Applied DNA Sciences wants to take what it has accomplished in the cotton supply chain and apply it to synthetics, particularly in the area of recycled PET fibers. The provider of molecular ...

European technology provider says its Intarema FibrePro:IV is for recycling applications in the PET fiber textiles sector. Erema says recycled-content PET (rPET) produced by its new system “can be ...

Clermont-Ferrand, France — Michelin Group and French biochemicals company Carbios SA are showing advanced tire sustainability by using polyester fibers from PET waste. Michelin said it had ...

A research team has successfully engineered a novel PET hydrolase enzyme, PET2-21M, achieving a remarkable improvement in the biodegradation of bottle-grade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics.

Addressing the global plastic waste crisis, particularly hard-to-recycle blended PET fibers, demands environmentally friendlier recycling methods. Researchers engineered a novel PET hydrolase PET2-21M ...

A global plastics and chemicals company is beefing up its nascent recycling operations in the United States. Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd.'s purchase of Green Fiber International Inc. of Fontana, ...

A helium-argon plasma could turn out to be an environmentally friendlier way to process polyester textile fibers than currently used wet chemical methods, according to a research team led by Guido ...

Japanese firm’s high-stretch Solotex fiber made with recycled and plant-derived materials. Teijin Solotex ECO-Hybrid is made in part with chemically recycled PET. Image provided by Teijin Group. Tokyo ...

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France—Michelin and French biochemicals company Carbios S.A. have advanced tire sustainability efforts with the development of polyester tire fibers from polyethylene terephthalate ...