Explore ideas, evidence and developments across the textile value chain.
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Intelligence15 Jul 2024The textile industry is notorious for high CO2 emissions, largely due to its significant energy consumption and reliance on various energy sources.
Intelligence5 Apr 2024Upcoming regulation demands a more circular approach to textile recycling, despite the cost implications and current lack of infrastructure. Dr Christian Schumacher assesses developments in textile recycling.
Insight13 Jul 2020Dr Christian Schumacher assesses spray dyeing in the textile industry.
Challenges and technical alternatives in cellulose dyeing and finishing, presented during ITMA 2019 in Barcelona, are discussed in this article.
Technical19 Mar 2019Nobody knows what the future will bring; the future of coloured wool may be coloured sheep after all, as Chinese scientists in Urumqi are already using gene editing techniques to alter the coat colours of sheep (Figure 1). [1] However, the wool industry is a very conservative industry and the changes may not be so disruptive anytime soon
