{"id":53090,"date":"2018-05-29T07:35:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T05:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=53090"},"modified":"2018-05-28T14:09:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T12:09:46","slug":"aquafil-and-genomatica-collaborate-on-project-effective-to-increase-adoption-of-sustainable-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/aquafil-and-genomatica-collaborate-on-project-effective-to-increase-adoption-of-sustainable-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquafil and Genomatica Collaborate on Project EFFECTIVE to Increase Adoption of Sustainable Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The nylon-focused part of Project EFFECTIVE includes multiple major apparel and carpet brands. (\u00a9 Genomatica)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aquafil and Genomatica announce the formation of Project EFFECTIVE, a multi-company collaboration to produce more sustainable fibers and plastics for commercial use by using renewable feedstocks and bio-based technologies. With participation from 12 companies, including brands like H&M, Carvico, Vaude and Balsan, Project EFFECTIVE is one of the broadest industrial-driven efforts to reshape entire product value chains and drive economic growth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the key objectives of Project EFFECTIVE is to develop a more sustainable nylon, made from bio-based caprolactam produced using renewable feedstocks. The nylon will be validated by brands to make apparel and carpet textiles.<\/p>\n

Engaging brands at the beginning<\/h3>\n

An advantage of Project EFFECTIVE is the early involvement of major consumer brands, allowing them to contribute valuable customer- and industry-driven perspectives. This brand participation is expected to facilitate broader and faster adoption of sustainable technologies and products. Brands will better understand what monomers, polymers and sustainability initiatives are commercially available, enabling them to develop more effective plans with suppliers regarding bio-based ingredients and materials.<\/p>\n

Participants and funding<\/h3>\n
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Project EFFECTIVE includes 12 organizations from eight countries and extends across entire product value chains. Participants include renewable feedstock providers, conversion technologies, makers of intermediate and finished products, major consumer brands and recycling\/reuse technologies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Project EFFECTIVE\u2019s stakeholders span eight countries and are leaders in renewable feedstocks, conversion technologies, makers of intermediate and finished products, major consumer brands and recycling technologies. Participants include Aquafil, Genomatica, H&M, Carvico, Vaude, Balsan, Circular Change, Life Cycle Engineering, Bio-Mi, S\u00fcdzucker, Fundaci\u00f3n CIRCE, and Novamont.<\/p>\n

The initiative is funded in part through a grant from the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking, a public\/private partnership between the European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 program and the Bio-based Industries Consortium. Aquafil and Genomatica\u2019s agreement announced in early 2018 will pave the way toward the industrial production of bio-based nylon.<\/p>\n

Supporting quotes<\/h3>\n

\u201cThis consortium is an important step toward a more circular economy,\u201d said Giulio Bonazzi, Chairman and CEO of Aquafil. \u201cTogether we will drive new waves of healthy industrialization, economic growth, and greater sustainability \u2013 better than we can individually.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMore renewables in product value chains means more impact,\u201d said Christophe Schilling, CEO of Genomatica. \u201cMore and more manufacturers and brands get it; more and more are taking action. We look forward to rapidly expanding the circle of action.\u201d<\/p>\n

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About Aquafil<\/h3>\n

Since 1965 Aquafil has been one of the leading players, both in Italy and globally, in the production of polyamide 6 (nylon 6). The Aquafil Group has a presence in eight countries on three continents, employing more than 2,700 staff at 15 plants located in Italy, Germany, Scotland, Slovenia, Croatia, the USA, Thailand and China. For more information, visit www.aquafil.com.<\/p>\n

About Genomatica<\/h3>\n

Genomatica is a widely-recognized leader in bioengineering and aims to lead a transition to more sustainable materials. It develops bio-based process technologies that enable a better way to produce widely-used chemicals, from alternative feedstocks, with better economics, sustainability and performance. Genomatica has earned widespread acclaim for its technology and has already commercialized processes for two important chemicals, butanediol (for biodegradable plastics and apparel) and butylene glycol (cosmetics and personal care). Awards include the Kirkpatrick Award, for \u201cthe most noteworthy chemical engineering technology commercialized in the world\u201d and the ICIS Innovation Award for its Brontide\u2122 butylene glycol. To learn more, visit www.genomatica.com.<\/p>\n

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Contacts<\/h3>\n

Aquafil:
\nMaria Giovanna Sandrini
\nE-Mail: maria.giovanna.sandrini@aquafil.com<\/a>
\nGenomatica: Steve Weiss
\nE-Mail: sweiss@genomatica.com<\/a>
\nPhone: +1.858.210.4424<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aquafil and Genomatica announce the formation of Project EFFECTIVE, a multi-company collaboration to produce more sustainable fibers and plastics for commercial use by using renewable feedstocks and bio-based technologies. With participation from 12 companies, including brands like H&M, Carvico, Vaude and Balsan, Project EFFECTIVE is one of the broadest industrial-driven efforts to reshape entire product […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[14543,10408],"supplier":[10284,8031,11909,14542,2414,8351,7768],"class_list":["post-53090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bionylon","tag-greenchemistry","supplier-aquafil-s-p-a","supplier-bbi-joint-undertaking","supplier-bio-based-industries-consortium-bic","supplier-carvico-jl","supplier-genomatica-inc","supplier-h-m","supplier-horizon-2020"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53090\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53090"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=53090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}