Fulgar's innovative recycled polyamide Q-Cycle product unveiled at Milan International Fashion Week

A collection of fabrics from two of Italy's most respected companies, made using high-tech yarns extracted from end-of-life tires, will be on display at the upcoming Milano Unica trade sh.

Pontetorto, a Tuscan textile group known for its sports and fashion apparel, and Luxury Jersey, a Lombard-based manufacturer specializing in fabrics woven from high-quality fibers, reaffirmed their choice of Fulgar's green portfolio, And support Fulgar's Q-CYCLE project to promote a circular economy in the textile indust.

This revolutionary yarn is the product of pyrolysis, an innovative chemical recycling technology - part of BASF's ChemCycling process and Fulgar yarn manufacturing technology - that makes recovering precious eco-sustainable fibers from end-of-life tires possib.

In the words of Alan Garosi, Head of Marketing at Fulgar, “Our green program is constantly evolving, always targeting the latest frontiers in sustainabili.

“This innovation has huge potential and in the not too distant future it will also allow us to recycle pre- and post-production waste in the textile industry, making the production process fully circular within the same supply cha.

Q-CYCLE is an innovative polyamide that offers all the functional and aesthetic advantages of virgin polyamide - lightness, tack and resistance - while also having a green ed.

Marco Toccafondi, Head of Pontetorto Sports Collection, said: "For us, the transition to a sustainable fabric supply chain is a top priori.

Federico Boselli, founder and general manager of Luxury Jersey, commented: "Our collaboration with Fulgar is renewed every season and expanded to include new opportunities that allow us to create a truly sustainable collection of high-quality fabri.