Aquafil and Genomatica Collaborate on Project EFFECTIVE to Increase Adoption of Sustainable Materials – Aquafil and Genomatica Collaborate on Project EFFECTIVE to Increase Adoption of Sustainable Materials – Aquafil Genomatica Project EFFECTIVE Sustainable Materials - Arhive
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Aquafil and Genomatica Collaborate on Project EFFECTIVE to Increase Adoption of Sustainable Materials
World News. [Genomatica; Aquafil via Globe Newswire via SPi World News]
TRENTO, Italy and SAN DIEGO(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — and announce the formation of Project EFFECTIVE, a multi-company collaboration to produce more sustainable fibers and plastics for commercial use by using renewable feedstocks and bio-based technologies. With participation from 12 companies, including brands like H&M, Carvico, Vaude and Balsan, Project EFFECTIVE is one of the broadest industrial-driven efforts to reshape entire product value chains and drive economic growth.
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One of the key objectives of Project EFFECTIVE is to develop a more sustainable nylon, made from bio-based caprolactam produced using renewable feedstocks. The nylon will be validated by brands to make apparel and carpet textiles.
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The initiative is funded in part through a grant from the , a public/private partnership between the European Union’s and the Bio-based Industries Consortium. Aquafil and Genomatica’s will pave the way toward the industrial production of bio-based nylon.
“More renewables in product value chains means more impact,” said Christophe Schilling, CEO of Genomatica. “More and more manufacturers and brands get it; more and more are taking action. We look forward to rapidly expanding the circle of action.”