Processing

Fibres, yarns, fabrics or garments go through multiple processing steps to achieve the performance and aesthetic properties desired by brands and consumers. These steps can be broadly categorised into pretreatment, colouration and finishing. The processing stage can be lengthy, technically complex and consumes a huge amount of water, chemistry and energy, so optimising and finding new innovations is crucially important.

Projects

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    Reflections from the D(R)YE Factory of the Future Project

    Fashion for Good launched D(R)YE Factory of the Future in January 2022 with the aim to validate the most promising technology combinations in pretreatment and colouration processing steps to support the widespread adoption of mostly waterless innovations within the textile industry. The validation conducted through this project has established a critical pipeline of innovations for further validation and implementation with select strategic suppliers.
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    Pioneering the Future of Footwear: A New Initiative by Fashion for Good

    AMSTERDAM - Fashion for Good and its footwear focused partners adidas, Inditex, ON Running, PVH Corp., Reformation, Target, and Zalando announce an ambitious new initiative aimed at accelerating and validating the next generation of footwear innovations. This builds on the organisation’s existing work leveraging their expertise in scouting, validation, and pioneering innovation and collaboration. This initiative will address the key intervention points needed to drive footwear circularity spanning four work streams across the supply chain from materials to end of use. Industry wide collaboration will be vital to overcome the various roadblocks we face in this space. Therefore, Fashion for Good is launching a call for action, asking all relevant innovators to apply and collaborators to join in the movement.
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    In conversation with Smartex: Explore Smartex’s AI-driven solutions transforming quality control and reducing waste

    In this interview, we discuss the evolution of Smartex. Co-founder Gilberto Loureiro provides a deep dive into how Smartex tackles significant challenges in textile manufacturing using AI-driven technology and sustainable methods.
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    In Conversation with Living Ink: Turning Biomass Waste Into Value

    The Fashion for Good team interviewed Living Ink's Director of Partnerships & Strategic Growth, Devon Murrie, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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    In Conversation with NTX: Pioneering Digital Dyeing

    The Fashion for Good team interviewed NTX's Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer, Jeffrey Hsu, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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    In Conversation with Alchemie Technology: Transforming Dry Processing for Textile Dyeing and Finishing

    The Fashion for Good team interviewed Alchemie Technology's Product Specialist, Harry Vine, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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    The Colourful Challenge of Textiles

    This article is addressing the pressing question of how to reduce the environmental impact of dyes and printing processing.
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    In Conversation with imogo: Reimagining Spray Dyeing

    The Fashion for Good team interviewed imogo's CEO & Technology, Joacim Wellander, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.

    CleanKore

    CleanKore’s patented technology modifies the denim dye range to eliminate Potassium Permanganate spray, lower the carbon footprint & improve sustainability throughout the supply chain without increasing cost.

    Stony Creek Colors

    Stony Creek Colors creates a plant-based indigo that can replace petrochemical based synthetic indigo dyes. They optimise indigo production in a (non-GMO) closed loop process which has the potential to be carbon negative. Founded in 2012 (US).

    Ever Dye

    Ever Dye has developed a novel dyeing process with biobased pigments including a proprietary pretreatment, that allows for dyeing at room temperature on cellulosic yarn and fabric. The process utilises less energy than conventional dyeing and no use of petro-chemicals, and is also faster than traditional methods.

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    Fibre52

    Fibre52 has developed a patented process for preparing and dyeing cotton and other cellulosic materials, applicable to fibres, yarn, fabric (knit and woven), and garments. This innovative technique shortens the process by over an hour compared to conventional methods and requires lower temperatures for fabric preparation. Additionally, by removing caustic soda and acid, the fibre isn’t degraded, thus retaining its natural strength and softness properties.

    NTX Cooltrans

    NTX Cooltrans is a print and 8 dye process that provides waterless high speed and high resolution print and print dyeing. The technology comes with energy, water and chemical savings and is applicable to natural, man-made and synthetic fibres.

    OSM-Shield

    OSM Shield has developed its ZERO chemistry solution, a high-performance technology that provides durable water and oil repellency without the use of any PFAS. 

    Graviky Labs

    Graviky Labs turns end of use carbon emissions into inks and pigments that can be used for different printing processes such as screen, sublimation and digital. These have been used on different surfaces including paper, polyester and textiles. 

    T-Hues

     t-Hues is a natural dye developed by Dynawash Ltd., a garment washing and dyeing specialist based in Sri Lanka, catering to some of the leading global brands. 

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    Good Fashion Fund partners with Sharadha Terry for new rugs unit

    AMSTERDAM – The Good Fashion Fund, managed by FOUNT, has made an investment in Sharadha Terry Products Private Limited (“STPPL”) – a renowned Indian manufacturer and exporter of high-quality bed and bath products under the MicroCotton® brand from Metupalayam. The 1.75 million US Dollar loan will support STPPL’ investment in the set-up of their new bath and area rugs unit (Sri Gugan Mills) in Metupalayam, Tamil Nadu. With this investment, the Good Fashion Fund is fully invested, and FOUNT aims to establish a follow-up fund (Good Fashion Fund 2.0) building on the successful track record, networks, lessons learned and methodologies of GFF.

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    In Conversation with Balena: Scaling circular materials

    The Fashion for Good team interviewed Balena's founder and CEO, David Roubach, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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    In Conversation with The 8 Impact: Diverting sneakers from incineration and landfills

    The Fashion for Good team interviewed The 8 Impacts's cofounder, Marie Soudré-Richard, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.
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    In Conversation with PICVISA: Advancing footwear recycling

    The Fashion for Good team interviewed PICVISA's CEO, Luis Segui Pascual, to learn more about the innovator’s story, technology, challenges, and successes and showcase innovations that are driving tangible change in the industry and leading the path to scale.