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Teijin combines ecology with function
PARIS - Teijin Fibers will promote its latest environmentally friendly,high performance polyester materials at this week’s Interfiliere exhibition in Paris.
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Wool farmers urge supply chain transparency
SYDNEY - Wool industry groups in Australia have raised concerns over procedures to force wool producers to declare if their sheep have been mulesed,without transparency being replicated further down the supply chain.
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Crailar approved for chemical input standard
PORTLAND – Naturally Advanced Technologies’‘Crailar’ organic bast fibres have been approved by OneCert for the GlobalOrganic Textile Standard (GOTS) Textile Auxiliary Agents, or chemical input,certification, after it was recognised as using only the cleanest and leasttoxic ingredients in their (wet) processing.
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Anvil completes LCA for sustainable t-shirt
NEWYORK –Anvil Knitwear’s latestgreenhouse gas life cycle assessment (LCA), this time for its AnvilSustainablet-shirt, has shown that the product has a 15% smaller footprint compared to thecompany’s conventional cotton tee.
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Vaude outlines environmental commitment
OBEREISENBACH - German sporting goodssupplier Vaude has taken a multi-pronged approach to implementingsustainability and environmental awareness into its business model.
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NewMerino enhances wool traceability
CHARLOTTE - NewMerino is introducing a new, fully documented, traceable woolsupply chain concept for verifiably ethical wool to the US market.
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Feature: Costing the earth
If organicand sustainable cotton is going to compete successfully on a global scale, Simon Ferrignoargues that a sustainable pricing system needs to become a reality.
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Trevira to manufacture Ingeo fibres
Minnetonka - Bobingen - Polyester fibres and filament yarn makerTrevira has entered into an agreement with NatureWorks to become a masterlicense holder to manufacture Ingeo fibers for customers within the EU.
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Ecotextile machinery technology
PONTEFRACT – This November will see the first publication of Ecotextile Machinery, a brand new supplement brought to you by MCL Global, the publishers of Ecotextile News.
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Better Cotton boost
LONDON - Leading brands such as Levi's, Marks & Spencer, IKEA and H&M have embarked on a six year, Fast Track programme to help transform the cotton market and make sustainable cotton a commercially viable commodity.
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