Icebreaker and Spinnova to develop circular merino products
12/10/2021
The blend they are piloting for midlayer products is sustainable and comfortable as well as circular, they said.
After consumer use, the developed yarn is intended to be separated and reused, to lower the products’ impact on the environment.
Alistair Smith, director of global product design at Icebreaker, said: “Nature is our hero and our source of inspiration – we were excited to learn about Spinnova’s approach to fibre spinning that mimics nature’s own processes. In addition to this shared source of inspiration, the potential to recycle Spinnova into a new fibre again and again makes this disruptively circular.”
Spinnova is building its first commercial factory in Finland to meet the growing demand for sustainable materials from global textile brands.
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