Textiles and Apparel Business Update, 2022

Environmental sustainability is of growing importance within the global fibre, textile and apparel industry, and pressures to improve their sustainability credentials have prompted several companies to adapt their business strategies. This report provides information on the latest business developments in relation to environmental sustainability with a particular focus on: circularity; investments; joint ventures, cooperation, licensing and distribution; new facilities; recommerce; and recycling.

Furthermore, the report includes information and insight relating to the following innovative brands, companies and other organisations: Allbirds; Archroma; Avantium; Carbios; CleanKore; Epic Group; Euratex (the European Apparel and Textile Confederation); the European Commission; Fashion for Good; HeiQ; Infinited Fiber Company; lululemon athletica (lululemon); Novoloop; Polybion; Puma; Recover; Spinnova; Stony Creek Colors; Sysav; Trove; and VF Corporation.

SUMMARY

CIRCULARITY

Fashion for Good has launched a new pilot operation, called Sorting for Circularity Project, which relates to the recycling of textile waste
Euratex has launched an initiative called ReHubs which aims to recycle 2.5 mn tons of textile waste a year by 2030
The European Commission has published the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles

INVESTMENTS

Avantium has secured Euro3 mn worth of investment to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into chemicals for use in textile processing
HeiQ has received significant investment for the development of its HeiQ AeoniQ yarn
Infinited Fiber Company has secured more than Euro100 mn worth of investment from
Inditex relating to the supply of Infinna fibre
Novoloop has secured US$11 mn worth of investment to develop its polyethylene recycling process further
Polybion has secured US$4.4 mn worth of investment to scale up production of its Celium artificial leather material

JOINT VENTURES, COOPERATION, LICENSING AND DISTRIBUTION

Archroma and Stony Creek Colors have signed a partnership agreement relating to the production of a plant-based indigo dye called IndiGold
Carbios has signed a partnership agreement with four leading sportswear and outdoor wear manufacturers
Epic Group and CleanKore have entered into a joint venture agreement to scale up
CleanKore’s patented yarn dyeing technology
Recover and Sysav have signed a partnership agreement relating to the recycling of post-consumer textile waste

NEW FACILITIES

Infinited Fiber Company has selected a site for a Euro400 mn facility for producing Infinna fibre
Spinnova has commenced construction of its new spinning facility in Jyväskylä, Finland

RECOMMERCE

Allbirds has launched a resale programme called ReRun
lululemon athletica (lululemon) has expanded its product trade-in and resale programme

RECYCLING

Puma has launched a pilot operation to trial a production process which converts used football jerseys into new football jerseys
VF Corporation has joined a consortium to launch a pilot operation relating to the recycling of blended textile waste in Cambodia

List of Figures

Figure 1: Clothing from the Infinited Fiber x Zara collection
Figure 2: Puma’s RE: JERSEY football jersey

Companies Mentioned

Allbirds
Archroma
Avantium
Carbios
CleanKore
Epic Group
Euratex (the European Apparel and Textile Confederation)
the European Commission
Fashion for Good
HeiQ
Infinited Fiber Company
lululemon athletica (lululemon)
Novoloop
Polybion
Puma
Recover
Spinnova
Stony Creek Colors
Sysav
Trove
VF Corporation

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