Inditex, Zara’s parent company, has partnered strategically with Los Angeles-based material sciences firm Ambercycle to help scale textile to textile recycled polyester. As part of this agreement, Inditex has signed a three-year commitment to buy Ambercycle’s textile-to-textile recycled polyester Cycora for over €70 million. Cycora is an innovative material made from post-industrial and post-consumer textiles that is said to replace conventional polyester seamlessly.
The new purchase agreement between Inditex and Ambercycle will be vital in supporting the construction of Ambercycle’s first commercial textile regeneration factory. Production of Cycora at this new facility is expected to begin around 2025 and will continue to be incorporated into Inditex’s product offerings over the following three years. Inditex is planning to have 100 percent of its textile products to be made exclusively from eco-friendly materials by 2030.
As part of the new agreement, Zara Athleticz is also launching a capsule collection of technical garments in collaboration with Ambercycle, which features technical pieces crafted with up to 50 percent Cycora content. Inditex operates in over 200 markets through its online platform and stores with retail brands like Zara, Pull&Bear, Bershka Massimo Dutti, Stradivarius, Oysho, and Zara Home.
