Companies in the Textile District

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ALBO CIRCULAR of Confindustria Emilia, the association of enterprises in Bologna, Ferrara and Modena, is an innovative platform for the transition towards more sustainable and circular business models.
A portal designed for all Italian companies operating and seeking Circular Economy solutions, supporting them on their path to sustainability.

Albo Circular connects companies and professionals by allowing them to search for new opportunities for collaboration, identify suppliers of recycling services, recovered materials, certification and consulting services, and innovative solutions.
The platform also offers a marketplace where you can post or browse ads to sell or buy materials and production waste, thus promoting recycling and reuse, reducing waste and improving resource efficiency.

Albo Circular is the first free matchmaking platform in Italy between demand and supply of products and solutions in the circular economy. An opportunity for all stakeholders and companies that want to network, exchange new practices and implement circular business models.

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BORSOI SRL provides a complete range of solutions and services dedicated for padded items production. These solutions are suitable for upholstery, bedding and fashion manufacturers.

The customer needs are in constant evolution as the new environmental regulations so BOROSI had developed innovative solution for Circular Economy applications.

BORSOI Srl is promoting Product Lifecycle Management for providing optimized Innovations in textile applications. "We have fresh ideas and, from experience, we developed a new approach to generate high value textile products starting from all natural resources or from scrap textile materials. Customer disposes of many options with our support":

• it is possible adjust the textile product, using alternative natural materials;
• it is possible to improve the sustainability and recyclability of the product, giving an extended life (second life) to post consumer items;
• it is possible re-engineering the whole product to be completely composed by recycled materials.
   

A very representative example of recycling is the solution dedicated for the separation and recovery of down from pre and post-consumer padded products.

The ALAN DOWN RECYCLING separates the filling material as down or feather from the rest of the padded product to be recycled, all with a minimum presence of operators. The machine can process any type of padded item such as jackets, sleeping bags, pillows and duvets/quilts.

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Centrocot is a certification and research centre for companies in the entire production chain of the textile, fashion, leather and leather sector, providing specialised services such as laboratory testing, research, technical support, experimentation, training and certification. With over 2,000 tests on its list, it is recognised as an excellence in the sector: Centrocot is in fact one of the most authoritative references in Italy for sustainability, quality, chemical safety, innovation, certification and the circular economy. Its research and innovation hub, Multi-Lab, is a multi-sector experimental laboratory that supports companies that want to face new innovation challenges linked to sustainability and the circular economy, favouring industrial symbiosis processes.

Multi-Lab's activities focus on the recovery, reuse and recycling of pre- and post-consumer waste materials through different technologies. To carry out these activities, the laboratory is equipped with machinery and tools for the mechanical and thermo-mechanical processing and recycling of natural, synthetic and artificial textile fibres and plastics. It also has systems for material characterisation, including a respirometer to measure biodegradability. This experimental approach is supported by digital tools such as the M3P platform (an acronym for Material Match Making Platform, www.m3plife.com), which aims to create matches between production waste, unsold items or waste that companies can include and the recycling technologies available on the market, also taking into account current regulations and possible certifications applicable in the circular economy.

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Nazena is an innovative startup operating in the textile recycling sector which targets brands and companies interested in developing sustainability projects with their production waste, offering itself as an ideal partner thanks to its model based on the circular economy.
Through a patented upcycling process, Nazena transforms industrial and post-consumer textile scraps into customized custom products, recovering up to 100% of natural and synthetic textile fibers.

The resulting processed material takes the form of rigid, completely eco-friendly panels. These, depending on thickness, lamination and post-production processing, can have different applications, both decorative (giftware) and structural (secondary packaging, furniture).
The solidity and rigidity of the panels made allow them to be used to create structural furniture elements, such as desks, shelves, trays and shelves. Thinner panels, on the other hand, lend themselves to the creation of decorative items, such as office supplies, coat racks, store corners and collection containers.

Nazena collaborates with selected partners to offer a complete supply chain service, ranging from the collection of waste material or textile waste to its processing and use in the creation of new circular products, with the ability to prepare detailed sustainability reports on the recovery project.

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Founded in Prato in 1972, in the heart of Europe's most important Textile District, Next Technology Tecnotessile (NTT) has rapidly consolidated its position as a reference Research Center at regional, national and international level.
The constant participation in R&D and technology transfer projects, initially related to the textile and fashion world, but later expanded to the most diverse industrial sectors, has allowed NTT to consolidate a vast network of links and strategic collaborations within the most relevant industrial realities, universities, research centers and companies operating in Italy, Europe and worldwide.

The strengths of NTT's activities are represented by the multidisciplinary nature of its teams of researchers, the availability of pilot plants and laboratories with high-tech scientific instrumentation for mechanical testing and chemical/physical analysis, and the industrial application of research results for the realization of prototypes at the semi-industrial level.
With the enhancement of its CEQ (Center of Excellence Quality) technology-training hub, NTT has further strengthened its commitment to applied research, supporting the growth of enterprises in a plurality of sectors: from textiles to fashion, from tannery to footwear, from leather goods to apparel, from wood-furniture to construction to mechanics, automotive and railways.

NTT works closely with companies by offering advanced customized solutions through the provision of qualified technical consulting services for improving competitiveness and promoting the participation of companies that decide to invest in innovation and technological research through also defining project proposals for access to various sources of public funding.
In this context, NTT has confirmed its role as a qualified partner, highlighting the importance of innovation and quality to maintain a strategic position in the various target markets.

