Data from non-profit Textile Exchange’s latest Materials Market Report shows that the market share of virgin, fossil-based synthetics continued to increase in 2023, while that of cotton and recycled fibres declined. These findings correspond to those of a survey among 50 major fashion brands by NGO Changing Markets Foundation: The brands...
26 Sept 2024
The PEFC or Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification has revealed the results of a new consumer survey today that explored consumer awareness, attitudes and expectations towards forest fibre use in fashion collections such as viscose and lyocell. “Fashion from Sustainable Forests” was conducted in four key markets across Europe —...
19 Jun 2024
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have achieved a breakthrough in textile recycling by developing a technique to produce new viscose from worn-out cotton sheets. Currently, viscose textiles are typically made from forest biomass, and fully recycled viscose is not available. The team's innovative method involves converting complex cotton...
8 Mar 2024
Global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good reported the successful completion of its Viscose Traceability Pilot in time for World Rainforest Day on 22nd June 2021. The pilot is a consortium project with partners Bestseller and Kering and supported by Zalando to trace sustainable viscose in garments using innovator TextileGenesis’...
24 Jun 2021
New York – Changing Markets Foundation’s recent report confirms China’s viscose producers’ failure to meet global expectations for sustainable production of the textile material. ‘Dirty Fashion: Spotlight on China, by the Changing Markets Foundation’ unveils that the largest Chinese producers of the most common fabric won’t be able to meet the...
24 Dec 2018
An Australian company has come up with an innovative way to make cellulose-based fabrics such as rayon and viscose. Instead of using chemicals to extract cellulose from cotton, trees or bamboo, Nanollose lets a bacteria called Acetobacter Xylinum eat agricultural waste (their initial run used coconut byproducts) and convert its sugars into...
16 Nov 2018
Austrian cellulose fibre producer Lenzing Group announced in a press release on Tuesday that it is introducing the eco-responsible process for the production of its Lenzing branded viscose fibers also at its Chinese location Lenzing Nanjing Fibers (LNF). “Thanks to this special manufacturing system, we are supporting the trend in the fashion...
17 May 2018
London - As the fashion industry heads towards a future where textile resources are scarce, natural fibers such as cotton, which remains a resource-intensive material, and petroleum-based fibers like acrylic, polyester, nylon, and spandex remain high in demand. But as the production of these fibers continues to cause irreversible damage to our...
5 Dec 2017