#Man-Made Fibers

2025-10-16

Eastman Naia™ launches Sustainability Progress Report and 2025-2030 Sustainability Goals at Textile Exchange Conference, reaffirming commitment to circular innovation

At the Textile Exchange Conference 2025, Eastman Naia™ released its 2025 Sustainability Progress Report and announced its 2025–2030 Sustainability Goals, presenting a record of genuine progress and outlining a renewed roadmap for the years ahead. This announcement demonstrates Naia™’s long-standing commitment to driving an industry-wide shift toward sustainability through scalable, commercially viable material solutions.

Rooted in transparency and measurability, the updated goals set a course through 2030 across three key priorities: mitigating climate change, mainstreaming circularity, and caring for society. These commitments reflect the very principles championed at the Textile Exchange Conference.

“We mark five years into our Naia™ sustainability goals journey with pride and humility. This update is a meaningful checkpoint documenting verifiable progress, acknowledging the work still to be done, and presenting a renewed roadmap for the years ahead,” said Ruth Farrell, General Manager of Eastman Textiles. “Most importantly, it reaffirms our unwavering commitment to sustainability, circularity and the health of our industry.”

“We are grateful to our customers, business partners, fellow innovators, and collaborators for their trust, accountability, and continued support. Their engagement has helped drive momentum for Naia™ Renew products and advance regulations and standards for man-made cellulosic fibers (MMCF),” said Claudia de Witte, Marketing and Sustainability Director, Eastman Textiles. “Achieving circularity at scale remains a major challenge. It requires transforming feedstock infrastructure, advancing regulation, and strengthening industry-wide collaboration. Together, we can help shape the systemic change our industry needs.”

At Textile Exchange, Naia™ is showcasing the versatility of its sustainable fiber platform through three applications that address brand needs across performance, fashion, and circularity:

+++ Naia™ On the Move – a blending solution designed for light sports and urban lifestyle wear, building on the exceptional performance of Naia™ Renew staple fiber.

+++ Naia™ Denim – offering comfort and circularity for authentic and fashion denim, also using staple fiber formats.

+++ Naia™ GlowNow – a new campaign paying tribute to the classic Naia™ filament yarn, known for its exceptional comfort, easy care, and style in low-impact women’s fashion.

These applications are made using Naia™ fibers sourced from sustainably managed forests. When produced with Naia™ Renew, they contain 40% GRS-certified recycled content, enabled by Eastman’s molecular recycling technology.

As these fibers demonstrate, Naia™’s sustainability strategy is not just a long-term vision – it’s already taking shape in products designed for real life. From fashion to function, from sourcing to scaling, Naia™ is proving that sustainability and style can go hand in hand.

2025 Sustainability Progress Report

https://www.eastman.com/content/dam/eastman/corporate/en/literature/t/texww20005.pdf

2025–2030 Sustainability Goals

https://www.eastman.com/content/dam/eastman/corporate/en/literature/t/texww17985.pdf

Eastman Naia™ transforms the denim narrative from the inside out at Kingpins, New York

At this year’s Kingpins New York, on display at Booth Y7, Eastman Naia™ unveils a four-look denim capsule collection created in collaboration with Advance Denim, one of the world’s leading sustainable denim mills, and LA-based denim designer Loren Cronk. This creative partnership unites fiber innovation, responsible manufacturing, and bold design into a shared vision which transforms denim from the inside out.

Eastman showcased Naia™ Renew full product application Matrix at Intertextile 2025 Spring/Summer Expo

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Yarn Expo Spring 2026 spotlights industry transformation

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Freudenberg accelerates local production for apparel market by expanding its site in India

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Reifenhäuser wins German Design Award for new user interface

At K 2025 in Düsseldorf, the Reifenhäuser Group unveiled its new company-wide machine user interface, which offers a uniform design language for blown film, flat film, and nonwoven lines – and stands out for its particularly simple operation. The overall concept impressed not only customers, but also the jury of the German Design Awards, who honored the system with the prestigious design prize during the trade fair.

Officina39 brings “Shades of Sunset” to Kingpins Amsterdam

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