2025. The first ...
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News briefsUnifi profits pressured despite higher-than-expected sales
Unifi, Inc., a U.S.-based producer of recycled and synthetic yarns, saw sales in the second quarter of its fiscal year grow strongly, although rising labor and input costs squeezed profit margins. In the second quarter ended Dec. 26, sales increased by 23.7 percent from the year-earlier to $201.4 million, as ...
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News briefsToray introduces 100% plant-based nylon fiber for sports and outdoor applications
Japanese fiber specialist Toray Industries announced that it has developed a nylon fiber 510 (N510) composed of 100 percent bio-based synthetic polymers, analogous to the definition in section 3.1.5 of ISO 16620-1: 2015, the international standard for the bio-based content of plastics. The product, named Ecodear™ N510, is the first ...
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News briefsGore fabrics division gets GRS certification for German and Chinese facilities
The Gore fabrics division, part of W.L. Gore & Associates, has achieved full compliance with the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification for its production sites in Germany and China. GRS is an international, voluntary product standard (issued by the nonprofit organization Textile Exchange) that sets requirements for the certification of ...
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News briefsPolygiene acquires manufacturer of antimicrobial additives
Polygiene AB, through the indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary Addmaster (UK) Limited , has entered into an agreement to acquire the business related to SteriTouch from the privately-owned company Radical Materials Limited. The purchase price amounts to a total of approximately €4.2 million, where approximately €3.8 million is paid in cash and ...
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News briefsCordura launches re/cor RN66 Nylon fabric line from pre-consumer waste
For fall 2023, Invista brand Cordura has introduced a new collection of nylon 6.6 fabrics from recycled raw material marketed under the Cordura re/cor line of recycled fibers. Re/cor is a trademark applied in November 2021 and works as a Cordura sub-brand for GRS (Global Recycled Standard) certified post-consumer recycled ...
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News briefsHohenstein expands collaboration with data management platform Texbase
Germany-based textile testing institute Hohenstein (also the owner of the Oeko-Tex labels and certification processes) has broadened its collaboration with Texbase Inc., a cloud-based data management platform for the textile and consumer product industries. Hohenstein customers can now collaborate, send test requests and receive test reports within the Texbase Connect ...
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News briefsSpinnova invests in Rieter system for new yarn fabrication in Finland
Spinnova has purchased a full line of production machines from Swiss spinning technology specialist Rieter to be installed at the company’s premises in Jyväskylä, Finland. Following the agenda published before, Spinnova plans to spin the wood pulp fiber into yarn on the Rieter system on a large scale by the ...
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Munich Fabric Start canceled
The organizers of Munich Fabric Start (spring/summer 23), planned for Jan. 25-27, had to announce today the cancellation of the show at the MOC in Munich. A few days ago, the mood was still optimistic, but the change in plans is due to new rules and obstacles associated with the ...
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Physical Munich Fabric Start and Bluezone on track to take place in January
The team at Munich Fabric Start Exhibitions GmbH says it has dedicated the last few weeks to finalize the upcoming Munich Fabric Start, Jan. 25-27, and Bluezone, Jan. 25-26, 2022. The new policies for safe events have been implemented, and the organizers are ready to welcome the industry to the ...
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News briefsPolygiene redefines financial targets
The board of directors and the management of the Swedish ingredient brand Polygiene AB have set new financial targets for the 5-year period from 2022 to 2026. According to these, Polygiene should achieve net sales of more than SEK 1 billion (€98.6 million) and an EBIT margin of more than ...
