Resurgence of British Manufacturing through Waterless Innovation

英国制造业通过无水创新复兴

• 批准号: 10008450
• 金额: $ 55.26万
• 依托单位: NOVOLAB LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10008450
• 关键词: Resurgence; British; Manufacturing; through; Waterless

The UK fashion industry contributes £50bn to UK GDP. However the textile industry is very water intensive with 5000 gallons of water needed to dye and produce just one cotton T shirt and a pair of jeans. This has direct impact on the countries which manufacture product and globally through overuse of water resources.The project brings together an innovative SME, an established and innovative UK textile dyehouse; the University of Leeds and a UK equipment manufacturer to develop a technology that will significantly reduce water use in natural fibre textile production leading to significant environmental benefits.Currently UK fashion employs 800,000 people but only 40,000 in manufacturing. This project offers the potential to revitalise manufacturing in the UK and reshore jobs to traditional textile towns without adverse environmental effects.

英国时装业为英国GDP贡献了500亿英镑。然而，纺织工业是非常水密集的，需要5000加仑的水来染色和生产一件棉T恤和一条牛仔裤。这对生产产品的国家和全球范围内的水资源过度使用产生了直接影响。该项目汇集了一个创新的中小企业，一个成熟的和创新的英国纺织印染厂;利兹大学和一家英国设备制造商合作开发一项技术，该技术将大大减少天然纤维纺织品生产中的用水量，从而带来显著的环境效益。目前，英国时装业拥有800名员工，但只有4万人从事制造业。该项目提供了振兴英国制造业的潜力，并将工作岗位重新安置到传统的纺织城镇，而不会对环境产生不利影响。