BASF and Inditex have achieved a breakthrough in textile-to-textile recycling with loopamid, the first polyamide 6 made entirely from textile waste. The loopamid technology enables the recycling of polyamide 6 textiles into synthetic fibers and materials with the quality of virgin material. Zara introduces a jacket made from 100% loopamid, which is produced from textile waste from clothing.
This innovation enables the recycling of polyamide 6 textile waste, including blended fabrics, and thus promotes the circular economy in the fashion industry. loopamid has similar properties to conventional polyamide and can be recycled over several cycles. The initiative demonstrates the potential for circular economy and sustainable change in the textile industry.
Inditex has set itself the goal of producing 100 percent of its textiles from materials with a smaller environmental footprint by 2030. Polyamide 6, commonly known as nylon 6, is a widely used synthetic polymer due to its mechanical properties.
The portable NIR scanner trinamiX is currently the only solution on the market that can distinguish between nylon 6 and nylon 66. This function increases the versatility of the scanner and enables the precise identification and sorting of different nylon materials. The user-friendly and portable design of the trinamiX makes it an easily accessible and efficient tool for the textile recycling and processing industry.
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BASF press release on the market launch of loopamid.
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