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middle-class population across the globe and
Globally middle-class population across the globe and
Globally, the US$ 1.3 trillion clothing industry , the US$ 1.3 trillion clothing industry
employs more than 300 million people along the increased per capita sales in mature economies. The
employs more than 300 million people along the
increased per capita sales in mature economies. The
value chain; the production of cotton alone accounts
value chain; the production of cotton alone accounts
latter rise is mainly due to the ‘fast fashion’
phenomenon, with quicker turnaround of new styles,
for almost 7% of all employment in some low-income
for almost 7% of all employment in some low-income
increased number of collections offered per year, and , and
countries. Clothing represents more than 60% of the
countries. Clothing represents more than 60% of the
total textiles used and is expected to remain the – often – lower prices.
– often – lower prices.
total textiles used and is expected to remain the
largest application.
largest application.
The current system for producing, distributing, and
The current system for producing, distributing, and
In the last 15 years, clothing production has using clothing operates in an almost completely
using clothing operates in an almost completely
In the last 15 years, clothing production has
approximately doubled, driven by a growing linear way
linear way..
approximately doubled, driven by a growing
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latter rise is mainly due to the ‘fast fashion’
phenomenon, with quicker turnaround of new styles,
increased number of collections offered per year
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Large amounts of non-renewable resources elasticity
elasticity
Large amounts of non-renewable resources
are extracted to produce clothes that are often
are extracted to produce clothes that are often
used for only a short period, after which the
used for only a short period, after which the
materials are largely lost to landfill or
materials are largely lost to landfill or
incineration. It is estimated that more than half
incineration. It is estimated that more than half
of fast fashion produced is disposed of in
of fast fashion produced is disposed of in
under a year. .
under a year
This linear system leaves economic
This linear system leaves economic
opportunities untapped, puts pressure on
opportunities untapped, puts pressure on
resources, pollutes and degrades the natural
resources, pollutes and degrades the natural
environment and its ecosystems, and creates
environment and its ecosystems, and creates
significant negative societal impacts at local,
significant negative societal impacts at local,
regional, and global scales.
regional, and global scales.
Globally
Globally, customers miss out on USD 460 , customers miss out on USD 460
billion of value each year by throwing away
billion of value each year by throwing away
clothes that they could continue to wear
clothes that they could continue to wear, and , and
some garments are estimated to be discarded
some garments are estimated to be discarded
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after just seven to ten wears.
after just seven to ten wears.
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A new textiles economy relies on four textur
A new textiles economy relies on four
textured yarns (DTY) after dyeing, the muff ed yarns (DTY) after dyeing, the muff
dyeing
dyeing process with integrated SSM leading process with integrated SSM leading
ambitions. It would lead to better economic,
ambitions. It would lead to better economic, THE PRISMA GENERATION
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yarn winding technology is the best solution.n winding technology is the best solution.
environmental, and societal outcomes,
environmental, and societal outcomes,
capturing opportunities missed by the current,
capturing opportunities missed by the current, Dye Packages / Rewinding
Dye Packages / Rewinding
linear, textiles system. In such a new textiles , textiles system. In such a new textiles
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With the PWX-CTM-MTC SSM offers a highly ith the PWX-CTM-MTC SSM offers a highly
economy flexible
economy, clothes, fabric, and fibres are kept , clothes, fabric, and fibres are kept
flexible and economical system for efficient and economical system for efficient
at their highest value during use, and re-enter Cone-to-Muf
at their highest value during use, and re-enter
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the economy after use, never ending up as
the economy after use, never ending up as A world of sensors – first time ever.
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waste.
packages are to be rewound: e to be rewound:
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a. Phase out substances of concern and
a. Phase out substances of concern and ensure unprecedented fault visibility and data quality.
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sold, and used to break free from their world first sets standards and increases productivity and
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increasingly disposable nature efficiency.
c. Radically improve recycling by transforming
c. Radically improve recycling by transforming
clothing design, collection, and reprocessing
clothing design, collection, and reprocessing
d. Make effective use of resources and move
d. Make effective use of resources and move
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to renewable inputs
Moving towards a circular economy goes far
Moving towards a circular economy goes far
beyond traditional measures to reduce the
beyond traditional measures to reduce the
negative impacts of the current linear system.
negative impacts of the current linear system.
It entails shifting to an entirely new system,
It entails shifting to an entirely new system,
and cannot be achieved merely through
and cannot be achieved merely through
incremental improvements. T
incremental improvements. Transforming the ransforming the
industry to usher in a new textiles economy
industry to usher in a new textiles economy
requires system-level change with an SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG
requires system-level change with an
SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG
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