Fulgar Debuts Q-Cycle Polyamide Fiber

Following the success of Q-Nova regenerated nylon, bio-based Evo nylon and biodegradable Amni Soul Eco nylon fibers, the Italian company Fulgar is expanding its sustainability portfolio with the launch of Q-Cycle yarns
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The development of this ground-breaking new yarn is the result of a project that combines Fulgar's textile expertise with BASF, the world's largest chemical company, which has developed a new process called ChemCycling
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ChemCycling converts post-consumer plastic waste into pyrolysis oil as a secondary feedstock that replaces the same amount of fossil feedstock at the beginning of the chemical production process
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Allocate the share of chemically recycled materials into the final product by using a third-party audited mass balance method
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The technology can be applied to plastic waste that cannot be mechanically recycled for technical, economic or ecological reasons, as well as to end-of-life tires
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Fulgar chose to use polymers produced from recycled feedstocks from used tires, as these feedstocks are typically incinerated, resulting in significant carbon dioxide emissions
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In Europe, for example, 1.
37 million tons of tires are not recycled every year
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benefit

The production of Q-Nova offers dual environmental benefits, enabling the recycling of post-consumer waste that would otherwise be landfilled or incinerated, while also being self-sustaining because the waste cannot be turned into raw materials but is pyrolyzed into gases part is used to generate the energy required for the process
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“We want to play a pioneering role in creating an increasingly circular economy for the textile supply chain
,” said Daniela Antunes, director of marketing at Fulgar.
“Our goal is to provide a measurable environmental contribution
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Of course, this also includes reducing the consumption of fossil raw materials.
usage, as well as reducing CO2 emissions and water consumption in the production process
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Production is carried out in accordance with EU methods ISO 14040 and ISO 14044
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Q-Cycle polyamide offers the same functional and aesthetic benefits of lightness, strength and resistance, but in a more sustainable form
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It can be used to produce high-quality fabrics and can be processed as easily as normal polyamide, so it can be combined with all fibers
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cycle

Dominik Winter, BASF’s Vice President for Polyamides Europe, said: “Partnering with a company like Fulgar is an ideal way to build a sustainable circular economy model that also applies to plastic waste, which until now could not be recycled.
Recycling
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The result of this synergy is that polyamides can be used to make high-quality fabrics, reduce the amount of fossil raw materials, and provide personal brands with products with a reduced carbon footprint
.
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Founded in the Castel Goffredo region of Italy in the late 1970s, Fulgar is a leader in nylon 6.
6 and covering elastomers for textiles and technical fabrics, with growing investments in research and development over the past decade
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The commitment to environmental issues has been demonstrated through supply chain-wide projects such as the Q-Nova recycled yarn and the bio-based Evo yarn in cooperation with Evonik
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Fulgar is also the exclusive distributor of Lycra, Lycra T400 and Elastan fiber brands in Europe and Turkey, and in 2012 formed a partnership with Solvay Group as a distributor and producer of Emana fibers and Amni Soul Eco, mainly for Europe , North Africa and the Middle East
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In 2021, cooperation with BASF will start to produce Q-Cycle recycled yarn
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