08 Jul 2016

Carvico and Jersey Lomellina attend Interfiliere in Lyon to promote the sustainable approach to swimwear with ECONYL® yarn

Lyon, 8 July 2016 – Carvico and Jersey Lomellina, world-leading textile companies in the swimwear, sportswear and underwear sectors, are attending Interfiliere, the industry’s flagship international fair, from 9 to 11 July. With their eye-catching, visionary stand, the two firms are aiming to raise awareness in the sport and fashion swimwear worlds about an environmentally […]

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01 Apr 2016

Aquafil Partners with Levi Strauss & Co. to Produce Sustainable Jeans

Trento, Italy – 03/31/16 – Aquafil today announces a new partnership between its ECONYL® brand and Levi Strauss & Co., one of the world’s largest apparel companies and a global leader in jeans, to create a new men’s collection made from regenerated nylon from waste materials such as fishing nets and spent carpets. Levi Strauss […]

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24 Feb 2016

Aquafil and Milliken Partner to Create Sustainable “Green Carpet” for Global Green 13th Annual Pre-Oscar® Party

Made from ECONYL® 100 percent regenerated nylon, PVC-free green carpet takes center stage at this high-profile sustainability event LOS ANGELES – Feb. 24, 2016 – With the shared mission of merging beauty and sustainable design, Aquafil and Milliken have partnered to create and debut a custom-designed green carpet that will grace the step and repeat at […]

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04 Aug 2015

Aquafil and Speedo USA Launch World’s First Fabric Take-Back Program for Swimwear Industry

New ‘Speedo PowerFLEX Eco’ swimwear made from Aquafil’s 100% upcycled ECONYL nylon; First ever take-back program turns leftover fabric scraps back into raw ECONYL, then new ‘Speedo’ swimsuits Trento, Italy—August 4, 2015 —Today Aquafil announces it has partnered with Speedo USA on a take-back program that will allow Speedo USA’s post-manufacturing swimwear scraps to be upcycled […]

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16 Jul 2015

ECONYL® Partners With World Champion Surfer Kelly Slater on OUTERKNOWN

Aquafil’s ECONYL® brand nylon made from reclaimed fishing nets featured in first sustainable menswear apparel collection from Outerknown Trento, Italy – July 16, 2015 – Aquafil announced today a unique partnership with Outerknown, a new menswear apparel brand founded by eleven-time World Champion surfer Kelly Slater. Outerknown was born out of Slater’s personal mission to create […]

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30 Nov 2014

AQUAFIL wins the German Sustainability Award 2014 for „best resource efficiency“

AQUAFIL wins the German Sustainability Award 2014 for „best resource efficiency“ Arco (Italy) / Dusseldorf, 30.11.2014 At the prestigious awards ceremony the jury honored the commitment of Aquafil throughout the value chain with the development of ECONYL® regeneration system and the special services in the fight against one of the greatest environmental problems of our time: marine […]

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