European textile company Nylstar has introduced the new Meryl yarn,
made by Invista, as part of the global strategy to provide circular economy
solutions to the textile industry.
Meryl yarn contains more than 50 percent of recycled content. Invista
sources post-industrial nylon 6.6 material from its plant in Kingston,
Canada, where fibres for airbags and carpets are produced.
Through its proprietary process, Invista converts post-industrial fibre
waste to pellet form and supplies it to Nylstar for spinning, enabling some
of the world’s top fashion houses to deliver sustainable garments to the
market.
Alfonso Cirera, CEO and president of Nylstar, said in a statement: “We,
through our Research Center for Advanced Recycled Materials, are the first
to commercialise these recycled materials for use in fine denier yarns for
the athleisure market.”
Mark Delaplane, vice president of product line strategy at Invista,
said: “Nylstar has the knowledge and technology to convert recycled polymer
into specialty yarns. This is an exciting example of a win-win solution and
preferred customer relationship that promotes environmental stewardship
while delivering high quality products to the fashion industry, ” he
continued in a statement.
Cirera added: “Thanks to our work with Invista, we can now offer our
brand partners a new way to transition to closed-loop solutions without
compromising the performance, hand-feel and durability consumers expect
from Meryl yarns.”
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