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Syre partners with Gap, Houdini Sportswear and Target for commercial launch
July 2nd, 2025
Image: Syre Syre, a textile-to-textile recycling company, has announced a strategic partnership with Gap Inc., Houdini Sportswear, and Target as part of its commercial launch. Syre launched in March 2024 with a mission to decarbonize the textile industry and establish textile-to-textile plants to produce circular polyester. Previously, the company announced that its first plant is […]
Consumer confidence decreases in June
July 1st, 2025
Image: The Conference Board The Conference Board released the June 2025 Consumer Confidence Index®, reporting that consumer confidence fell by 5.4 points in June to 93.0, down from 98.4 in May. The cutoff date for preliminary results was June 18, 2025. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—fell 6.4 points […]
Polar bear hair grease research may offer a PFAS alternative
July 1st, 2025
Image: Dreamstime.com/© Sean Beckett A study conducted by University of Bergen and Trinity College researchers has found that polar bear sebum, or hair grease, is as ice-resistant as PFAS. Their discovery may lead to an alternative to fluorocarbon coatings. Bodil Holst, Ph.D., a nanophysics professor at the University of Bergen in Norway, worked with Julian Carolan, […]
ATA Japan members showcased at World Expo 2025 in Osaka
July 1st, 2025
The Future City pavilion, which showcases advanced urban concepts and transformative technologies, is made of a polyester mesh coated with PVC and titanium dioxide, which allows it to be self-cleaning with sunlight and rain while also reducing pollution in the air. It spans 150 meters (492 feet) in length. Image: Taiyo Kogyo ATA Japan members […]
Bacteria “eat” PFAS, PFOS, research finds
July 1st, 2025
Diana Aga (left) and her doctoral student, Minduala Wijayahena, are working on research to demonstrate a specific bacteria’s biodegradation of a ”forever” chemical. Image: University at Buffalo/Meredith Forrest Kulwicki Bacteria may be able to take the “forever” out of some of the so-called “forever chemicals” PFAS and PFOS, according to work done by researchers at […]
UNIFI gives sustainability awards and REPREVE facility tours
July 1st, 2025
UNIFI® Inc. expanded its eighth sustainability awards this year to include speakers and tours of its facilities that create REPREVE®, including the intake of bales of bottles and textiles, the creation and cleaning of bottle flakes, and yarn production and dyeing. Plant manager Kerby Stone explained the recycling process during the tour of the Reidsville, […]
Harding heads for Groveland Gallery with new art series
July 1st, 2025
Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis, Minn., will display textile artist Tim Harding’s work from his Photo Montage series July 19–Aug. 30, 2025. Bramble showcases the pricky plant and stands at 65.25 inches tall and 48.25 inches wide. Images: Groveland Gallery The St. Paul, Minn.-based artist is known for hanging artworks that feature different fabrics layered to […]
Avantium demonstrates scalability of chemical recycling
July 1st, 2025
Polyester residue from cotton textiles after recycling. Image: Avantium Renewable polymers company Avantium of Amsterdam, Netherlands, conducted research and an economic study on poly-cotton chemical hydrolysis recycling, finding a case for textile waste feedstock to create input for its operations compared to fructose or hardwood. Its method involved superconcentrated hydrochloric acid to produce a glucose […]
Low-temperature process for difficult-to-recycle plastics, including PVC
July 1st, 2025
Oils derived from recycled plastics can be turned into new products. Image: Hebrew University of Jerusalem/Hadar Dolan A low-temperature chemical recycling process has the potential to return difficult-to-treat plastics such as LDPE, HDPE and PVC back into oils to be remade into plastics or other products. Developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, the […]
Boatman Marine Canvas values learning and planning
July 1st, 2025
Photography of Mike Boatman, Boatman's Marine Canvas, by Charlie Neuenschwander If Mike Boatman were to write a book on what he’s learned from 30-plus years in the marine fabrication industry, it would be one page with a single line: “Don’t be a jerk.” This short and simple philosophy has grounded him through the ins and […]