RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE DEVELOP COTTON PRE-TREATMENT INNOVATION

Major garment labels, technology innovators, environmental research companies and textile manufacturers are working hard worldwide to deliver sustainable solutions for cotton textile pre-treatment. Reducing levels of chemicals in wastewater, significantly decreasing the total amount of water used in processing in the first place and cutting energy use by as much as 75% are some of the benefits these new techniques are delivering to finishers. A good example of brand and designer Ralph Lauren last March (2021) introducing its Color on Demand sustainable cotton ...


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