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Demo lenses find new life in eyewear frames
A few months ago, Yair Neuman, a London-based eyewear designer, and Cubbitts, an eyewear maker and retailer also based in the British capital, launched FUSED, a collection of eyewear made from DELEREX. The new material, developed and patented by Neuman, is entirely recycled from demo lenses collected at optical stores ...
The Vision Council releases diversity report
The Vision Council just released the results of its first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) report, based on a survey among its members at the end of last year, for which the organization received a total of 1,527 responses. All survey participants were based in the U.S., with retailers and ...
SABIC and POLYRAY partner on renewable PC lens
SABIC, a global supplier of chemicals based in Saudi Arabia, and Xiamen Hongtai Optical, the Chinese lens manufacturer better known under its POLYRAY brand name, announced last week their collaboration for the launch of a new sustainable material.
Safilo to use Eastman sustainable materials from 2022
Safilo has announced that it would start using Eastman’s sustainable materials for its eyewear collections starting from 2022. The Italian maker selected the Eastman Tritan Renew, a copolyester made of 50 percent recycled content, for use in both sunglasses and eyeglasses of its proprietary brand Polaroid Eyewear, before rolling it ...
Thélios, Mazzucchelli, Eastman to work on sustainable innovation
Thélios, the Italian eyewear manufacturer resulting from a joint venture between LVMH and Marcolin, the Italian acetate-sheet manufacturer Mazzucchelli 1849 and the American specialty chemical group Eastman have joined forces to develop sustainable innovation in the eyewear industry.
Itochu and Aquafil join forces to sell recycled nylon
The Japanese trading company Itochu and the Italian chemical firm Aquafil have entered a partnership to promote and expand the businesses of circular nylon production.
EU to cut greenhouse emission by 55% by 2030
The 27 members of the European Union agreed on Dec. 11, after a night of negotiations, to reduce by at least 55 percent their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared with 1990 levels, increasing the target from a previous objective of 40 percent.
Marchon to use Eastman’s sustainable acetate
Marchon announced that it will be the first eyewear company to produce frames using Acetate Renew, a sustainable material produced by the American specialty chemical company Eastman.
Eleven companies launch the Renewable Carbon Initiative
Eleven companies from six countries have joined forces to launch the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI). The initiative, under the leadership of German research institute nova-Institute, aims to phase out the use of fossil fuels for all organic chemicals and materials by 2050 to enable chemicals, plastics and other organic materials ...
Luxottica shares Covid-19 screening program with Versace
Luxottica, the Italian frame making unit of the EssilorLuxottica group, has decided to share with Versace its Covid-19 prevention, detection and research program currently being used in Italy. Luxottica has held the eyewear license of the Italian fashion house for the past 17 years.