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Recovered nets are an opportunity, Aquafil CEO says

24/08/2023
Recovered nets are an opportunity, Aquafil CEO says

A circular plastics company in Chile, Atando Cabos, which works with yarn producer Aquafil, has said it now has the capacity to recycle up to 400 tonnes of discarded fishing nets every month.

Aquafil announced its partnership with Atando Cabos in 2022. It uses nylon 6 from nets recovered by Atando Cabos as raw material for its Econyl fibre.

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