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16 December 2022

Teijin's highly biodegradable PLA resin reduces microplastics

PLA is the most widely used material for 3D printing, pellets, injection-and-extrusion-molded products, textiles and non-woven fabrics. Tejin Frontier Co Ltd, the Teijin Group's fibres and products converting company, says it has developed a practical polylactic acid (PLA) resin that biodegrades faster in oceans, rivers and soil compared to conventional PLA products. [Teijin Frontier Develops Practical, Highly Biodegradable PLA ...]

31 October 2022

Eco-labelling in fashion is not adequate

In the ecological controversy that emerges from the sustainability indices in calculating the PEF (Poduct Environmetal Footprint), the absence of three important indicators plays a key role improperly against leather and natural textile fibers: microplastic release, plastic waste and circularity. The Sourcing Journal explains. [After Higg Came Under Fire for Greenwashing, Now This ...- SJ]

14 June 2022

Behind the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) hides a large Greenwashing operation

The Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, introduced in the New York State Assembly in October 2021, obliges all fashion companies that generate more than $100 million to track at least 50% of value chains and disclose environmental impacts. However, the Higg MSI index used seems to favor the use of low-cost net fibers derived from fossil fuels. [industry-linked sustainability standard allows clothing giants to ramp up emissions – The Intercept.com]

29 May 2022

Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste

An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at the University of Texas at Austin can break down plastic, in just a matter of hours or days. This discovery, published in Nature, could help solve one of the world's most pressing environmental problems: plastic waste polluting natural lands and water. The project focuses on polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a polymer found in most consumer packaging and some fibres and textiles. It makes up 12% of all global waste.

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19 May 2022

The Egyptian government will exit 79 sectors in 3 years

The Egyptian government is expected to exit 79 sectors within three years and maintain investment in 45 sectors, writes Al-Masry Al-Youm in Egypt Independent. For manufacturing industries, the government plans to exit most industrial sectors, announcing that it will leave about 63 industrial areas in ten industrial sectors. Among the most important activities that the government plans to abandon completely according to the draft are leather and tannery products, clothing, furniture, industrial fibers and slaughterhouses.

25 March 2022

Fungal fibers replacing PVC and EVA

New York-based mycelium producer Ecovative is teaming up with Vivobarefoot and Pangaia. The companies will join the Fashion for Good cooperative, working directly with Ecovative to co-develop custom mycelium materials to tap for their fashion and footwear lines. [Vivobarefoot, Pangaia Place Bets on Ecovative's Mycelium Foam – WWD]

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