THE RE-PETE PROJECT

Sympatex® is the sustainable approach to a highly functional yet fully recyclable membrane that is fully waterproof, windproof, breathable and durable and
mostly made from recycled PETE bottles. Since, 1986
they have been a benchmark for the sport, outdoor and workwear textile industries. Known as pioneers for circular processes, Sympatex® combine high product performance with uncompromising responsibility, with a goal of being 100% circular by 2030.

Starting in the early 1900s, Egedeniz have been organic farming for 100 years and have been the first organic certified textile company in Türkiye since 1993. All of their operations take place in the Aegean region, supporting their local community. The business is rooted in agriculture, with a focus on organic cotton and now also, regenerative farming; a method which nurtures and restores soil health through processes such as rotating and covering crops, mulching and not tilling the soil.

Bananatex® is the world’s first durable, biodegradable and plastic-free fabric made purely from regeneratively grown Abacá banana plants. Cultivated in a permaculture environment in the Philippine mid- and highlands within a natural ecosystem of sustainable mixed agriculture and forestry, the plant is sturdy and self-sufficient, requiring no pesticides, fertilizer or extra water.
These qualities have allowed it to contribute to reforestation in areas of former rainforest that were once cleared for logging, whilst enhancing biodiversity and the economic prosperity of local farmers.

Imbotex was founded in 1955, in Cittadella, Italy, and is considered a leader in the production of natural, technological and recycled materials. From the outset, the female-lead business used the ancestral method of recycling textile scraps, called Millefiori. They began creating fillings for mattresses with these scraps from local textile companies, but now also engineer paddings for clothing.