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ECONYL® nylon

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. The ECONYL® regeneration process gives a new life to waste materials that would otherwise be sent to landfill, transforming them into a new source of opportunities.

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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Life Cycle Assessment

Aquafil was among the first companies in Italy to adopt a “Life Cycle Thinking” approach, a framework that considers a holistic view of a product and evaluates its environmental impact from cradle to grave (or from cradle to cradle).
In the Life Cycle assessment of the nylon value chain, we discovered that the highest negative impact on our planet came from the raw material extraction phase – so this is where we concentrated most of our efforts.

Years and years of research finally led to the development of the ECONYL® Regeneration System: a highly innovative industrial process that allows replacing caprolactam (the main component to produce Nylon 6, derived from oil) with alternative raw materials coming from the recycling of various types of nylon waste.

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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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Request to participate by sending an email to [email protected]

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Sign the DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT: it protects your privacy.

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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.

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Climate change is the main sustainability concern of our time, posing severe threats to people and communities everywhere in the world. We recognized and took responsibility for the urgent need to transition to a low-carbon future, and have been working for years to give our contribute to the cause and reduce our environmental footprint.

Specifically, we have committed to:

• Investing in renewable energy, in order to preserve exhaustible resources and cut greenhouse gas emissions;

• Reducing the impact and increasing the efficiency of our production processes.

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Environmental Management System
We have invested in efficient Environmental and Energy Management Systems that allow us to track and assess our environmental performance, monitor associated risks, and ultimately achieve our objectives. As a result, many of our facilities have obtained third party certifications that attest the robustness of those systems.
Find out more in our Sustainability Report
Raw Material Consumption
Aquafil yarns are made of both standard raw materials (such as caprolactam) and recycled nylon waste, that comes from the ECONYL® Regeneration System.

To improve the balance between the two and increase the circularity of our value chains, our Group has increased the production of alternative, more environmentally-friendly raw materials (in particular ECONYL® regenerated caprolactam).

Find out more in our Sustainability Report
Energy Management
We have increased the percentage of electricity obtained from certified renewable sources up to 100%, including hydroelectric, wind, photovoltaic and biomass. This represents an outstanding milestone for our Group, which has helped us significantly reduce our Scope 2 emissions. Aquafil also invests in self-generated power systems and installed photovoltaic panels in all our facilities in the United States, Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
We have reduced our absolute Scope 1 + Scope 2 emissions by 64% in only 5 years. Looking forward, we plan to double down our efforts, aligning our strategy to the Paris Agreement objectives and signing on to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) – a partnership between Climate Disclosure Project, World Resources Institute, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and UN Global Compact to cut down emissions and ultimately reach carbon neutrality.
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Water Withdrawal
We have decreased water consumption by 25% in 5 years. This milestone proves how Aquafil is playing its part in the safeguard of our planet, since water is the most essential component of any natural community worldwide.
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Chemicals management

We are compliant with the European Union regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). In the textile sector, the careful management of chemical substances is fundamental to protect human health and the environment.

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At Aquafil, we guarantee the highest standards of chemical management and safety in 3 ways:
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We have a clear policy that lays out the guidelines for transparent communication and a rigorous control system for hazardous chemicals management.

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We have a sustainability compliance team that supports all group plants on REACH regulation issues and on hazardous chemicals management.

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We have obtained the OEKO-TEX certification attesting the absence of harmful substances in our products, as well as the Cradle-to-Cradle Material Health Gold & Silver for our ECONYL® yarn for carpets. In 2020, AquafilSLO also obtained the ECO Passport for three of its products, which is recognized within the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) initiative.

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