Radici Group presents its reduced environmental impact product range. Solution-dyed polyester, recycled polymer polyester and bio-based polyamide are some of the kinds of low environmental impact yarns produced by RadiciGroup specifically for the fashion industry. The fashion world is finally addressing sustainability and looking for materials that are not only beautiful and strong, but also sustainable. The company aims at playing a leading role in the fashion value chain as the ideal upstream supplier.

The Radici Group product portfolio meeting these new market requirements is described in the recently published book Neo-materials in the Circular Economy – Fashion, available now in bookshops in both Italian and English versions. The book is edited by Marco Ricchetti in collaboration with Blumine S.r.l. and the Italian sustainable fashion social network Sustainability-lab.

Raw materials have a decisive impact on the degree of sustainability of the final products. In recent years, many fiber manufacturers have invested in research and experimentation in order to realize aesthetically attractive, high performance products that are consistent with the sustainable values of the circular economy. Together with product innovation, it is also important to implement monitoring and checking procedures in order to weigh the CO2 emissions of the various materials and opt for those resulting in the least environmental impact. This is the approach Radici has chosen.

The company has over 75 years of experience in the fiber industry and has a vertically integrated polyamide production. Radici, based in Italy, opened in 1941 and is a nonwoven, specialty chemicals, performance plastics and synthetic fiber producer. It has total control over its production chain, from products such as adipic acid and polyamide 6 and 6.6, to yarns and engineering plastics.