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Related Keywords: fibre, manufacturing, Ocean, Parley, plastic, PrimaLoft, product, supply chain, sustainable, waste

PrimaLoft and environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans have announced a strategic partnership that will take plastic intercepted from remote islands, beaches and coastal communities and use it to manufacture high-performance insulation products.

PrimaLoft, a leading expert in advanced material technology, will be the first insulation provider in the textiles industry to partner with Parley to develop products from marine plastic waste. This represents another step forward for PrimaLoft in its efforts to be Relentlessly Responsible.

Related Keywords: Diesel, export, Fuel, government, import, India, labour, manufacturing, merchandise, petroleum, product

Merchandise exports in September fell by 6.6% to $26 billion. Exports during this fiscal have fallen 2.5% to $159.6 billion. The most worrying part is that labour-intensive exports, which create employment in large numbers, have been falling. Mint examines this decline.

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Related Keywords: Elevenate, Gerber Technology, performance gear, product, supply chain, YuniquePLM

Elevenate, a high-quality performance gear company from Sweden, has joined forces with ACG Nyström and Gerber Technology. This exciting partnership will allow the outdoor performance brand to implement Gerber’s easy-to-use product lifecycle management solution, YuniquePLM, in order to gain more control over their supply chain and further streamline their processes to meet increasing customer demand.

Related Keywords: clothing, Graphene, innovation, nanoplatelet, polyurethane, product, technology

Producer of graphene nanoplatelet-based products Directa Plus has developed a new membrane containing its technology.

The membrane’s construction is based on a polyurethane film containing the Directa Plus’s G+ graphene nanoplatelets; it worked with a specialist membrane technology partner, Novaresin. It will market the new product under the names Grafytherm and Grafyshield to companies seeking breathable water-protection for outdoor clothing.

Related Keywords: brand, Italy, Manteco, material, Prato, product, Recycle, sustainability, Tencel, Textile, wool

Italian textile company Manteco exhibited at Première Vision’s Smart Creation for the first time, showing its range of recycled wool products, including blends with Tencel.

The company processes 1,650 tonnes of recycled material per year, often starting with post-consumer material, which CEO Matteo Mantellassi describes as “a precious raw material for some of the most cutting-edge developments”.