Turning Post-Industrial Textile Waste Into a Commercial Engineered Textile

Supported by the federal governments TCF Strategic Capability Program that aimed to build innovative capability within the TCF sector, L&L Products has develop capacity to manufacture a new range of technical textiles from recycled fibre. Jean-Michel will profile the visionary research and product development by L&L Products that turns textile waste into new commercial products such as a short-fibre nonwoven textile that is now supplying the automotive industry in Australia, Europe and North America. He will outline the impediments the company experienced in developing nation-wide materials logistics and material handling system and the feedstock required.

Tools For Greener Product Innovation In The Technical Textile Industry

Manufacturers across the value chain face two key problems when it comes to building a greener brand. They want and need to design greener products, and then credibly market them. Designing truly greener products requires access to a comprehensive source of current and credible life cycle data. For several years, INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, and Sustainable Minds have been working to understand the product sustainability landscape for nonwovens. Terry will discuss life cycle assessment and how manufacturers can use it to make greener decisions in R&D and to build a greener brand.

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