Fulgar adds traceability to Q-Nova fibre

06/06/2019
Italian textile company Fulgar has added a “special ingredient to the polyamide” to make its Q-Nova recycled fibre traceable.

It says the ID system means it is possible for consumer associations and brands to verify the authenticity of the yarn’s recycled origins.  

Within “a few years” a scanner and garment labelling system will enable consumers to identify the yarn’s origins directly at the sales point.  

Alan Garosi, marketing manager of Fulgar, said: “We’re proud to contribute to research in a field that’s so important to all of us – traceability. Consumers are faced with frequent declarations attesting to the provenance and origins of textile fibres, but they are hard to verify. Now it will be possible to put our ideas into practice.

"Our ID system shows that traceability is a serious matter and means the entire supply chain must take on the responsibility.”