Fibres sustainability feed

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• Development of chemical textile recycling still in its early stages in China and India
• Much of the technology for chemical recycling in China and India is foreign
• Growing number of large-scale chemical textile recycling projects
• December
  • Bio-based fibres offer one pathway to improve the textile industry’s sustainability
  • Several groups have developed technologies to produce cellulosic fibres directly from bio-based feedstock
  • Fibre produced directly from bio-feedstock can make a positive contribution to the textile industry’s sustainability
• November
  • Textile waste is growing, largely driven by the growth of fast fashion
  • Very little textile waste is recycled despite the sustainability claims
  • Cultural changes required in the textile industry and among consumers
• October
  • Apparel resale is rapidly taking a growing share of the global apparel market
  • Concerns expressed that the secondhand apparel industry’s success could undermine its sustainability claims
  • Circ moves ahead to commercialise its recycled fibre technology
• September
  • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has been approved by the EU Parliament
  • The European fashion industry is demanding the removal of the tax exemption for low value imported goods
  • The rules the EU is introducing may make the use of recycled fibre more compelling for the textile industry
• August
  • Progress in textile-to-textile recycling remains limited
  • Considerable challenges confront the textile recycling industry
  • There is plenty of push in the textile recycling market but little pull
• July
  • Mango to increase its use of recycled fibre through a strategic investment in The Post Fiber
  • Circ, recycling polycotton blends, has established strategic partnerships with Selenis and Acegreen
  • Circ also has a strategic partnership with the Indian viscose and lyocell staple producer Birla Cellulose
• June
  • Biodegradable polyester and nylon 66 fibre have been developed to improve their sustainability
  • Intrinsic Advanced Materials’ CiCLO polyester uses an additive to boost the fibre’s biodegradability
  • Enhanced biodegradability of synthetic fibres improves fibre sustainability but not the circular textile economy
• May
  • The chemical textile recycling industry is still at the early stages of its development
  • Circ is to build a recycling plant in the US to recycle polycotton textiles
  • Syre is building a plant in the US and planning to build plants in Iberia and Vietnam
• April
  • Yibin Grace has started production of dissolving pulp from waste textiles
  • The Chinese company Eco Revo has developed an enzyme-based recycling process for polyester fibre
  • Suzano has announced it will no longer invest in Spinnova
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World: total consumer demand for all fibres (2015-2040)Total fibre demand per capita by major regions (2015-2040)Global fibre demand in 2023 and 2024

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