All Ingredient brands articles – Page 11

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    Cocona Labs wants to scale its 37.5 temperature-regulating technology beyond synthetic fabrics

    3 July 2023

    Colorado-based Cocona Labs is reportedly working to move beyond synthetic fibers with its 37.5 Technology, Sourcing Journal has reported. It will do so with the help of its supply chain partners, the company has explained. Created by Cocona Labs, the patented 37.5 Technology utilizes natural volcanic minerals that are permanently ...

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    La Sportiva acquires Italian shoe upper supplier

    28 June 2023

    Outdoor footwear specialist La Sportiva has acquired a majority stake in Meet Italia, an Italian shoe upper producer and one of Sportiva’s suppliers for more than 20 years. Founded in 1985 by the Morellato family, Meet Italia is based in the outdoor industry cluster of Montebelluna in the Veneto region. ...

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    CovationBio and Primient host a field day event to showcase bio-based material solutions

    22 June 2023

    CovationBio and Primient joined forces with sustainability solutions provider Truterra to highlight how regenerative agriculture is helping to reduce the environmental impact of a host of industries, including the textile industry, in a hands-on field day in America’s “Corn Belt” in Dow City, Iowa. Hosts Dr. Michael Saltzberg (CovationBio CEO), ...

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    Södra and Lenzing receive largest EU LIFE subsidy for recycling project

    21 June 2023

    In its largest funding ever, EU LIFE has granted €10 million for a project to scale up OnceMore®, an innovative, first-of-a-kind industrial-scale system for recycling of blended textile waste. The project is a collaboration between the Swedish Forest industry group Södra and the Austrian provider of specialty fibers Lenzing. Under ...

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    Dimpora CEO Mario Stucki: “We make a membrane in a way no one else does”

    15 June 2023

    A membrane that is waterproof, windproof, breathable, PFAS-free, biodegradable and recyclable. The science is already here. Dimpora’s CEO explains.

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    PrimaLoft appoints new sales management for Europe, reorganizes territories

    14 June 2023

    Materials technology company PrimaLoft Inc, owned by Connecticut-based Compass Diversified (CoDi) since mid-2022, has announced the reorganization of its European sales management. Effective June 1, Leonardo Loro was promoted to sales manager for Europe. In addition, the company welcomed Mario Vlietinck as its new territory manager for France, Benelux and ...

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    Teijin develops new functional fabric for sportswear and casualwear

    14 June 2023

    Japan-based Teijin Frontier has announced the development of a new functional fabric for sportswear and casualwear called Solotex Liberte. This innovative fabric, which uses around 40 percent of plant-derived raw materials, is said to feature “a unique span-like texture and exceptional stretchability, as well as excellent colorability, luster and natural ...

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    Hyosung to unveil expanded ocean conservation initiative at OR Summer Market

    13 June 2023

    South Korean sustainable textile solutions provider Hyosung has expanded its ocean conservation initiative to include a wider range of regen ocean yarns made from discarded fishing nets. These will be showcased at the Outdoor Retailer (OR) Summer Market, June 19-21, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hyosung began its ocean conservation ...

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    Polartec launches metal-free, mint-based odor inhibitor

    13 June 2023

    Source: Polartec The base of Fresh Face: Mint from the Willamette Valley in Oregon Polartec, a brand of Milliken & Company, has launched Fresh Face, a natural, renewable and biodegradable odor inhibitor for textiles. Utilizing botanical mint oil, Fresh Face provides a plant-based, sustainable alternative to traditional ...

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    New Lenzing process to eliminate discoloration from fibers

    7 June 2023

    Lenzing has introduced a new processing solution to mitigate the discoloration and yellowing of seamless and light-colored cellulosic garments due to high-temperature heating. Discoloring and yellowing caused by high-temperature molding have traditionally been an issue during the garment production process. Lenzing’s proprietary solution is described as “the first in the ...

