LYCRA,ITOCHU lannch fibres made from recycled waste

The LYCRA Company, a global leader in fibre and textile
solutions for the apparel industry,
has announced the launch of its first
performance offerings fashioned
from 100% textile waste – the
COOLMAX and THERMOLITE
EcoMade fibres.

The US-based company has
collaborated with ITOCHU
Corporation, a general trading
company with investments in
consumer-related sectors including
the textile business, for the
production of its signature EcoMade
fibres. COOLMAX and THERMOLITE
are made of textile waste
transformed into fibres through a
unique depolymerisation and
refining procedure. The textile waste
comprises scraps from garment
manufacturers. The quality of the
converted fibre is similar to the
properties of virgin polyester.

COOLMAX and THERMOLITE
fibres have been in the market for a
long time. They are created from
recycled raw materials such as
recycled PET plastic bottles. LYCRA
will now offer both the recycled raw
material version and the textile
waste version of these fibres.

Incorporating the textile waste
technology shows consumers that
fibres can be manufactured
responsibly without compromising
on their performance attributes. The
announcement is in line with the
Lycra Company’s Planet Agenda
Sustainability platform and is one of
many innovations in the pipeline.

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