NZ Denim explores next-gen materials - insidedenim: Glo InsideDenim

News

NZ Denim explores next-gen materials

06/08/2025
NZ Denim explores next-gen materials
Bangladesh denim mill and jeans manufacturer NZ Denim featured a wide array of denim fabrics made from innovative fibres at Kingpins NYC last month. Brewed Protein Fibre, a biotech fibre developed by Japanese company Spiber, was prominently displayed. Less outlandish blends in the mill’s collections included denim fabrics made from kapok fibres (30%), and naturally coloured cotton, supplied by Ackala, in green or brown hues. 

Jute is another rare fibre to make its way into denim and casual wear fabrics. One fabric on show at NZ Denim was made from a 75% cotton/25% jute blend (pictured). “Jute is a bast fibre and can be an alternative to linen or hemp,” Najam Us Saqib, head of R&D told Inside Denim. 

He added that demand for kapok blends was growing. Japanese retailer Muji has featured garments made from kapok and is also said to be interested in the jute blend. 

Related stories:

Pushing hemp ‘beyond 50’ 02/10/2025
A digital future for Clever Cotton 09/09/2025
A focused edition for Kingpins NYC 07/08/2025
Japanese mill creates 20% Brewed Protein denim 03/07/2025
NZ Denim launches Ackala coloured cotton 11/02/2025
Yoke brings in denim made with Spiber’s Brewed Protein 14/07/2023
Goldwin first to use Brewed Protein in denim 29/03/2023

InsideDenim.com cannot be held responsible for content if the language setting is changed from English. The translations provided by Google Translate are automated and therefore might not be accurate and may contain incorrect, offensive or misleading language. We offer this facility as a guide only.