TEXTILE TESTING FACILITY INCREASES SUSTAINABILITY-RELATED WORK

A Québec, Canada-based textile testing, and research and development (R&D) facility has noted an increased demand for sustainability-focused materials work. Two-thirds of CTT’s work involves testing, with the other third being R&D - the company offers emerging entrepreneurs assistance in developing products. Valerio Izquierdo, CTT’s vice president, business development and partnerships said the lab has, for example, being testing and helping create biowaste-derived textiles: “Everybody around the world is trying to find biopolymers, to have new ...


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