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2021-12-15 11:15:39

University of Aalto set up pilot line to produce new fiber

The University of Aalto in Finland has installed a pilot production line for the Ioncell process of converting wood-based materials and textile waste into environmentally friendly, high-quality

2021-03-11 11:06:59

Researchers of Chalmers University discovers cellulose yarn for electronic textiles

In various fields, particularly healthcare, electronic textiles are offering revolutionary new opportunities. But they need to be produced from renewable and natural materials to become sustainable.

2022-10-30 18:20:00

Industry consortium launches circularity project- T-REX

The EU-funded T-REX Project (Textile Recycling Excellence) brings together a partnership of 12 significant firms from throughout the whole recycling value chain, along with research institutes, in

2022-10-11 18:38:51

New Cotton Project celebrates launch of first large-scale circular fashion

The EU-funded New Cotton Project honors the recent launch of the so-called first large-scale circular garment ecosystem created by Adidas and the H&M Group. According to The New Cotton

2022-07-28 17:57:13

EU New Cotton Project announces completion of first half of three year project

The New Cotton Project has announced the completion of the first half of the three-year project, demonstrating the consortium's effective execution of the complete value chain. The New Cotton

2022-04-11 02:25:14

Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen & Herbert Sixta to receive Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2022

Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen and Professor Herbert Sixta will receive the Marcus Wallenberg Prize in 2022 for their creation and usage of new ionic liquids to transform wood biomass into

2022-01-28 10:45:46

Nordic Bioproducts successfully develops novel plant-based textile fiber

Nordic Bioproducts, an Aalto University spin-off, claims that it has successfully manufactured a new plant-based textile fiber called Norratex using its patented AaltoCell technology, and without

2020-04-27 10:57:06

Environmental cost of ‘fast fashion’ is not sustainable

Urgent fundamental changes to ‘fast fashion’ clothing items which are treated by many as disposable is needed to stem a devastating impact upon the environment according to scientists. The

2017-04-04 14:00:00

Recycling technique to recycle cotton polyester clothes into lyocell like fiber

The new recycling technique is going to be the highlight of the 253rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. The ACS is the largest scientific group in the world. A research

2014-08-13 12:00:00

Finland working to return large volumes of waste to textile production

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is currently developing methods for handling large quantities of textile waste material. New and efficient methods will be able to recover cellulose

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