Posted April 9, 2020

Sustainably made textile products are more than just an industry trend.

 

This year's Top 10 Textile Innovations highlight companies that have gone above and beyond in developing eco-friendly products and/or manufacturing processes that advance sustainability, and are true examples of caring for the environment. The FabricLink Network (FLN) takes pride in honoring our Top 10 Textile Innovations for 2019-2020.

 

The 2019-20 Top 10 Textile Awards

 

• CMYUK, the U.K.'s largest independent supplier of digital printers, cutters and materials, launches its UFABRIK Wallcover Canvas ECO, a premium canvas suitable for art reproductions, single piece wallcoverings, display graphics and tension frame systems;

• CHROMUCH’s ChromShield™ Technology is an innovative, sustainable fiber dyeing process that allows for magnified color vibrancy, durability and a variety of on-demand performance qualities, inherent in the yarn, providing rich color and functionality;

• DuPont™ Sorona® unveils its recyclable, luxuriously soft Sorona® faux animal fur, providing a premium look and feel in garments. Sorona® faux fur, made with 70 to 100 percent bio-based Sorona® polymer fibers, creates a commercially available plant-based faux fur;

• Eastman is giving new life to one of the most challenging waste materials in U.S. landfills. Eastman has begun recycling post-consumer carpet waste through its Carbon Renewal Technology, converting/upcycling carpet waste into new textiles;

• Evrnu introduced NuCycl™, the company's first commercially available technology converting pre-/post-consumer and post-industrial textiles into materials for new clothing with performance and environmental advantages;

• Genomatica announces the first Renewably-sourced Ingredient for Nylon-6, made from plants instead of crude oil. Traditional nylon production is responsible for about 60 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year;

• Hyosung introduces its new Regen Sustainability Program of 100 percent recycled multi-performance fibers. Hyosung's regen robic MIPAN® is the first recycled high-tenacity nylon made from 100 percent reclaimed waste;

• Minardi Piume showcases unique, natural, and sustainable Flower Down, a high-performance filling product, thanks to a sophisticated, recycling process that converts post-consumer waste to washed and sterilized recycled down;

• Outerknown and The Woolmark Company, using Optim™ spinning techniques and a unique 100% Australian Merino wool fabric, create a new wind- and rain-resistant boardshort that delivers a Merino wool fabric ideal for outerwear apparel;

• PrimaLoft® P.U.R.E.™ is PrimaLoft's proprietary manufacturing technique, reducing carbon emissions during manufacturing by as much as 48 percent. Using P.U.R.E. manufacturing technology the 100 percent post-consumer recycled material maintains the performance benefits of PrimaLoft® Gold Insulation.

 

Check out the complete review for each of this year's Top 10 Textile Innovations at Fabriclink.com.

 

To view FabricLink’s Top 10 Innovations from previous years: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016.

 

Source: FabricLink Network