ECONYL® nylon

Our flagship product is ECONYL® regenerated nylon, a product that represents the solution between sustainability and creativity and which can be used for the design of “products of the future”.

The ECONYL® brand is not just yarn. It represents a new way of thinking, which combines our drive for innovation with our commitment to the environment.

Nylon waste – such as fishing nets, fabric scraps, carpet flooring and industrial plastic – is recovered and converted into new yarn, which has the same qualitative characteristics as traditional nylon.

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ECONYL® Qualified

At the end of 2015, to raise the bar higher in the ECONYL® value chain, we introduced the ECONYL® Qualified program, a superior qualification protocol with stricter requirements on suppliers’ enviromental impact.
The project was born from the desire to continuously improve the environmental performance of our ECONYL® yarn by acting on phases of the production process that we do not directly control (e.g. transport services, raw material acquisition, packaging and product finishing services).

All suppliers complying with the requirements defined in the protocol – primarily concerning materials, energy resources and production management – obtain an ECONYL® Qualified certification.

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Send your request

Request to participate by sending an email to info.econylqualified@aquafil.com

Sign the agreement

Sign the DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT: it protects your privacy.

Send the documents

Send a synthetic ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT certifying your compliance with the requirements outlined in the Guideline. The document shall include a description of your Company and an assessment of your environmental performance based on the KPIs described in the Protocol.

One earth, one chance.

Transitioning to a low-carbon future is no longer an option. It is an urgent and compelling necessity. The destiny of our planet depends on our ability to cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce waste pollution, harness the power of clean energy, and preserve exhaustible resources.

Our achievements in 2023

Our commitment brings us results in each of the ESG targets. In 2023, we reached several goals. Discover them:

Environmental Policy

Approval of Environmental Policy

Scope 3 emissions

Reporting of scope 3 emissions

Microplastics

ISO standard 4484-2 on microplastics development, validation and emissions

Climate Change

Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment

Biodiversity

Biodiversity Impact Assessment

Our future goals

For each of our 5 ECO PLEDGE® guiding principles, we have defined forward-looking objectives identifying improvement areas and launched a series of projects to reach them.

Consolidating existing supply chains

- Generate 60% of turnover of ECONYL® branded and/or regenerated products out of total fiber turnover (with the same scope)
-Involve 60% of BCF (carpet nylon 6) EMEA customers in the post-industrial Take-Back program

Creating new circular sustainable supply chains

- Collect 35,000 tons of post-consumer waste for the creation of new recycled materials

Implementing the eco-design approach

- Start 13 projects involving final brands in eco-design and recycling of end-of-life garments
- Born R2R first phase: sign an MoU with 50% of selected carpet and rug manufacturers, to design products intended to be recyclable

Mitigating the impact of production processes

- Certify all plants within the Group as ISO 14001
- Certify all plants within the Group as ISO 50001 - 2028
- Enrolling the Group in SBTs initiative

Reducing waste by reusing packaging

- Recover pallets used for product transport, and achieve 50% re-usage
- Certify all plants within the Group as ISO 45001 (risk management)

Monitoring supplier ethics

- Monitor our main suppliers along the supply chain - through audits and/or due diligence - also in compliance with the European Supply Chain Act (CSDDD, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive)