Italy’s RadiciGroup took part in the fourth edition of the Phygital Sustainability Expo, which was held in Rome from 5-6 July. The leading fashion industry event is dedicated to the ecological transition of fashion and design brands through technological innovation.

During the narrated fashion show, held on the evening of Wednesday, 5 July, in the evocative archaeological complex of the Imperial Forum Museum, RadiciGroup presented a maxi dress made from Biofeel eleven, a yarn of completely natural origin featuring high technical, aesthetic and environmental performance. The yarn is produced starting from a small bean cultivated in India on semi-arid land and thus does not compete with human food production. The beans yield a special oil ideal for obtaining biopolymers, such as the one produced by Arkema and spun into yarn at RadiciGroup in Italy.

The dress was not only made from a low environmental impact raw material but is also an example of ecodesign. The garment was realised on a Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT knitting machine, where the entire item was knitted directly from spools of Biofeel eleven yarn, bypassing the traditional stages of fabric manufacture and sewing. It is a zero-waste process, as only the quantity of yarn strictly needed for the garment is used.

Biofeel eleven yarn endows the dress with special and unique characteristics, including low moisture absorption, greater lightness and high resistance and durability, RadiciGroup explained. Besides being 100% biobased, the yarn is also 100% recyclable because it is made from a mono-material polymer, which facilitates its end-of-life recycling and processing into new materials suitable for any application requiring high performance.

RadiciGroup's participation in the event was further evidence of the group's commitment to making a contribution to sustainability and circularity in the fashion and textile industry, in collaboration with all the other players in the supply chain.

To sum up, RadiciGroup says, Biofeel eleven yarn is a practical contribution to an increasingly sustainable textile industry based on the principles of the circular economy. 

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