Denim Industry Leads Sector With Natural, Sustainable Materials

Jul 20, 2021

“That’s why in denim, circularity is trending up. ‘Mills are looking at circularity from all angles,’ Tricia Carey, director of global business development, Denim, at Lenzing, told WWD. ‘There are developments with fabric blends using REFIBRA™ technology and mechanically recycled cotton. The combination of both these fibers provides the softness, yarn character and durability for denim.’ Carey added that mills are thinking about the garment end of life by developing more fabrics that are compostable and/or biodegradable. Hemp blends, too, have been popularized of late, with Carey citing that ‘hemp blends are everywhere’ and ‘what’s old is new again with advances in technology.'”