FIBRE

PUMA x VIVID VISIONS by Andrew Burgess: a Textile-to-Textile Fashion Experiment

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Global sports company PUMA reveals a new collaboration with US upcycler, Andrew Burgess and his brand VIVID VISIONS with the launch of an experimental one-off capsule collection.

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  • Global sports company PUMA reveals a new collaboration with US upcycler, Andrew Burgess and his brand VIVID VISIONS with the launch of an experimental one-off capsule collection.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231207975265/en/
    Global sports company PUMA reveals a new collaboration with US upcycler, Andrew Burgess and his brand VIVID VISIONS with the launch of an experimental one-off capsule collection.
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    Working closely with PUMA, Andrew has created five designs, each crafted entirely from PUMA’s recycled polyester RE:FIBRE fabric.
  • Find images and videos of the PUMA x VIVID VISIONS by Andrew Burgess shoot here and watch Andrew’s Thread The Loop Series to learn about his experience with RE:FIBRE in the run-up to the collection, here .

PUMA Scale-up Their Textile-to-textile Recycling Technology, Creating All Future Replica Football Kit Using RE:FIBRE Technology

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Global sports company PUMA has today announced that it has scaled up its textile recycling innovation, RE:FIBRE, replacing recycled polyester with RE:FIBRE technology in all PUMA football Club and Federation replica jerseys from 2024 onwards.

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  • Global sports company PUMA has today announced that it has scaled up its textile recycling innovation, RE:FIBRE, replacing recycled polyester with RE:FIBRE technology in all PUMA football Club and Federation replica jerseys from 2024 onwards.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231205250478/en/
    Global sports company PUMA has today announced that it has scaled up its textile recycling innovation, RE:FIBRE, replacing recycled polyester with RE:FIBRE technology in all PUMA football Club and Federation replica jerseys from 2024 onwards.
  • Through the RE:FIBRE program, PUMA is keen to address the challenge of textile waste via a long-term solution for recycling.
  • Dissolve, Filter and Polymerize: Melting down the shredded polyester and ridding them of previous dyes through a chemical recycling process.

In Industry First, PUMA Creates Sustainability Report Podcast Series to Reach Out to Gen-Z

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

Sports company PUMA has created a podcast series to make its 2022 Sustainability Report more accessible and to reach a wider and younger audience.

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  • Sports company PUMA has created a podcast series to make its 2022 Sustainability Report more accessible and to reach a wider and younger audience.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230601005537/en/
    Sports company PUMA has created a podcast series to make its 2022 Sustainability Report more accessible and to reach a wider and younger audience.
  • “During last year’s Conference of the People, we saw that we needed to do more to reach out to younger generations when we talk about sustainability.
  • Throughout the podcast series, PUMA will feature representatives from industry bodies, businesses and NGOs that push brands to ensure more sustainable practises are in place and monitored.

PUMA Made 7 Out of 10 Products from Better Materials In 2022

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Sports company PUMA made 7 out of 10 products from better materials in 2022, according to the company’s Sustainability Report 2022, as it further scaled up the use of recycled materials.

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  • Sports company PUMA made 7 out of 10 products from better materials in 2022, according to the company’s Sustainability Report 2022, as it further scaled up the use of recycled materials.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230523005783/en/
    Sports company PUMA has made 7 out of 10 products from better materials in 2022, according to the company’s Sustainability Report 2022, as it further scaled up the use of recycled materials.
  • For 75 years, PUMA has relentlessly pushed sport and culture forward by creating fast products for the world’s fastest athletes.
  • The company distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs about 20,000 people worldwide, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany.

HCD Releases the New Research and Development of FIBRE COIL Technology

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

SHENZHEN, China, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The international atomizing manufacturer HCD(Huachengda) released the new research and development of FIBRE COIL technology recently, which may change the "flavor ban" on the development of e-cigarettes industry restrictions.

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  • SHENZHEN, China, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The international atomizing manufacturer HCD(Huachengda) released the new research and development of FIBRE COIL technology recently, which may change the "flavor ban" on the development of e-cigarettes industry restrictions.
  • To achieve this goal, HCD has invested heavily in research and development to develop a new type of "FIBRE COIL," which it filed a patent for in 2021.
  • Currently, We have COTTONX --a larger coil suitable for disposable e-cigarettes;  and FIBRE COIL --a smaller, more compact coil still under development for pod system ENDS products.
  • "Improving user experience has been the focus of the whole industry," Chen said, arguing that only manufacturers with large technological reserves and strong research and development capabilities can go further in the industry.

Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. secures strategic investment from Ahlström Capital 

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT), the makers of sero hemp fibre, announced today that it has closed a major strategic financing with Ahlstrm Capital of Finland.

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  • VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT), the makers of sero hemp fibre, announced today that it has closed a major strategic financing with Ahlstrm Capital of Finland.
  • Ahlstrm Capital has several complementary portfolio holdings in the nonwoven and sustainable fibre industries, making it both a natural fit and value-added investor for BFT.
  • ABOUT BAST FIBRE TECHNOLOGIES INC. - www.bastfibretech.com
    Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT) is a triple-bottom-line cleantech fibre engineering firm that places equal emphasis on social, environmental, and fiscal responsibility.
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    SOURCE Bast Fibre Technologies Inc.

Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. secures strategic investment from Ahlström Capital

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT), the makers of sero hemp fibre, announced today that it has closed a major strategic financing with Ahlstrm Capital of Finland.

Key Points: 
  • VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT), the makers of sero hemp fibre, announced today that it has closed a major strategic financing with Ahlstrm Capital of Finland.
  • Ahlstrm Capital has several complementary portfolio holdings in the nonwoven and sustainable fibre industries, making it both a natural fit and value-added investor for BFT.
  • ABOUT BAST FIBRE TECHNOLOGIES INC. - www.bastfibretech.com
    Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT) is a triple-bottom-line cleantech fibre engineering firm that places equal emphasis on social, environmental, and fiscal responsibility.
  • Ahlstrm Capital is one of Finland's largest investment companies with a long history of 170 years.

Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. secures strategic investment from Ahlström Capital

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT), the makers of sero™ hemp fibre, announced today that it has closed a major strategic financing with Ahlström Capital of Finland. BFT will immediately begin work to expand fibre manufacturing capacity at its US-flagship facility in Lumberton (NC) and its EU-facility near Düsseldorf (NRW).

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  • VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT), the makers of sero hemp fibre, announced today that it has closed a major strategic financing with Ahlstrm Capital of Finland.
  • ABOUT BAST FIBRE TECHNOLOGIES INC. - www.bastfibretech.com
    Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT) is a triple-bottom-line cleantech fibre engineering firm that places equal emphasis on social, environmental, and fiscal responsibility.
  • Ahlstrm Capital is one of Finland's largest investment companies with a long history of 170 years.
  • CONTACT: Larisa Harrison, Director Corporate Communications & Business Systems, Bast Fibre Technologies, [email protected] , Direct: +1 (778) 600-1501

Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. completes acquisition of Lumberton Cellulose from Georgia-Pacific

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

VICTORIA, BC, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT), a manufacturer of premium natural fibres, has completed its purchase of Georgia-Pacific's Lumberton Cellulose LLC.

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  • VICTORIA, BC, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT), a manufacturer of premium natural fibres, has completed its purchase of Georgia-Pacific's Lumberton Cellulose LLC.
  • The Lumberton, NC site is a highly automated state-of-the-art manufacturing facility with approximately 25 employees that will now operate under the new name of BFT Lumberton.
  • "BFT's commitment to natural fibre innovation meshes perfectly with our extensive technical production experience here at Lumberton," says Oxendine.
  • ABOUT BAST FIBRE TECHNOLOGIES INC. - www.bastfibretech.com
    Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT) is a triple-bottom-line cleantech fibre engineering firm that places equal emphasis on social, environmental, and fiscal responsibility.

Bast Fibre Technologies acquires German textile processing facility to fulfil customer demand

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Monday, October 18, 2021

This purchase enables BFT to immediately increase capacity to meet customer demand for its sustainable bast fibres and provides a firm platform for expansion and continued growth.

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  • This purchase enables BFT to immediately increase capacity to meet customer demand for its sustainable bast fibres and provides a firm platform for expansion and continued growth.
  • With over twenty years of fibre processing experience, FVT is located within close proximity to major European centres for bast crop cultivation and nonwoven fabric construction.
  • ABOUT BAST FIBRE TECHNOLOGIES INC. - www.bastfibretech.com
    Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT) is a triple-bottom line cleantech fibre engineering firm manufacturing specialty natural fibres for applications throughout the nonwovens industry.
  • Using advanced fibre processing technology, BFT transforms raw bast fibres from hemp and flax plants to meet the exacting standards required by nonwoven customers.