In the complex path to make the messages of environmental commitment of the big brands convincing, the textile giant Inditex and chemistry Basf announced this Tuesday the successful development of a new textile material called to support this battle for the sustainability of a sector criticized for its high environmental footprint. The new fabric has a name Loopamid, and it’s the first nylon from which it comes entirely textile waste, according to both companies. The technology used allows you to recycle polyamide 6 (nylon 6) fabrics and convert them into new fibers and materials with the same quality as the virgin raw material. For newbies, the appearance of the fabric is very similar to that of raincoats. Polyamide 6 manufacturing facilities are located in Europe, Asia and North America.
The Inditex banner Zara This Tuesday it launched a jacket made only with that Loopamid fabric. This is a first circular solution for nylon garments made entirely from textile waste and promises to be profitable for producers in this aim of combining corporate profitability and a pristine image in terms of sustainability objectives. All parts of this Zara jacket, including the fabric, buttons, padding, Velcro and zippers, are made with Loopamid.
THE bet on circularity This is a far-reaching economic strategy that is fundamental to the future survival of businesses. BASF expects to double sales linked to solutions for the circular economy, up to 17 billion euros, in 2030. Circular raw materials, new generation materials and new business models are the three fundamental axes of development in this field for BASF .
Inditex aspires that, by 2030, 100% of its textile products are made exclusively with materials with a lower environmental impact. As part of this commitment, the Galician group expects that 25% of textile fibers will be produced with cutting-edge materials that do not exist today on an industrial scale, 40% from recycled materials and 25% from fibers from organic farming and regenerative. .
With Loopamid, BASF has developed a innovative solution to improve circularity in the fashion industry and recycle polyamide 6 textile waste. Thanks to its ability to accept all fabric blends, such as PA6 and elastane, the technology behind Loopamid enables fabric-to-fabric recycling of post-industrial and post-industrial waste. -consumption. Fibers and materials can be recycled multiple times. At the same time, the characteristics of the resulting material are identical to those of virgin polyamide.
Processes
The use and implementation of Loopamid is not exclusive to Inditex. ModaRe, a clothing collection program managed by Caritas, separated and sorted discarded textiles, transforming them into new raw materials. The Italian company RadiciGroup has worked on the process of transforming the Loopamid polymer into various types of threads with different characteristics. Japanese fastener multinational YKK and Velcro multinationals have also played a crucial role in using Loopamid to create plastic components for zippers, snaps and hook and loop fasteners. The Spanish Uniter, Tessitura Vignetta (from Italy) and Freudenberg and Gütermann (from Germany) also participated in this project, with the development of other garment components such as internal labels, filling materials and sewing threads using Loopamid.
Javier Losada, Director of Sustainability at Inditex, believes that the development of Loopamid “is a first step towards a circular solution; however, the industry must promote new collection and recycling capabilities to close the loop and expand post-waste recycling consumption”. “. Ramkumar Dhruva, president of BASF’s Monomers division, believes that the jacket produced by Inditex “is proof that circularity is possible and we are eager to further drive the sustainable transformation of the textile industry”.
2024-01-23 19:10:28
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