Textile Insight

COVER STORY Power Air is an entirely new fabric construction that encapsulates insulating fibers to protect them from breaking off and shedding, while Shed Less technology offers an upgrade to our most popular product, which is Polartec 200 Series fleece." Cordura Advanced Fabrics is pushing ahead with circularity by innovating and expanding its solution dyed offering and launching fiber technologies. Both the company's TrueLock fabric platform and the new re/cor RN66 recycled nylon are finding success. Cordura, in partnership with HLC Industries, recently debuted a new nylon 6,6 Navy Blue Solution Dyed (SDN) TrueLock Fabric that targets the military, tactical and law enforcement market providing high-quality lot-to-lot color consistency plus long-lasting color durability. "e new Navy Blue TrueLock Fabric is a next- gen solution dyed nylon 6.6 fiber technology that is loaded with performance properties and sustainability attributes," stated Cordura's Cindy McNaull, explaining that compared to conventional level acid piece dyeing to SDN, the Cordura process uses less H2O, energy and fewer greenhouse gasses. e Navy is an important addition to the range, which now numbers nine different colors. Said McNaull, "e European market has a growing interest in solution dye for workwear. We are expanding in a stretch version, reinforcements and a new colorway. It's not just about saving water." Following the re/cor launch in 2022, Cordura is now broadening its range, by offering more variety within the portfolio — from 210 to 420 denier, air-jet texture and ballistic weave in different plys – to enhance customer differentiation. "It's not a one-size-fits-all situation with customers," noted McNaull. "Some are just getting started with solution dye goals while otters are far along in recycling." Early adopters have had rapid success. Black Ember expanded their small line with new retail doors in Japan, and Mystery Ranch advanced its sustainability goals using re/cor in a 2022 collection. Sustainability meets multifunctionality in Schoeller's new recycled textile collection RE- SOURCE. "By giving new life to previously used materials, we create ecological and social added value," stated Antonio Gatti Balsarri, chief commercial officer. e RE-SOURCE range is designed and developed for urban environments, as workwear, or on the mountain, with fabrications equipped with schoeller- ecorepelBIO and schoeller-c_change membrane technologies to provide breathability, thermal regulation, and wind and water repellence in concert with comfort features. All textile innovations in the collection are made from bio-based, post and pre-consumer materials such as recycled polyester and spandex, and bluesign approved. Two textile innovations in the collection have been lined with natural Nativa merino wool on the interior, which offers maximum wearing comfort and is produced under the highest eco standards. e entire production process of Nativa merino wool is 100 percent transparent and traceable for consumers using blockchain technology. "For RE-SOURCE, we used the special Q-cycle process," explained Schoeller Technologies AG, COO, Hans Kohn. "e resilient and durable Q-cycle polyamide is obtained by pyrolysis of used tires, thereby saving CO2 emissions compared to the combustion process." Goal Setting & Hitting Targets Milliken reached a milestone in its path to net zero recently with its science-based net-zero targets having been approved by the U.N.-backed Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).* Halsey Cook, president and CEO of Milliken & Company, stated, "Climate change is placing pressure on communities, on companies and on our planet. e time to take meaningful action is now." SBTi calculates that companies committed to cutting emissions in line with climate science now represent $38T – one third – of the global economy. Milliken is one of the first 50 companies globally to achieve approved science-based net-zero targets and joins a group of more than 1,300 companies who have made net-zero commitments using the 2021 SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard. Milliken is the first company to be approved in its home state of South Carolina. "Not all net-zero is the same, which is why Milliken commits to reaching real net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2050 from a 2018 base year," said Kasel Knight, general counsel and head of sustainability at Milliken. Cook adds, "Our targets empower our team of more than 28 • Textile Insight ~ Spring 2023 *SBTi is a collective of international organizations dedicated to helping companies set emission reduction targets consistent with climate science and the Paris Agreement. Chart source: Miliken; SBTi textileinsight.com MILLIKEN'S NET-ZERO PATHWAY Milliken & Company net zero targets are validated by U.N.-backed SBTi 1,500 2,000 2,500 2018 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 1,000 500 0 -500 Scope 3 Emissions Scope 1+2 Emissions Carbon Removals Net-Zero (WITHOUT ACTION) (BUSINESS AS USUAL) Recycled poly all-weather fabrication from Schoeller RE-SOURCE collection.

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