Genencor, which makes a range of enzymes for textile pre-treatment and finishing, has added new products to its line-up including a sustainable range that includes enzymatic bleaching. Read more...
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Genencor adds sustainable textile enzymes
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Hemmed in by cotton, Hanes eases into flax
Pressured by rising cotton prices, $4.3-billion-a-year apparel maker HanesBrands Inc. is developing new products made from a crop more often found in cereal: flax. Read more...
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New bamboo banners offer environmental option for marketing outdoors
Bamboo can now be used as a sustainable fabric alternative to PVC for outdoor promotions. Read more...
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Textiles: The Sustainability Revolution
This video features developments and innovation trends that are leading the textile industry to a more sustainable future. Watch online...
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Emerald Textiles selected by Sharp HealthCare as exclusive provider of linens and linen services
Emerald Textiles, a Southern California commercial laundry service for health care providers, is proud to announce its selection by Sharp HealthCare as exclusive provider of linens and linen services for all Sharp facilities. Emerald Textiles recently opened the most technologically advanced laundry facility in the United States. Read more...
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Iowa State students focus on sustainability for April 9 Fashion Show
Sustainability and style go hand-in-hand at Iowa State University's annual Textiles and Clothing Fashion Show 2011. Read more...
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LCA confirms CO2 footprint reduction fro ECO2Technology
According to Advansa, the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) study confirms an average reduction of 80% in emissions of global warming gases and reduction of non-renewable energy in Advansa’s ECO2 technology, used for ThermoCool products. Read more...
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Teijin rolls out recycled Green Carpet at Tokyo International Film Festival
Teijin Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, has announced that for the third consecutive year it has produced an eco-friendly Green Carpet made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles, for the environmentally minded Tokyo International Film Festival, which will be held from October 23 to October 31. Read more...
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Teijin selected for Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Teijin Ltd. announced today that it has been named, following last year, to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), a global indicator for Social Responsible Investment (SRI). Read more...
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GM to use recycled oil spill cleanup materials in new cars
If you’re in the market for a GM car, you may soon be sitting among recycled Gulf oil spill material. Read more..
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Skirball banners recycled into an architectural sukkah
The sukkah, a temporary structure built by observant Jews to celebrate the end of harvest season, is having an architecturally significant moment. Read more...
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A sustainable bridge to the future
Blaine Brownell’s proposal advocates sustainable interdependent skyscrapers. Read more...
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Spunlaced Flax: New Possibilities For Eco-Friendly Composites
Norafin GmbH -- a Switzerland-based developer and manufacturer of durable spunlaced, needlepunched and composite nonwoven fabrics for applications such as apparel, automotive, filtration, industrial, medical, roofing and other applications -- has begun developing spunlaced and spunlaced composite roll goods for applications including roofing, automotive, packaging, sports equipment and filtration. Read more...
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Water bank stores stormwater underground
Stormwater management is an ever-increasing expense on site development projects. Read more...
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FTL Solar’s tent-like solar fabric could charge cars, help with disaster relief
A new solar fabric structure by FTL Solar. This innovative pre-fabricated Photovoltaic (PV) tensile structure integrates thin film PV with super strength fabric to create easy to deploy, move, install energy producers. Read more...
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Green Buildings Employ Space Suit Textiles
The same fabric used in Apollo-era space suits has been spun off into a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly building material. Used on structures around the world, the Teflon-coated fiberglass strands create a permanent, tent-like roof. Less expensive than conventional roofing materials, the durable white fabric allows natural light to shine through, saving a significant amount of energy. Read More...
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Tensartech embankments build solid base for business park sustainability
Prominent landscape features for Nottingham’s new high sustainability Castle College Technology Park and Number 1 Science and Technology Park are the surrounding green embankments. By using a Tensartech earth retaining solution from Tensar International, construction company Morgan Ashurst was able to realise the architect’s design over very weak ground. Read more...
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ShadePlex makes a power generating fabric frame for flexible solar panels
Sounds like something little suzie homemaker would come up with - put fabric on solar panels and offer different colors so customers will like them for their aesthetic appeal. Read more...
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Fabric structures advance nutrient management
Simple composting system enables a dairy farm to diversify operations. Read more...
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Shade: an essential element in healing gardens
A growing body of research supports that access to nature improves both the patient experience and health outcomes. As such, healing gardens are emerging as fundamental to a more holistic healthcare approach. Read more...

