In opening the panel "Pioneers in Denim", Tricia Carey, of Lenzing Textile makers of Tencel®, promptly highlighted how denim has changed "From a basic cotton canvas to a new modern definition of denim as a lifestyle with endless options: stretch, knit, washed...
Later in the day the topic was “Pioneers in Denim” with a panel of industry leaders such as Tricia Carey of Lenzing Fibers, Jean Hegedus of INVISTA, Alvyda Kupinas of Kaltex America and Kara Nicholas of Cone Denim. Carey introduced the audience to “Carved in...
Lenzing Fibers and Santoni were touting their collaboration called “DEN/IM, I am Denim” of seamless Tencel knits using indigo yarns. “We feel it’s important that we’re providing supply-chain solutions.” Patrick Silva Szatkowski, marketing manager for the Italian textile machine manufacturer, said the new Santoni SM8-EVO4J GG20...
Lenzing is maintaining the crisp look of black denim (even after 50 home washes) with Future Black, the company’s response to the industry-wide push for modal and color lasting denim. It’s a three-prong story that offers benefits to the aesthetic, hand feel and sustainability of...
Cordura presented its Cordura Denim Infinity Collection done with Lenzing’s Tencel, which is a softened performance denim fabric. Lenzing also used the fair as a platform to introduced Lenzing Modal Black spun-dyed fibers, requiring only 20 percent of the total pigments of the dye required...
Environmental non-profit Canopy knows which viscose producers are taking strides to conserve forests. Canopy’s new report, “Hot Button Issue,” was released Friday, ranking the performance of the world’s largest rayon-viscose producers. It’s the first-ever tool that enables brands to measure producers’ impact on the environment...
Cordura is collaborating with Lenzing’s Tencel fiber for a collection of soft-comfort performance fabrics.First in the collaborative lineup are softened strength denims featured in the latest Cordura Denim Infinity Collection, with more innovations across the Cordura fabric family planned. The Cordura Denim Infinity Collection presents...
Inditex is also looking to reduce the environmental impact of its output. One of the measures unveiled by Isla is a partnership with Lenzing, the Austrian company that makes Tencel, for the manufacture of premium textile raw materials from textile waste generated by the retailer....
At Kingpins Amsterdam (Oct. 26-27), Lenzing will introduce Future Black, a capsule collection that showcases Lenzing Modal Black, the fiber manufacturer’s solution for black denim that never fades. Lenzing Modal Black is a spun-dyed fiber that incorporates the pigment during the extrusion production process, meaning...
Lenzing, a cellulose fiber producer based in Austria, received the top score out of all producers for its ongoing efforts with forest preservation and pre-consumer recycled cotton, ranking first with 17 buttons, followed by Aditya Birla with 16. Canopy highlighted Lenzing’s recently announced collaboration with...
Lenzing, a cellulose fiber producer based in Austria, received the top score out of all producers for its ongoing efforts with forest preservation and pre-consumer recycled cotton, ranking first with 17 buttons, followed by Aditya Birla with 16. Canopy highlighted Lenzing’s recently announced collaboration with...
Fabric blends have become more important at all price levels. Blends allow for a wider range of fabric attributes, from hand and drape to weight and performance. Johnson said cotton is being blended more with wool to bring warmth and breathability together, and with Tencel,...