Empire Investment Holdings announced today that its affiliate EIH Acquisitions, LLC has completed the acquisition of Polyester Fibers, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated ( ...

A new study finds that virgin polyester carries a heavy environmental burden, but recycled polyester isn't a silver bullet, ...

Polyester fibers from South Korea and Taiwan will remain under orders aimed at protecting American textile-producing companies, the nation’s top trade court ruled Tuesday. As a result of the USITC’s ...

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 consortium of seven companies headquartered across five countries has established a supply chain for more sustainable polyester fiber. Instead of fossil fuel materials, renewable and biobased ...

Polyester has been a fixture in our closets since 1951. That’s when the first polyester suits, made from fabric created not by a textile mill but by the American chemical company DuPont, went on sale.

Bangladesh has been working to up its synthetic fiber capabilities in recent years and now a new plant slated for setup there could make the country self-sufficient in the commodity. Demand for ...

These are topsy-turvy times for the nascent textile recycling industry. The clothing behemoth H&M Group has cofounded a textile recycling firm that promises to become a huge global producer just as ...

Polyester is the refined sugar of our wardrobes: It’s cheap, has an iffy reputation and is in almost everything, from stretchy leggings to $4,000 jackets. An estimated 34 million tons of it went into ...

Is polyester clothing safe to wear? I asked textile experts about polyester’s breathability and its impact on skin and the ...

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 ...