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    Oeko-Tex and ZDHC formalize collaboration

    2 June 2023

    ZDHC and Oeko-Tex have joined forces to enhance sustainable chemical management and cleaner chemistry principles. Their aim is to empower the Textile/Apparel and Leather/Footwear industries to improve their environmental impact by optimizing industry guidelines and solutions through collaborative efforts and creating a cohesive approach to sustainable chemical and product management ...

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    Nikwax develops PFAS-free, factory-applied DWR for synthetic outdoor fabrics

    2 June 2023

    British care and waterproofing company Nikwax has developed a high-performance, PFAS-free, factory-applied Durable Water Repellent (DWR) for synthetic outdoor fabrics. As Nikwax’s global launch partner, U.S.-based Outdoor Research will debut the new Direct.Dry in its Fall 2024 line. Source: Nikwax With PFASs in the crossfire of criticism ...

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    ​Patagonia and YKK work with innovative chemical technology to deploy circularity

    25 May 2023

    Erca, an Italian chemical company “with a responsible DNA,” Patagonia and YKK have successfully applied Erca’s Revecol, a sustainable, innovative chemical agent, to YKK’s dyeing processes at its manufacturing sites in Vietnam. Revecol transforms common waste materials like spent vegetable cooking oil into a certified, safe, high-performance textile chemical. Driven ...

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    Lenzing and textile machinery supplier Karl Mayer announce partnership

    24 May 2023

    Karl Mayer Group, a German supplier of textile machinery, and Lenzing Group, the Austrian manufacturer of wood-based specialty fibers, have entered into a strategic partnership to create a more environmentally friendly textile value chain. The collaboration is intended to increase the proportion of plant-based, biodegradable and fossil-free materials used in ...

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    Lenzing launches new carbon neutral version of its Acetic Acid Biobased

    10 May 2023

    Austrian fiber producer Lenzing Group is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Lenzing Acetic Acid Biobased, first introduced on May 4, 1983. The carbon footprint of the standard Lenzing Acetic Acid Biobased is 85 percent lower than that of fossil-based acetic acid. To mark the important anniversary, Lenzing is now ...

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    Lenzing remains confident despite bumpy first quarter

    5 May 2023

    Austrian-based Lenzing Group’s Q1 2023 sales rose slightly by 1.3 percent year-on-year to €623.1m, primarily due to higher pulp sales, while fiber sales declined, the company said. Ebitda declined 66.2 percent year-on-year to €29.7 million in the first quarter, net income was €-64.9 million (compared to €34.1 million in Q1 ...

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    CoDi lifts FY outlook, but cautious on Q2

    4 May 2023

    Compass Diversified (CoDi) anticipates a “significant snapback” in revenue growth and profitability within key businesses once a current industry inventory destocking cycle ends. The group’s current Q2 forecast is both cautious and conservative despite its decision to lift its FY23 adjusted earnings range to $110 to $135 million and consolidated ...

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    Lenzing accelerates energy transition by purchasing biomass power plant

    28 April 2023

    Austrian fiber producer Lenzing signed a contract to acquire the 43 MW biomass power plant of Energie 42 Beteiligungs GmbH in the Heiligenkreuz business park. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals in particular and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2023. The strategic investment will ...

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    Huntsman implements mass balance concept at Swiss site

    26 April 2023

    Huntsman announced that its manufacturing site in Monthey, Switzerland, has implemented a mass balance concept and received REDcert2 certification. The certification covers the production of epoxy resin products used in a variety of consumer and industrial markets. Mass balance refers to the mixing of fossil fuels and renewable or recycled ...

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    No to PFAS: Sympatex offering webinar on action and alternatives

    26 April 2023

    Sympatex has announced its latest webinar “No to PFAS,” to be held on May 4, 2023, at 10:30–12:00 CEST. Katy Stevens (EOG), Lisa Skedung (RISE) and Jonatan Kleimark (ChemSec) will give an overview of specific PFAS restriction consequences in the textile industry, current PFAS alternatives, the concrete procedure of ECHA’s ...