Q-CYCLE® By Fulgar A New Way Of Making Yarns From End-Of Life Tyres
The new eco-sustainable Q-Cycle® yarn is the result of the interaction between BASF’s ChemCycling™ recycling project and Fulgar’s textile skills and experience.
ChemCycling™ makes it possible to re-use fossil raw materials at the end of their lifecycle in their initial component forms, displaying the same properties as the virgin project without using non-renewable sources like oil.
This unique process is carried out and assessed on the basis of a Mass Balance approach.
The result is Q-CYCLE®, an innovative, post-consumption recyled polyamide 66 offering the same functional and aesthetic benefits of lightness, strength and resistance but in a greener form.
It can be used to produce high quality fabrics and is the ideal solution for all textile applications – it can be processed with ease like a normal polyamide, so it combines with all fibres.
The technology can be applied to all plastic waste that cannot be mechanically recycled, like tires at end of life.
Fulgar has decided to use this new material, as it is widely present and is usually incinerated, resulting in significant CO2 emissions.
About Fulgar
Fulgar is an international leader on the manmade fibre market, manufacturing and distributing polyamide 6,6 and covered elastomers for the technical and textile sectors.
First set up in the '70s, Fulgar has had an international bent since its inception.
Indeed it lost no time in pressing forward and opening new facilities and plants, soon becoming a world leader in its sector.
In a league of its own, Fulgar bridges the gap between traditional Italian quality and modern innovation and technology.
Chemistry, spinning, texturation and all subsequent processing stages: Fulgar is all this and more.
Moreover, it is able to count on a highly contemporary business model which hinges on two fundamental aspects: product development and innovative solutions for latest-generation textiles on the one hand, and an exceptional corporate set-up focusing on the vital importance of human resources and sustainability on the other.
