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Textiles rank high on EU environmental pressures
2019-11-27 12:03:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Consumption of clothing, footwear and household textiles in the European Union (EU) uses about 1.3 tonnes of raw materials annually and more than 100 cubic metres of water per person, a new briefing shows.
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Shape-changing textiles powered only by body heat
2019-10-28 16:23:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a temperature-responsive textile that can change shape to conform to irregularly shaped parts of the body and is powered only by body heat.
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H&M and Ikea study chemicals in recycled textiles
2019-10-18 13:19:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A joint study by H&M and Ikea has found the likelihood of finding more restricted chemical substances in recyclable cotton samples is about twice as high compared to pre-consumer cotton samples.
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Elevate Textiles in responsibly sourced fibre pledge
2019-09-26 13:13:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Elevate Textiles has outlined a series of new sustainability targets, including a goal for its Elevate brand products to be manufactured using at least 80% sustainably sourced cotton and 50% recycled polyester content by 2025.
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Schoeller unveils new range of biodegradable textiles
2019-09-18 12:15:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Performance fabric and textile technology specialist Schoeller Textil has introduced a new collection of biodegradable textiles, comprised of Bluesign-approved fabrics with biodegradable polyester, as part of a joint venture with Taiwan's Formosa Taffeta Company (FTC).
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