End-Use Markets
Defining Cotton Recycling At the Next Level
Since 2019, Säntis Textiles has been producing around 300-350 tons of 100% recycled cotton monthly using specially-developed RCO100 technology at the plant of its partner Kipas in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.The technology has been under development since 2016 and was commercially launched for third-party manufacturers by a second Kahramanmaras-based company, textile machinery builder Temsan, at ITMA 2023 …
Industrial Advantages to 3D Printing
Benefits at Both Ends of the Scale NatureWorks is continuously expanding its portfolio of Ingeo polylactic acid (PLA) materials which includes well-established grades for fibers and nonwovens, extrusion and injection molding, and increasingly those for 3D printing. Monofilaments made with Ingeo PLA have notable 3D printing characteristics such as precise detail, good adhesion to build …
Lenzing Advances Circularity with Progressive Dyeing Approach
Lenzing’s nature-based innovation is witnessed in both product and process as the company progressively meets the demands of the textile industry. In product, Lenzing provides specialty fibers of stringent quality in the known brands of TENCEL™, Lenzing ECOVERO™, VEOCEL™ and LENZING™. Together, the fibers of these brands form the basis for a variety of textile …
Slogan or Substance
Made in America Must Be More About Manufacturing than Marketing Politicians like nothing better than a catchy slogan: “Made in America” and “Buy American” certainly fit those criteria, but are these phrases beguilingly simple? The origins can be traced back to the Buy American Act of 1933, when legislation required the federal government to purchase …
Lenzing’s Pursuit for Tomorrow’s Denim: Pioneering Circularity in the Fashion Industry
The environmental impact of production processes and textile waste has long been a pressing concern in the fashion industry, with denim being perhaps the most pressing sector of all. As the environmental impact of denim production and disposal continues to raise alarms, the need for better, more responsible solutions has become a priority for change. …