Resurgence of British Manufacturing through Waterless Innovation

英国时尚业为英国GDP贡献了500亿英镑。然而，纺织业是非常耗水的行业，需要5000加仑的水来染色和生产一件棉T恤和一条牛仔裤。这对制造产品的国家和全球水资源的过度使用产生了直接影响。该项目汇集了一家创新的中小企业、一家老牌的创新英国纺织印染厂、利兹大学和一家英国设备制造商，以开发一种技术，显著减少天然纤维纺织品生产中的用水量，从而产生显著的环境效益。目前，英国时装业雇佣了80万人，但制造业只有4万人。该项目提供了重振英国制造业的潜力，并将工作岗位转移到传统的纺织城镇，而不会对环境造成不利影响。

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.