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Earth Protex Corp partners

with iTextiles Pvt. Ltd.
®

Earth Protex and iTextiles® join in partnership to mechanically and chemically recycled RPET
bring new generation recycled polyester technology from bottles.
to Pakistan.
The agreement brings together the innovative
Earth Protex and iTextiles® announced that the technologies of Earth Protex and the strong
companies have entered into a strategic distribution network and credibility of iTextiles,
partnership that will focus on the distribution of and enables the integration of Tex2Tex™ fibers
ground breaking textile-to-textile recycled polyester into many top global brands supply chains in
fiber, Tex2Tex™ to major Pakistan manufacturers the region.
and brands.
The partnership will focus on circular knits, warp
Tex2Tex™ is an important solution as the textile knits, denim, and socks, however Tex2Tex™ is
industry needs to move away from single-use also suitable for home textiles, suiting, flannels,
plastics such as PET bottles in the circular economy. shirting, and countless other applications.
PET bottles recycled into textile products are gener-
ally considered ‘downcycled’. Tex2Tex™ is also a iTextiles® is a multi-disciplinary textile solutions
solution in response to the forthcoming bottle company that creates and manages, entire
shortage of 10 million metric tons/year by 2025 as value chain In performance textiles. The compa-
the beverage and fashion industry start competing ny has rapidly evolved to become a leading
for this limited feedstock. value chain manager in the region, representing
some of the biggest international companies
Tex2Tex™ is a textile-to-textile recycling technology and their brands. iTextiles® has aways been
for synthetic textile waste. Through its low-impact known for introducing Innovative textile solutions
'thermo-mechanical reactor' (TMR) recycling and is looking forward to work in alliance with
technology, Tex2Tex™ converts textile waste into Earth Protex to bring more sustainable products
recycled polyester staple fiber and filament. to Pakistan.

The Tex2Tex™ LCA demonstrates that the process For sourcing, please contact:
uses less energy and water, and has less carbon www.itextiles.com.pk, info@itextiles.com.pk
emissions compared to virgin polyester, as well as +9221-35147784-92

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