The LYCRA Company, a global leader in fiber and textile solutions for the apparel industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its first performance offerings made from 100% textile waste. COOLMAX® and THERMOLITE® EcoMade fibers made from textile waste are the result of a strategic collaboration between The LYCRA Company and ITOCHU Corporation, a general trading company with strength in consumer-related sectors, including the textile business. The new offerings pair the brand equity and performance attributes of these leading cooling and warming brands with the sustainability benefits of textile waste, thus helping address a critical industry need.
“We are pleased to announce our alliance with ITOCHU in helping to address textile waste, which represents a substantial sustainability challenge as the equivalent of one garbage truck of textiles is sent to landfills or incinerated every second1,” said Julien Born, chief commercial officer for The LYCRA Company. “This collaboration exemplifies the synergistic approach we have to develop products and technologies that support a more sustainable future for our vast global customer base.” This is the first of several innovations that The LYCRA Company is working on in textile and garment recycling. Laying the groundwork for a more circular future is one of the key objectives of The LYCRA Company’s Planet Agenda Sustainability platform.
Integrating textile waste technology with COOLMAX® and THERMOLITE® fibers provides consumers with the performance attributes they seek, while making these industry-leading fibers in a new and responsible way. A unique depolymerization and refining process is used to convert textile waste, which consists of scraps from garment manufacturers, into fibers with properties comparable to virgin polyester. The new fibers are available in filament and staple forms, suitable for common textile processes and insulations batting uses.
The industry’s preeminent cooling and warming performance solutions, COOLMAX® and THERMOLITE® fibers, have been made from recycled raw materials such as recycled PET bottles for many years. The company will continue to offer these products in parallel with those made from textile waste.
These new products can be purchased from The LYCRA Company, except in Japan where ITOCHU will be responsible for sales and marketing. A variety of mills have access to the new offerings and will shortly begin to develop fabrics with them.
For additional information on COOLMAX® and THERMOLITE® fibers made from textile waste, visit coolmax.com and thermolite.com.
1 “A new textiles economy: Redesigning fashion’s future,” Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Jan. 12, 2017, p.37.
# # #
About The LYCRA Company
The LYCRA Company innovates and produces fiber and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, The LYCRA Company is recognized worldwide for its innovative products, technical expertise, and unmatched marketing support. The LYCRA Company owns leading consumer and trade brands: LYCRA®, LYCRA HyFit®, LYCRA® T400®, COOLMAX®, THERMOLITE®, ELASPAN®, SUPPLEX®, and TACTEL®. The LYCRA Company’s legacy stretches back to 1958 with the invention of the original spandex yarn, LYCRA® fiber. Today, The LYCRA Company focuses on adding value to its customers’ products by developing unique innovations designed to meet the consumer’s need for comfort and lasting performance. For more information, visit www.thelycracompany.com.
About ITOCHU
ITOCHU, one of the largest general trading company in Japan, has evolved and grown over 160 years. With approximately 100 bases in 62 countries, ITOCHU, one of the leading sogo shosha, is engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, general products, realty, information and communications technology, and finance, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas.
cialis online purchase I exercise and run daily, even in winter
Trow Rahal attorneys focus exclusively on immigration and nationality law cialis otc
Our Pharma Division deals only with the best, GMP certified generics and branded medication for the export market buy priligy in uae
But for me, these were deal breakers; sex toy fails I ll never use again and couldn t bare to dump on unsuspecting friends priligy dapoxetine
Don t adjust your own dosing buy cialis online overnight shipping
Common pathways linking LUTS BPH and ED viagra vs cialis If Viagra May Work In Women Too duro male enhancement you have a chance, just kill him
Viagra can cause serious side effects too buy cialis generic online And, in rare cases, all can cause a persistent and sometimes painful erection that will not go down, a condition called priapism that can result in permanent damage if not treated promptly
The FDA warns of a number of products that have contained potentially harmful ingredients or compounds that aren t mentioned on the label generic cialis online Viagra Coupon Discounts
clomiphene pills PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar.
We used the following definitions. where can i buy clomid over the counter But that was about it.
Till 28 30 weeks of gestation, birthweight of twin pregnancies are closely parallel to singleton gestation and by 35 36 weeks twin birth weights clearly diverge from those of singletons 14. does tamoxifen cause weight gain
taking a break from tamoxifen Committee Opinion No.
doxycyclin 200mg
The additional TAR mutations observed in the evolved variants partially or completely restored this equilibrium, which suggests that the balance between the two TAR conformations is important for efficient viral replication. minocycline vs doxycycline It should be noted that in this case, local CD8 numbers appear to go down over a period of months, something that appears to contrast with the longevity of T cells in at least some FDE lesions.