Loopamid® From BASF Brings New Life To Old Textiles
Every year, 120 million tons of textile waste end up in landfills, incineration plants, or worse, in the environment.
This growing issue is also a waste of valuable raw materials. BASF is tackling this by transforming end-of-life textiles into new materials, promoting true circularity in the textile industry.
Polyamides, also commonly known as nylon, are synthetic polymers widely used in fashion and sportswear.
Now BASF has developed loopamid®, a new high-quality polyamide 6 produced entirely by recycling discarded textile waste.
New Threads From Old
A chemical recycling process can transform old clothing into loopamid®, a starting material for new polyamide fibers, which can be used to make new 100 percent circular clothing.
The technology behind loopamid® enables end-of-life textiles to be turned into valuable raw materials for new clothing.
BASF Are The First To Close The Loop For Nylon 6 Entirely From Textile Waste.
We are recycling end-of-life textiles at a molecular level ready to be transformed into brand new, premium fabrics.
This is true recycling, the first step to a circular economy for textiles. We believe that the ideal approach for textiles is chemical recycling of textile waste.
By reprocessing old textiles into new fibers, yarns, fabrics, garments and garment accessories, we reduce the demand for virgin materials and mitigate the environmental burden of waste.
Recycling polyamide, commonly known as nylon, involves several steps to transform worn polyamide textiles into new polyamide fibers for textile production:
This reduces the demand for virgin raw materials and helps to lower the carbon footprint of the energy-intensive textile industry.
With new technologies like this, BASF is closing the loop on textile waste and helping our customers to reshape the future of sustainable fashion.
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