Sustainable product and process innovation in the textile industry
| Sustainable thinking | Implementing sustainability |
|---|---|
| Product | |
| Product durability and performance Increase in durability and meet customer need of performances | Innovative fabrics Collaboration with chemical industry (new blends and new polymers) |
| Product recyclability Intervention in product characteristics to make product become input for CE | Reconceptualization of the product Monofibre textiles or use of only one polymer |
| New product development (waste) How wastes are handled | New market for production waste Becoming input for other businesses (automotive) |
| Process | |
| Circular economy Transition from a linear to a circular process chain (waste) | Circular process development Outsource reprocessing wastes or new production line with CE flows |
| Traceability requirements Element of customer trust and monitoring product quality | Monitoring inputs use Inventories digitalization and new monitoring tools of raw material use |
| Water and chemical use minimization | Water and chemical use minimization New IT tools to reduce water and pigments (clean water) |
| Implementing sustainability | |
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