FRANKFURT – It’s often said that there is no ‘silver bullet’ to achieving a fully sustainable and circular textile industry, but OceanSafe, based in Bern, Switzerland, claims that it may have provided a conceivable route to just that.
And with one eye on the 45 million tons of new polyester capacity that’s set to come onstream in China in the next decade, the company’s aim is certainly a bold one – “to replace conventional polyester and cotton with fully circular synthetic alternatives.”
Adrian Wilson reports from last week’s Heimtextil trade show in Germany.
