Suedwolle Group Sustainable wool blends in collaboration with Itochu Corp.

摘要

The manufacturer of worsted products Sud-wolle Group, Nuremberg/Germany, is expanding its offering through the strategic cooperation with Renu project by Itochu Corp., Tokyo/Japan. The partnership comprises a strategic co-development and marketing of yarns and fabrics constructed with Itochu's Renu recycled polyester fiber blended with wool targeted for the worsted yarn industry.Sudwolle Group already integrates various recycled raw materials within its GRS certified yarns. However with Renu fibers and filaments, they are now able to offer market unique wool blends with recycled polyester originating exclusively from textile waste. In this blend Renu delivers the performance of synthetics, such as durability and abrasion-resistance, whereas wool contributes to comfort with itsthermo-regulating and moisture-managing attributes as well as a soft hand touch.Renu fiber is GRS certified sustainable polyester recycled from textile waste and old clothing. Collected garments and textiles are cut and processed into new polyester fibers through a unique de-polymerization and refining process. Removing colors from the previous textile is possible due to a special technology that allows the recycled material to have a dye-ability comparable to virgin polyester. In addition, quality and performance of the recycled polyester does not depend on the quality of the waste: Renu can utilize nearly any type of pre- and post-consumer waste as long as it contains polyester.