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Founded in San Francisco in 2009 by sisters Alison Stanich Power and Jennifer Stanich-Banmiller, A Lot To Say Inc offers a range of eco apparel and accessories which also use imprinted statements related to health, well-being and environmental issues.

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The US$123 million deal will see the US-based group acquire a 51% stake in Scalina, which makes hosiery, socks and lingerie under the TriFil and Scala brands.

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Paris - Hyosung will launch creora highclo, its new product for swimwear collections, at this week’s Interfiliere exhibition in Paris.

Highclo is engineered from the high power performance family of creora products to provide higher modulus with uniformity, consistency and knitting efficiencies in warp and circular knitting. It is a new branded spandex/elastane that is said to have superior chlorine resistance and longer lasting fit, creora highclo has been created to meet consumer demand for quality, fit and performance in swimwear.

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It is created by bonding cellulose with cardanol – a primary component of cashew nut shells – and is said to achieve a level of durability making it suitable for electronic equipment, while boasting a plant content of more than 70%.

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The guide aims to equip companies with the information and support needed to implement systems to fulfil long-term sustainability goals and objectives and to present the expertise available in the UK.

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The company has just launched a new web site for its Green Carbon Fibre range of 100% recycled products aimed at composite companies looking to recycle their carbon firbe scrap.

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LONDON – Dutch fashion brand Kuyichi, which was founded by the NGO Solidaridad as a way to introduce moe organic cotton into the mainstream market, has opened its first stand-alone retail concept store in Manchester, UK. The store marks the beginning of the roll out of Kuyichi across the UK, Ireland and France.

Created by Kuyichi’s in house design team, the new Manchester store covers 1,363 sq ft and its interior includes hot FSC wood, beautiful natural stones, tropical plants and an overall simplistic store design. The brand says it will offer its customers an innovative blend of fair trade and sustainability alongside a lifestyle brand that is based on almost 100% sustainable product.

"We wanted a store that you will not find on every corner of the street,” explains Kuyichi CEO Leo Cantagalli. “And we want to surprise, because we are different. The Manchester store shows 'The World of Kuyichi'. Uncomplicated, but with good, sustainable products that range from our bags through to our accessories,” he said.

Kuyichi is also a Made-By partner brand. Made-By, which was founded in 2004 is an independent consumer label for fashion companies who continuously improve and are transparent about the social, economic and ecological conditions throughout the whole supply chain of their collections. Like Kuyichi, it was set up by Solidaridad.

“At Made-By we are extremely proud to call Kuyichi a partner brand and work with them to achieve their sustainability goals” says Allanna McAspurn, General Manager of MADE-BY in the United Kingdom. “I’m certain that the opening of its first UK store in Manchester is going to introduce the Kuyichi brand and its philosophy to a much wider audience across Britain. This is a brand to watch.”

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Two minutes with … Philip Chamberlain, Head of Sustainability, C&A Europe. Ecotextile News gives readers an insight on how C&A intends to expand its organic cotton and sustainable fabrics programme, and finds out if its customers also 'care' ....

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Over 20 tons of carbon fibres have been incorporated in the Tûranor PlanetSolar catamaran. Its hull is manufactured completely from carbon fibre reinforced plastics and it is scheduled to circumnavigate the world with a four-man crew in the spring of 2011, relying solely on solar power.

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