Global apparel markets: product development and innovations, February 2023
This report analyses some of the latest developments, innovations and new products in the global apparel industry, including: antimicrobial additives; artificial leather materials; colour trends; cotton; denim; down; dyes; fibres; treatments; and yarns. The report includes news from the following innovative companies, brands and other organisations: Advance Denim, ALBINI_next, Allied Feather + Down, Ananas Anam, Eastman, Good Earth Cotton, HeiQ, ISKO, Madewell, Microban International (Microban), Natural Fiber Welding (NFW), Noyon Lanka, Pantone, Renewcell, Seeding the Green Future (SGF), The Lycra Company, Toray Industries (Toray), and Vienna Textile Lab.
- SUMMARY
- ANTIMICROBIAL ADDITIVES
- Microban International (Microban) has developed an antimicrobial additive for cotton
- ARTIFICIAL LEATHER MATERIALS
- Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) has collaborated with four leading global brands in the development of Mirum plant-based artificial leather materials made using Climate Beneficial cotton
- COLOUR TRENDS
- Pantone has selected Viva Magenta as its Color of the Year for 2023
- COTTON
- Seeding the Green Future (SGF) has developed two new varieties of cotton seeds which are non-genetically modified (non-GM)
- DENIM
- Advance Denim and Good Earth Cotton have collaborated in the development of a traceable denim collection which is made using “earth’s most ethical cotton”
- Madewell and ISKO have collaborated in the development of women’s jeans which are made using ISKO’s Reform XP stretch denim
- DOWN
- Allied Feather + Down has developed a recycled down called RENU:TRACE which is traceable
- DYES
- ALBINI_next and Vienna Textile Lab are collaborating in the development of microbial dyes
- Noyon Lanka has developed a natural dyes collection called Planetones
- FIBRES
- Toray Industries (Toray) has developed 100% bio-based adipic acid for use in the manufacture of nylon 6.6 fibres
- TREATMENTS
- HeiQ and The Lycra Company have collaborated in the development of a treatment called Lycra naturalFX which imparts unique softening properties and enhanced stretch
- YARNS
- Ananas Anam has developed a yarn called Piñayarn which is made using fibres derived from waste pineapple leaves
- Renewcell and Eastman have collaborated in the development of Naia Renew ES yarns made
- using Circulose
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