Duvaltex, a leader in contract textiles, and Steelcase, the leader in office furniture, have launched Intersection, an exclusive Steelcase screen and panel fabric. Created in partnership with Seaqual initiative, which turns marine plastic waste into recycled products with full traceability, Intersection is the first Ocean Waste Clean Impact Textiles.Pic: DuvaltexOffered in 17 colours, Intersection is available throughout the Steelcase surface materials distribution network and applicable on over

AMSTERDAM - Dutch fibre solutions company The Movement has signed a deal with textiles recycler Giotex to embed its Aware tracer particles in the latter's recycled cotton blended yarn.It means that The Movement's Aware integrity solution is now available in North and South America via Giotex which claims to be the largest spinner of recycled cotton and polyester pre-dyed fibres and blends in the Americas.The two companies say that the agreement means that US brands and retailers, which m

LONDON – UK waste recycling charity WRAP has today announced the first batch of companies and organisations to join its Textiles 2030 voluntary initiative, with Next, Primark and John Lewis amongst the retailers to have pledged their allegiance ahead of its April launch.The introduction of this initiative comes as WRAP releases the findings of new consumer research which suggests that more than half of the population (63 per cent) now deem the environmental impact of their clothes as ‘severe’.By

Ahead of the busy festive season, M&S is increasing capacity at its online distribution centre at Castle Donington, as the retailer gets set to deliver the most digital Christmas yet30% colleague increase to online distribution team for Christmas 2020Contactless click and collect service expanding to 16 storesRobust hygiene & social distancing measures remain in place across the siteAs part of its Never the Same Again programme, M&S is turbocharging growth on M&S.com reflecting t

Cone Denim®, a global leader in denim authenticity and sustainable innovation, is excited to launch the newest in denim innovation – the Self-Clean Jean. In partnership with Noble Biomaterials, the global leader in antimicrobial and conductivity solutions for soft-surface applications, Cone Denim has developed its newest denim fabric using Noble’s Ionic+™ technology, which harnesses the power of positive ions embedded in yarn fibers to inhibit the growth of bacteria and microbes on the surface o

Puma India recently partnered with customer relationship management company Salesforce to ramp up its online consumer experience, said a statement from the company, which has deployed Salesforce Commerce Cloud to enhance the online and mobile shopping experience for its consumers on PUMA.com.Pic: Shutterstock“E-commerce has always been a big priority for us at Puma and we embarked on this journey many years ago. In the current situation, online is of course a more convenient option for consumers

The government in Ghana and the country’s textile and garment Industry are working hard to be more attractive to the global markets, according to Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) chief executive officer (CEO) Yofi Grant, who attributed the decline to a surge in Chinese imports, smuggling from China and Vietnam and lack of raw materials.China’s low-cost products in Ghanaian markets lead to lower demand of domestic textiles, he said.GIPC is determined to add value to the textiles and garme

Israel based cleantech company,which develops technologies to transform waste into sustainable materials, said that it will partner up with multinational retail solutions providerMainetti.The joint venture will see the companies collaborate on introducing eco-friendly and sustainable raw materials for the global fashion industry and retailers.Figure: By diverting landfill-destined waste,UBQ’ssolution helps prevent methane emissions, groundwater contamination and other social and environmental ha

Sweden-based textile-to-textile recycling firm, Renewcell, has signed a multi-year agreement with Bank & Vogue, to supply pre- and post-consumer waste to be recycled.Image Courtesy: long-john.nlRenewcell aims to produce high-quality biodegradable products from recycled textiles.As a part of this collaboration, Bank & Vogue will be Renewcell’s largest supplier for their recycling plant in Sundsvall, Sweden.The plant will employ innovative and patented technology for recycling cotton in wo

Sensil® BodyFresh Fabrics from NILIT, a manufacturer of innovative, customised nylon (polyamide) 6.6 solutions, has demonstrated a 99.85 per cent reduction in viral activity when tested according to ISO 18184:2019 criteria against Betacoronavirus 1 (OC43), anenveloped,positive-sense,single-strandedRNA virus.Image Courtesy: www.ecotextile.comThe confirmation has been received from Microbe Investigations AG (MIS) – a microbiological testing services lab.The additives integrated into Sensil® BodyFr