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Radici believes in eco yarns

06/03/2014
RadiciGroup has reported a growth in demand for all its polyester products in 2013, with some segments offering 'outstanding' results, as well as a growing demand for its 'eco-products'.

Warp-knit fabric sales for apparel grew 35%, driven by Radyarn Stretch, PBT elastic yarn and Radyarn BICO two-component yarn.

Radyarn is produced from 100% post-consumer recycled PET bottles while CornLeaf is a produced from Ingeo polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer, a 100% natural material made from corn. “From the first eco-product we developed onward, our work on r-Radyarn and CornLeaf eco-sustainable product lines has never stopped,” said Maurizio Vedovati, sales manager of the RadiciGroup PET yarn division.

“Or group deeply believes in these products, since they make an important contribution to environmental protection. For this reason, we are committed to continue working, in collaboration with our customers, on the development, promotion and sale of these eco-brands.”

“2013 was a positive year for us,” added Paolo Radici, CEO of RadiciGroup PET Yarn. “Despite the difficult economic situation in Europe, we managed to grow and gain a good share for our products in our chief target markets. All three of our companies achieved improvement: the two Italian sites in Chignolo d’Isola and Andalo Valtellino, and the Swiss facility in Stabio, with a combined total of 341 employees.”





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