Speciality chemicals leader Archroma has joined the BioCircular Materials Alliance to help accelerate the fashion industry’s transition to sustainable circular business models.

Conceived by Spiber, the pioneer of microbially-fermented Brewed Protein materials, the alliance brings together leading fashion brands, manufacturers and suppliers with the joint aim of encouraging the wider adoption of bio-based textile materials and chemical treatments.

Early milestones include the creation of a Materials BioCircularity Database that will help brands and mills evaluate how their choice of fibres, dyes and finishing chemicals affect the recyclability of finished goods.

Archroma focuses on developing dyes and chemicals products, processes and technologies that aim to improve on what’s available in the market in terms of sustainability, but also deliver enhanced value to brands, mills and consumers.

Stella McCartney, Marzotto, Fashion for Good and 13 new companies and organisations have joined the BioCircular Materials Alliance, with Archroma one of only two suppliers of dyes and chemical currently involved.

Brands, manufacturers, industry organisations and policymakers can find out more about how to get involved at www.biocircularmaterials.org.

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