With the rising awareness of consumers, ethical fashion and eco friendly lifestyle start to become trendy in recent years. Sustainable textiles and accessories are on spotlight
at every trade fairs and exhibition shows . Sustainable fabrics are produced with limited impact on the environment, the resources and materials used for sustainable textiles are obtained from renewable or recycled sources. This time, we have summarized the sustainable materials that are yearning by Japan and the international market.
Organic cotton has a lower production efficiency compare to normal cotton but reducing environmental impact.
Type | Product | Description |
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Organic | 14081 Yarn-dyed Organic Cotton 40s Top Gauze | Yarn-dyed single gauze made from 100% organic cotton |
Organic | 22404 Organic 60/2 Gabardine | Gabardine fabric with 60 twin thread. Made from 100% organic cotton |
Organic | 22408 Organic 60s Typewriter. | Typewriter fabric with 60s thread. Made from 100% organic cotton. |
Typical examples are recycled plastic bottles and recycled wool, which is made from wool products that have been shredded and reused.
Functional materials such as Solotex®, which uses bio-derived materials as raw materials, are also very popular.
Type | Product | Description |
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Recycle Material | ECO1085 ECO-TO-YAKO | Toray's recycled polyester yarn "ECO-USE", reusing film waste and PET bottles. |
Recycle Material | 41203 75d SOLOTEX® ✕ ECOPET® Taffeta | Stretchy taffeta that using SOLOTEX and ECOPET technology. |
Recycle Material | 41200 50d ECOPET® COMFORTAS® WR Taffeta | Thin taffeta that using ECOPET and COMFORTAS technology. |
Recycle Material | 68172 1/10 Flat Double Woven Reversible Double-Sided Brush [Uses Recycled Wool Thread] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 68180 Wool Melange [Uses Recycled Wool Thread] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 68181 Wool Shaggy [Uses Recycled Wool Thread] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 68225-1 1/10 Nep Tweed (1) [Used Recycled Wool Thread] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 68225Z 1/10 Nep Tweed (2) [Used Recycled Wool Thread] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 68330 1/10 Etamine [Uses Recycled Wool Thread] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 68330Z 1/10 Ethermin Herringbone [Uses Recycled Wool Thread] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 68400-1 NEP Containing Wool Plain Cotton Sheeting[Play Wool Thread Used] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 68401 1/10 Plain Cotton Sheeting[Uses Recycled Wool Thread] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 68405 2/10 Low Gauge Plain Cotton Sheeting[Used Recycled Wool Thread] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 68410 Wool Knit Picket [Uses Recycled Wool Thread] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 68500-1 1/10 Tweed Check [Uses Recycled Wool Thread] | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 8488 Blanket (Recycled Wool) | Made from recycled wool. |
Recycle Material | 7392 -Recycled PE- Tropet | Made from recycled polyester. |
Recycle Material | 7393 -Recycled PE- Light Tropet | Made from recycled polyester. |
Recycle Material | 8681 Recycled PE/C Core Yarn 20s Twill ApparelX ID:1073464 | Made from recycled polyester. |
Recycle Material | 8682 Recycled PE/C Core Yarn 20s Poplin | Made from recycled polyester. |
Recycle Material | 8683 Recycled PE/C Core Yarn 30//×14s Oxford | Made from recycled polyester. |
Recycle Material | 52268 E & Dress Recycled Span MVS30s VIERA WFSY | Made from 100% Recycled PET bottle material. |
Recycle Material | ECO-7 Ecoshichi | Recycled fiber that sustainable for both earth and human. Uniecolo Tenology. |
Recycle Material | ECO-8 Eco Bee | Recycled fiber that sustainable for both earth and human. Uniecolo Tenology. |
Recycle Material | 2440RE Recycled Pallet Organza | Made from Toray's recycled PET bottle fiber "&+". |
This product line includes products that have low environmental impact technologies in dyeing processes and products that replace petroleum-base materials with bio-derived materials.
Type | Product | Description |
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Environment Friendly | 280 Onibegie Light Nylon | Using Onibeige, eco-friendly dye technology. |
Environment Friendly | 43286 Nylon Taslan Oxford Onibegie | Using Onibeige, eco-friendly dye technology. |
Environment Friendly | W5633FF Fluorine Free Water Repellent/high Multi Taffeta | Eco-friendly water repellent taffeta. |
Environment Friendly | W6680 50D High Density Taffeta | High density Eco-friendly water repellent taffeta. |
Environment Friendly | W7780 75D High Density Taffeta | High density Eco-friendly water repellent taffeta. |
Environment Friendly | 42834 SOLOTEX® Taffeta Jersey | Using bio-derived materials (SOLOTEX technology) |
Environment Friendly | 42879 Solotex High Tension | Using bio-derived materials (SOLOTEX technology) |
Environment Friendly | 52248 SOLOTEX® X ECOPET® Twill Stretch | Using bio-derived materials (SOLOTEX technology) |
Environment Friendly | 52249 SOLOTEX® Melange 4WAY Stretch | Using bio-derived materials (SOLOTEX technology) |
Environment Friendly | 52266 SOLOTEX® X ECOPET® Weather Stretch | Using bio-derived materials (SOLOTEX technology) |
Environment Friendly | 75000 Yarn-dyed Polyester / Wool / Solotex Trostretch | Using bio-derived materials (SOLOTEX technology) |
Environment Friendly | C1965 Staple X SOLOTEX Twill Stretch | Using bio-derived materials (SOLOTEX technology) |
Environment Friendly | SB1420 Linen SORONA® Stretch | Made from plant-derived material (SORONA) |
Although not a new technology, recycled fibers are play a big role in sustainable textxile.
Lyocell (TENCEL™), in particular, is a recycled fiber made from wood pulp, which has a circular cross-section of fibers that are strong and resistant to shrinkage and loss of strength when wet. Moreover, TENCEL is ecological fiber as no waste liquid is released into the environment because the solvent is recovered and reused.
Type | Product | Description |
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Recycled Fibers | 22422 Tencel ™ Lyocell Fiber / Cotton Twill | Uses eco-friendly Tencel ™ lyocell fiber, with a low environmental impact. |
Recycled Fibers | 405 30 // Cotton, Tencel ™ Modal Fiber Dotsume Plain Cotton Sheeting(UV CUT) | Uses eco-friendly Tencel ™ lyocell fiber, with a low environmental impact. |
Recycled Fibers | 406 30/1 Cotton/Tencel™ Modal Fiber Knitting Mills(UV CUT) | Uses eco-friendly Tencel ™ lyocell fiber, with a low environmental impact. |