The Seattle startup says its purification process can remove elastane and dyes while preserving the polyester polymer.

EMERYVILLE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 11, 2026 / Polyester is the most widely used fiber in the world - but the environmental data needed to fully understand its production has been incomplete.

Making that work cheaply remains the central problem.

Textile Exchange just co-signed Changing Markets Foundation’s sobering survey results: in spite of the sector’s sustainability efforts, the fashion industry is in the throes of “plastic paralysis.” ...

Modern Syntex, a concern of TK Group, entered the polyester business in 2002 through Modern Poly Industries Ltd with an initial capacity of just 10 tonnes a day. The production rose to 100 tonnes a ...

The company sees textile production scrap and end-of-life textiles as increasingly important feedstock sources. Unifi's Textile Takeback program targets production scrap and end-of-life garments made ...

Polyester remains the backbone of modern apparel because it combines scalability, affordability, durability and high performance at a level no other fibre currently matches. The industry's priority is ...

The continued Iran-US-Israel conflict and volatility in crude oil prices are putting renewed pressure on Surat’s polyester textile value chain, prompting weaving units in parts of the city to curtail ...

Made from oil derivatives, polyester dominates the textile industry, accounting for 59 per cent of global fibre production ...

Virgin polyester is widely used because of its low cost, durability, and versatility. However, its production depends on fossil-based inputs and is associated with GHG emissions, air and water ...

Textile Exchange and SCS Consulting Services release life cycle assessment for virgin and recycled polyester production EMERYVILLE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 11, 2026 / Polyester is the most widely ...