YOU WEAR WHAT YOU EAT

摘要

A Perth-based textiles company-about to list on the Australian stock market - is making clothing derived from beer, wine and liquid foods. Nanollose is planning to raise $5 million from a public listing to commercially develop technology that extracts cellulose - usually derived from cotton and linen - from waste generated by the production of alcohol and other products. The company hit the headlines at a Milan fashion show two years ago when it debuted a dress made of beer fermentation leftovers, and has since then developed another dress made from fermented wine extract. Chief executive Alfie Germano says the company's technology is helping to reduce environmental impacts from the textiles industry. The company is looking to industries in Asia as a source of fibre, and plans to run pilot trials using waste from brewing companies and food producers.