Global apparel markets: product developments and innovations, June 2022
This report analyses some of the latest developments, innovations and new products in the global apparel industry, including: artificial leather materials; colour trends; denim finishing; fabrics; fibres; footwear; new collections; softeners; and yarns. The report includes news from the following innovative companies, brands and other organisations: Archroma, BASF, Bestseller, Birla Cellulose, Ecovative, Evrnu, Fulgar, Hyosung, Jeanologia, LanzaTech, Marchi & Fildi, Modern Meadow, Nanollose, Pantone, PVH, Skechers, Texon, The Lycra Company, The Nature Conservancy, TMC, Toray Industries, Tropicfeel, and Zara.
- SUMMARY
- ARTIFICIAL LEATHER MATERIALS
- Ecovative will collaborate with Bestseller and PVH in the development of products made using an artificial leather material
- Modern Meadow has developed a bio-based artificial leather material called Bioleather1 (BL1)
- Texon has developed a bio-based artificial leather material called Texon Verde which is biodegradable
- COLOUR TRENDS
- Pantone has selected Very Peri as its Color of the Year for 2022
- DENIM FINISHING
- Archroma has collaborated with Jeanologia in the development of an environmentally sustainable denim finishing process
- FABRICS
- The Lycra Company has developed a new fabric called Lycra Dual Comfort which incorporates environmentally sustainable fibres and possesses mechanical stretch properties
- Toray Industries has developed a biomimetic fabric for the spring/summer 2023 season called Qticle
- FIBRES
- Birla Cellulose and Nanollose have completed the first run of a pilot operation for producing a high tenacity lyocell fibre made from bacterial cellulose
- Evrnu has developed a high performance fibre called NuCycl r-lyocell which is made from 100% cotton textile waste
- FOOTWEAR
- Skechers has developed a footwear collection called Our Planet Matters as a result of a partnership with The Nature Conservancy
- Tropicfeel and Hyosung have collaborated in the development of a waterproof shoe which is made using environmentally sustainable materials
- NEW COLLECTIONS
- Zara will collaborate with LanzaTech in the development of an apparel capsule collection which will be made using materials derived from recycled carbon dioxide (CO2)
- SOFTENERS
- Archroma has developed a softener called Earth Soft which is made using plant based materials
- YARNS
- Fulgar and BASF have collaborated in the development of a polyamide 6.6 yarn called Q-Cycle which is made from post-consumer car tyres
- Marchi & Fildi has developed a range of metallic yarns which are made using 100% polyester derived from post-consumer waste
- TMC has developed a strong and durable yarn called Herculan which is made using repurposed carpet wool
- List of figures
- Figure 1: Very Peri (Pantone 17-3938)
- Figure 2: Qticle fabric
- Figure 3: Carlos Campos T-shirt made using NuCycl r-lyocell
- Figure 4: The Geyser shoe
- Figure 5: Fabric made using yarns from the Gleaming collection
- Figure 6: Socks made using Herculan yarn
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