Sciessent awarded ECO PASSPORT for textile chemicals

June 10, 2016  |  EcoNote

The International OEKO-TEX® Association has awarded its ECO PASSPORT certification to Wakefield, Mass.-based Sciessent for its sustainable antimicrobial textile chemicals. Sciessent is the first U.S. company to receive the new certification for its LAVA XL™ self-regenerating odor-control technolo…
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Environmental emissions tool for textiles launched

June 8, 2016  |  EcoNote

French testing and certification specialists Bureau Veritas has launched BVE3, an IT platform to support its chemical discharge monitoring business. BVE3, Bureau Veritas’ Environmental Emission Evaluator, supports supply-chain partners in reducing the environmental impacts through a mechanism …
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Recycled plastic becomes gowns for new grads

May 20, 2016  |  EcoNote

Some college grads this spring will be picking up their diplomas wearing the same plastic bottles they discarded over the previous four years. Greensboro, N.C.-based yarn developer Unifi is working with Oak Hall Cap & Gown of Salem, Va., to outfit nearly half a million graduates in schools aroun…
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Sciessent expands bluesign partnership with CURB

May 6, 2016  |  EcoNote

Sciessent, Wakefield, Mass.-based provider of antimicrobial and odor-absorption solutions for the textile and apparel industries, has announced its partnership with bluesign® systems for the fluorocarbon-free durable water repellent CURB, which joins Sciessent’s odor-absorbing Lava technology amo…
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Bio-based Materials of the Year named

May 3, 2016  |  EcoNote

The Innovation Award Bio-based Material of the Year 2016 was awarded to three firms for their innovative materials: Belgium’s Orineo BVBA for its Touch of Nature™ filled bio-based resin for stimulating biomaterials, and Germany’s Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH for a sophorolipid-type biosurf…
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OEKO-TEX launches ECO PASSPORT

April 25, 2016  |  EcoNote

The Zurich-based OEKO-TEX Association has launched ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®, a certification for sustainable textile chemicals that offers textile chemical manufacturers a confidential and independent method to assure their customers that chemicals, colorants and auxiliaries are in line with the i…
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DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products and BioAmber partner in launch

April 15, 2016  |  EcoNote

Renewable-food and industrial ingredients developer DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products and sustainable-chemical maker BioAmber will launch a co-sponsored polyol sampling program in April in an effort to accelerate the speed to market for bio-based solutions. Based respectively in Loudon, Tenn., and…
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Plastic-eating bacteria could fuel recycling revolution

April 8, 2016  |  EcoNote

Researchers at Japan’s Kyoto University have discovered a plastic-eating bacteria that could have a major impact on recycling efforts around the world. Similar research by San Francisco-based Ambercycle Inc. has been rewarded with a 250,000-euro ($283,000) Global Change Award funded by the H&M…
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Lightweight, soundproof material selected for 2016 Toyota Prius

March 31, 2016  |  EcoNote

Hayashi Telempu Corporation’s V-Wave™ soundproof material made with Teijin Limited’s V-Lap™ nonwoven polyester fabric will be used for soundproofing in the 2016 Toyota Prius. As environmental regulations continue to become increasingly strict worldwide, there are growing demands for solution…
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Conwed releases sustainability report

March 25, 2016  |  EcoNote

Minnesota, U.S.A.-based Conwed, a plastic netting manufacturer, has published its Global Sustainability Report 2016. The company has implemented best practices at all of its locations with the objective of increasing efficiency in their day to day operations and creating netting solutions that requi…
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