A visit to one of Unifi’s last remaining US polyester plants, in Yadkinville, North Carolina, can make you feel like an optimist. After driving through a sweet little neighborhood of small homes, you ...

Professor Kotohiro Nomura’s research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University developed two high-performance catalysts for efficient synthesis of value-added chemicals (fine chemicals, monomers) from ...

Polyester is one of the biggest sustainability challenges in the textile industry. It does not disintegrate, and while it's in nearly 60% of clothing, only 1% of textile waste is recycled into new ...

It’s easy to make promises when you have no idea quite how challenging they may be to keep. And that’s what many brands and retailers have been doing when it comes to recycled polyester — committing ...

Japan’s Teijin is working with the Chinese sports-apparel firm Li Ning to collect and recycle used polyester garments in China. Under the program, Li Ning has designed sportswear with Teijin’s Eco ...