Leading luxury brand Kering and other industry giants such as Johnstons of Elgin, Eilen Fisher, and DyStar have teamed up with Spiber to launch an initiative to transform the textile industry by creating fully circular textile products. 

These innovative products will be designed to regenerate into Spiber’s Brewed Protein materials at their end-of-life stage, setting the stage for a wholly sustainable lifecycle.

The initiative will involve converting end-of-use textiles and agricultural by-products into fresh materials through microbial fermentation. This will lead to the development of a new breed of fibers perfectly suited for clothing textiles. Goldwin and Pangaia have already been members of the project since June this year. 

The new partners will provide samples for laboratory testing for generating pivotal data, for assessing the impact of different textile chemicals on the conversion process. Spiber plans to compile this data into a comprehensive database that will serve as a guide for industry stakeholders, helping them design products that align with circularity solutions.