Chalk one up for the circular economy. Creating the next generation of recycled polyester fiber, French green chemistry company Carbios said it can now turn polyester fabric back into polyester fiber.

Fishing nets are mainly made from chemical fibers such as nylon and polyester to prevent rot as well as to ensure excellent strength and easy maintenance. Whereas common nylon fishing nets are ...

A semi-industrial demonstration unit in Japan is claimed to have processed several tens of tonnes of polyester-rich post-consumer textile waste from Europe to produce the base monomer for 100% ...

DARLINGTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiber Industries, the largest domestic producer of high-quality polyester staple fiber, today announced the establishment of Darlington Green, a sustainability hub ...

Virginia-based textile-to-textile innovator Circ is scaling up with the help of a new offshore partner. The Danville operation—which touts a proprietary chemical process that reclaims polyester and ...

Polyglycolic acid (PGA), a biodegradable aliphatic polyester, has only been produced in small quantities as an extremely expensive, high value-added product because no technology has existed to permit ...