To many, this month is known as ‘Veganuary’ – a campaign designed to inspire and support people to try vegan for January. At Texon we want to help raise awareness of the month of Veganuary by showcasing Texon Vogue, our vegan friendly, sustainable material which provides a real alternative to creative leather based products. Texon […]
Dongguan, China – 11 November – Texon – a world leader in sustainable, structural material solutions for the footwear industry – has been awarded two significant industry accreditations for its Non Woven Facility in Dongguan, China. The site, which produces millions of square metres of box toe, heel counter, insole and lining technologies each year, now has SATRA […]
Footwear manufacturers looking to boost the amount of recycled material in their shoes, without compromising quality, now have a brand new insole technology at their disposal. Texon Ecoline is a revolutionary material that perfectly combines strength and sustainability. Based on 85% recycled polyester (rPET), Texon Ecoline is 100% recyclable and up to 32% lighter than […]
Providing further evidence of its commitment to sustainability, Texon today announced that one of its materials, Texon Vogue Sahara, has received a Gold level Cradle to Cradle Material Health Certificate. The certificate was awarded to Texon by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute – a global, not-for-profit organization, dedicated to transforming the safety, health […]
Texon has published its first annual Sustainability Report, highlighting progress toward its four sustainability goals and reaffirming our ambition to become a zero waste business by 2025. Texon’s 2019 Sustainability Report looks in detail at the company’s environmental efforts over the last five years and reveals a number of achievements to date including: a 114% […]
Washpapa, Texon’s distributor for Texon Vogue in Poland and the Baltics, recently held its annual #washapapachallenge. Every year the team at Washpapa asks designers within its creative community to produce a beautiful design, using a quantity of washpapa (Texon Vogue), plus other materials that it specifies as part of the competition brief. Reflecting Texon’s sustainability […]
On World Oceans Day, people around our blue planet celebrate and honor our ocean, which connects us all. According to the United Nations, the purpose of the Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean, develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean, and mobilize and unite […]
First and foremost, the health and wellbeing of Texon employees, partners and customers is our utmost priority during this unprecedented time. Our efforts as a company focus on reducing risk of exposure and keeping everyone as safe as possible. Our response to COVID-19 is led by a designated team within Texon, which is continually monitoring […]
Texon has strengthened its commitment to becoming a zero waste organization by 2025 by raising responsibility for sustainability to director level. Boyd Mulder, who recently joined the Texon Management Team as Group Director for New Product Development & Innovation (NPDI), is now in charge of driving sustainability throughout the entire organization. In his new role, […]
Texon today announced that it is on a mission to become a zero waste organisation by 2025 – reinforcing its long-standing commitment to the development of sustainable footwear components, materials for consumer accessories and performance fabrics. Marking the start of a new decade, Texon has set out its sustainability ambitions for the next five years, […]
