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    Aquafil releases online Sustainability Report

    2022-04-23T06:03:00Z

    Aquafil, the creator of the branded Econyl regenerated nylon, has released online its Sustainability Report 2021. The report revolves around the company’s flagship product Econyl, which is described as putting Aquafil “at the forefront of the circular economy revolution in textiles.” Econyl is made from regenerated waste materials like old ...

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    Aquafil and Itochu sign agreement to expand nylon circular business

    2022-04-07T08:59:00Z

    Aquafil, the creator of the branded Econyl regenerated nylon, and Tokyo-based Itochu Corporation have announced signing a non-exclusive business alliance agreement to expand and accelerate the nylon circular business. The two companies announced a strategic partnership in February last year. Aquafil created its Econyl Regeneration System in 2011. Econyl nylon ...

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    Aquafil launches consumer e-shop for Econyl products

    2021-07-30T09:55:00Z

    Aquafil is reaching out to consumers: the Italian yarn supplier has just launched an Econyl e-shop platform, where – for the first time – customers can buy a range of sports, lifestyle and fashion products made from the company’s regenerated nylon Econyl directly in one place. According to Aquafil, the ...

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    ​Kolon Sport partners with Aquafil for an apparel line with recycled nylon

    2021-04-15T12:51:00Z

    Kolon Sport, the South Korean brand of sports and outdoor apparel, has partnered with Italian nylon maker Aquafil to develop a new ecological material which they call Kolon Nylon. The 100 percent recycled nylon material has been used for ten garments in Kolon’s spring/summer 2021 collection, including vests, jackets and ...

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    Itochu and Aquafil join forces to sell recycled nylon

    2021-02-15T14:23:00Z

    The Japanese trading company Itochu and the Italian chemicals firm Aquafil have entered a partnership to promote the sale of the latter’s Econyl fiber and to expand the circular nylon production. In 2011, Aquafil created the Econyl Regeneration System, which turns recovered nylon waste such as fishing nets, carpets and ...