EU Life has awarded record-breaking funding of €10m ($10.9m) to support the scaling up of OnceMore, an innovative industrial-scale system for recycling blended textile waste by fibre solutions firm Lenzing Group and Swedish forest industry group Södra. The ambitious project, OnceMore, is a collaborative effort between Swedish-based Södra and Austria’s Lenzing Group.
A combination of chemical and mechanical recycle could recover 60% of unwanted textiles, according to new analysis by Valpak, the largest compliance scheme operator in the UK. Its report acknowledges that the sorting process is essential in achieving high recycling rates but cautions that significant investment in effective sorting infrastructure is needed.
Three significant stakeholders at various points in the textile supply chain —Recover™, Rieter, and Polopiqué — have announced their collaboration, to create yarns that contain more mechanically recovered fibres. The three firms have produced a premium sustainable garment by combining Recover’s expertise in cutting-edge recycling technology, Rieter’s knowledge of spinning systems and machinery, and Polopiqué’s know-how in textile manufacture.
There’s nothing like flannel sheets on a cold winter night. And true flannel means cotton. Classic, long-lasting cotton. In Peru, cotton cloth 8,000 years old has been found. Cotton balls are common in hospitals for a good reason. Cotton can absorb up to 30 times its weight in liquids.
Zydex Group confidently claims to have created a revolutionary, disruptive technology that will help the farm sector to go organic in one crop cycle, with income and yield positive outcome. Around 150 farmers in various villages across the country have currently conducted trials of this technology, with good proven results for specifically cotton crop.
The newly formed Non-Conventional Fibres Association (NCFA), with its aim of promoting the production and consumption of sustainable, non-conventional fibres, has made a strong representation to the government for addressing some of the obvious omissions in the textile policies and schemes that have been holding back the adoption of these fibres in mainstream textile industry in India.
NCFA team – Aditya Mody – President, S.K. Gupta – Vice President, Dr G.S. Nadiger – General Secretary – met with the Textiles Secretary, Government of Maharashtra, to give their recommendations for the new Maharashtra State Textile Policy 2023-28.
Non-conventional fibres are attracting the attention of the textile consumer and producer. However, the adoption of such fibres in mainstream textile industry has been slow for a number of reasons – lack of accurate technical information, market information. To address every aspect of the business of non-conventional fibres for the textile industry, the Non-Conventional Fibres Association was formed earlier this year. In an exclusive interview, Aditya Mody, President, NCFA talks about the organisation’s mission of helping the industry and the consumer go green.
The Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture (ACRE) has been established by Solidaridad Asia, the Centre for Responsible Business (CRB), and regenagri to advance regenerative cotton farming practises in India. ‘The Reclaim to Regenerate: Towards Regenerative Cotton Sector in India’ event in Nagpur, Maharashtra, served as the official launch of the ACRE Alliance. According to the Alliance (ACRE), implementing a unique initiative will improve the livelihoods of over 500,000 smallholder cotton farmers and their communities in India while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 1 million tonnes by 2030.
In a bid to promote Eri silk, the NHDC (National Handloom Development Corporation) in collaboration with Auromira Entertainment has released a music video that showcases the intricate art of weaving of Eri silk. The film has been shot in various locations around Meghalaya, capturing the state’s stunning natural beauty.
A women’s intimate hygiene brand using banana fibre as an absorbent to make sanitary pads has been awarded the Best Social Initiative on Menstrual Hygiene’ at the third Menstrual Hygiene Management India Summit held recently.
‘Saukhyam’ reusable pads, a Mata Amritanandamayi Math project, are made by women self-help groups in various states of the country in recognition of the brand’s endeavour to empower women in rural areas.
Made from banana fibre and cotton cloth, these menstrual pads cost just one-tenth of the conventional ones, the company said. Health experts too now recommend cloth sanitary pads for a healthy menstrual cycle, it said.
