Patagonia inspires big changes at YKK Vietnam
26/05/2023
Zips, trims and fastenings supplier YKK, headquartered in Tokyo, has introduced a new, eco-friendlier, chemical agent to its Vietnamese production lines on the recommendation of outdoor brand Patagonia.
In partnership with Italy-based chemical group Erca, the developer of Revecol LV-TS, a “certified high-performance, safe textile [dye] chemical” upcycled from waste material such as used vegetable cooking oil, YKK has successfully converted the dye processes at its Vietnam plants to Revecol, the collaborators announced.
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