French company Carbios says it has further developed its enzymatic depolymerization process so it can now be used for polyester fibers from textiles. After the company demonstrated that enzymatic ...

Chalk one up for the circular economy. Creating the next generation of recycled polyester fiber, French green chemistry company Carbios said it can now turn polyester fabric back into polyester fiber.

A combined team of chemical and biomolecular engineers from the University of Delaware, and the Center for Plastics Innovation, both in the U.S., has developed a way to chemically separate fibers in ...

It’s much-maligned by many fashion industry stakeholders that sustainability is a siloed challenge shuttled up and down the supply chain when only holistic and collaborative action can measure up to ...

Polartec and Santini Cycling have partnered to introduce a cycling jersey made with carbon emission-reducing recycled ...

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: CARBIOS (Paris:ALCRB) (Euronext Growth Paris: ALCRB), pioneer company in the field of bioplasturgy, today announces that it has taken a new ...

Shein has developed a polyester recycling process designed to reduce the heavy use of virgin polyester in its clothing production, according to a press release last week. The process accepts both pre- ...

Fishing nets are mainly made from chemical fibers such as nylon and polyester to prevent rot as well as to ensure excellent strength and easy maintenance. Whereas common nylon fishing nets are ...

A helium-argon plasma could turn out to be an environmentally friendlier way to process polyester textile fibers than currently used wet chemical methods, according to a research team led by Guido ...