Recycled nylon zipper tapes

04/03/2025
Recycled nylon zipper tapes
Italian zipper manufacturer Nyguard will be exhibiting a new range of fasteners with tapes made from Fulgar’s Q-Cycle yarn at Performance Days which opens tomorrow in Munich. The recycled nylon yarn is derived from difficult to recycle plastics, including tyres, following the mass balance model.

“The greatest challenge for the entire textile supply chain is achieving circularity. It starts with the use of waste materials and extends to designing products that facilitate garment and accessory recycling at the end of their life cycle. This process falls under eco-design, which requires rethinking the very concept of a product. The combination of multiple materials is one of the main challenges, as it makes disassembly complex and often economically unfeasible. Our collaboration with NYGUARD is a significant step toward a more sustainable future for the entire textile industry,” commented Fulgar marketing manager Daniela Antunes.

Read up on mass balance in the latest issue of Sportstextiles.

Image courtesy of Fulgar/Nyguard