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Chinese textile companies are bringing digital textile printing into the realms of denim and yarn to replace unsustainable dyeing processes, industry observers have told Digital Textile.

‘Digital denim’ made using a computer and printer involves applying inkjet printing dyeing’ on cotton fabric to make the ‘digital denim’ fabric resembling different styles of jeans has become increasingly popular within China’s textile sector.…

Climate change and generational attitude shifts are driving the increased adoption of resale, repair and reuse initiatives in the leisure, sports and outdoor section of the apparel industry as consumer stigma associated with buying secondhand items is replaced with concern about over-production and protecting finite production resources.…

A groundbreaking collaboration between Tunisia and China has yielded plans to develop a pioneering laboratory, solely dedicated to the realm of plasma physics, a key element of nuclear fusion research. The lab would be established in Tunisia’s prestigious National Engineering School of Tunis, within the University of Tunis – El Manar, in central Tunis, Tunisia’s capital.…

Sustainability is not only a marketing buzzword in the packaging sector, but also a legal and environmental necessity, even if it costs more, packaging experts have told Packaging Gateway. Notably, making recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is more expensive than virgin PET, and due to “limited availability and the high cost of recycled content,” PepsiCo used more virgin plastic than planned in 2022 according to its ESG [environmental, social and governance] 2022 report (1) released earlier this year (2023).…

China’s key government economic body has released restrictions on the use of iron oxide pigments and titanium dioxide, the most important white pigment used in the coatings industry. In July (2023), China’s National Development and Reform Commission and related departments issued an updated Notice on Issuing the Energy Efficiency Benchmark Levels and Baseline Levels in Key Industrial Fields, with 11 additional controls, including 11 key areas including titanium dioxide (TiO2).…

Knitting companies based in the European Union (EU) may be told they cannot destroy unsold or returned textiles in future, pushing them to consider design, manufacturing and sourcing changes that will reduce their exposure to a new law.

According to the European Commission, about 5.8 million tonnes of yarn and fabric of all kinds are discarded every year in the EU, approximately 11 kilos per person (1), and their destruction “by economic operators is becoming a widespread environmental problem across the Union, in particular due to the rapid growth of online sales” (2).  …

The North Sea, tapped for oil and natural gas I earnest since the 1960s by Britain, Norway, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium – is increasingly being utilised as a site for renewable energy projects, as well as carbon capture and storage.…

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has proposed an International Standard on Sustainability Assurance (ISSA) 5000, ‘General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance Engagements’. Released for public consultation, the standard is designed to guide limited and reasonable assurance engagements on sustainability information.…

Textile suppliers have been navigating a growing and confusing world of sustainable standards and certifications while trying to meet clients’ diverse requests.  

“This is very difficult because every company has different requirements. So as of today, it is a bit of the Wild West.…

Gorpcore’ fashion, wearing outdoor functional clothing as fashionable streetwear, is rising in popularity, so much that much specialist apparel specifically designed for mountain environments will “never see a mountain,” a performance clothing designer has told WTiN. 

Their expensive materials and complex designs have “attracted fashion and streetwear to outdoor clothing,” Richard Dannah, an outdoor performance sportwear designer with more than 20 years’ experience in the field, told WTiN.…