New textile loop

New Textile Loop

Five European companies have started an industrial partnership called Wear2wear, in order to develop 100 percent recycled, recyclable and PFC-free functional fabrics. The companies are Heinrich Glaeser Nachfolger GmbH, Märkische Faser GmbH, Schoeller Textil AG, Sympatex Technologies and DutchSpirit, and they represent each phase of the recycling process.

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