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OMMI Srl è la specialista delle linee di apertura e mescolatura di fibre naturali e sintetiche, nonché degli impianti di preparazione delle fibre alla tintoria e partner dell'italiana Rigenerazione™. Da oltre 60 anni è presente sul mercato internazionale, in oltre 40 Paesi, in 4 continenti.

Con le tecnologie RECOLINE® e RECOMOVER®, OMMI Srl propone l’evoluzione del concetto di recupero di fibre tessili, ottenute dai tessuti provenienti dalla raccolta post-industria e post-consumo, per affrontare un nuovo ciclo industriale con l'obiettivo finale di produzione di filati/tessuti di qualità e di TNT (nonwovens) tecnici, contenenti percentuali anche rilevanti di fibre da riciclo. 
DEFIBRARE™ è una nuova tecnologia di OMMI Srl per il recupero e il riuso di fibre tessili come valore da preservare. L'obiettivo, in questo caso, è il mantenimento di una lunghezza della fibra altrimenti difficilmente raggiungibile con la sfilacciatura. Preservare la dimensionalità delle fibre è dunque il risultato ottenibile con la linea di macchine RECOLINE®. Il sistema di defibratura™ consente anche la drastica riduzione dei consumi energetici rispetto al sistema di sfilacciatura, a parità di kg di prodotto (> -50%).

RECOMOVER® è, invece, l’evoluzione del processo per la rimozione automatica di bottoni e zip da abbigliamento post-consumo.

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PRT Visual deals in visual communication. Specialising in the design and production of innovative branding and promotional solutions, it offers a wide range of products and services to meet customers' unique needs.
"Our expertise ranges from creating ultra-thin lightboxes, ideal for the fashion and retail industries, to customised display structures for trade fairs and live events.

We are pioneers in the field of interior decoration with our innovative fabric interior design system that transforms rooms with elegance and practicality. It is an alternative to traditional wallpapers and upholstery, which are often difficult to install and limiting in the long term, and opens up new dimensions in wall and ceiling design, combining aesthetics and the highest functionality, with unlimited customisation possibilities through fabric printing. Not only is it easy and precise to install, but it is also characterised by an effective result even on surfaces that are not perfectly smooth.

Another highlight are our sound-absorbing solutions, which are becoming increasingly important in interior decoration. Only optimal acoustics makes the perceived comfort of a space perfect. Our sound-absorbing solutions not only improve room acoustics, but also serve as decorative elements thanks to their detailed prints and vivid colours.

At PRT Visual, we put innovation at the heart of everything we do. We continuously invest in advanced technologies and digitised processes, developing solutions that anticipate future needs. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in our choice of eco-friendly materials, such as 90% recycled aluminium, fabric and water-based inks.

We offer total customisation services, allowing our customers to adapt shapes and graphics to their specific needs, ensuring optimal visual impact.

At PRT Visual, our passion for the brand experience drives us to create solutions that not only meet but exceed our clients' expectations. We work closely with them to transform creative visions into effective and memorable realities."

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Rematrix is the Consortium for active end-of-life management of textile, footwear and sportswear products. Introducing a responsible approach to the industry, it supports fashion companies to implement solutions for waste reuse and recycling, pioneering new technological approaches for virgin material substitutes and meeting regulatory compliance requirements from an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) perspective.
Rematrix's proprietary innovative digital platform enables efficient management of end-of-life products and connects all players in the supply chain ensuring traceability, transparency and effectiveness of all processes.

Rematrix also makes use of a structured and comprehensive supply chain that includes high-level technological partners:

• Innovando, a managing partner, implements innovative take-back projects and transparent, digital management of end-of-life products through innovative digital technologies; an expert in EPR schemes, it is already among the very first leaders in the tire recovery industry;
• Rubber Conversion, through patented low-temperature devulcanization technology, produces high-quality recycled rubber from pre- and post-consumer products;
• Cloov is the end-to-end technology solution that maximizes unsold stock and failed returns from brands and retailers through the creation of a white label rental, resale and repair offering;
• Re-Sport, a University of Bologna spin-off, develops innovative technologies for the recycling of multi-material, sports and everyday products.
   

These partnerships translate circular goals into customized solutions within a comprehensive ecosystem of services available to members: collection, sorting, rental enablement, recycling, and design to reduce environmental impact (ecodesign).

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RETESSILE is the new network of type B job placement social cooperatives specializing in textile waste collection and management. Our network consists of cooperatives active in various regions of Italy, offering quality services and contributing to enriching the socio-economic fabric of the nation. The constituent entities are: Ambiente Solidale, CAUTO, La Spiga di Grano, Centro di Lavoro San Giovanni Calabria, Insieme, La Fraternità and Vesti Solidale.

Our vision is to foster the development of each individual member cooperative while enhancing its market competitiveness and social function. RETESSILE is committed to improving the collection and management of textile waste; expanding the capacity for innovation and access to credit; and fostering the development of a qualified national supply chain oriented toward environmental and social sustainability.
The mission is shared by each constituent entity, formalized in the network contract, and signed by all participating entities. Our reality represents a concrete response to the environmental, social and regulatory challenges of the textile sector. Through collaboration, innovation and a shared commitment, RETESSILE stands as a reference point for social cooperation towards fashion and textile companies, Consortium Systems and Public Administrations. 

RETESSILE is committed to implementing a shared model of services, promotes social inclusion and job placement of fragile people. Transparency of the supply chain and legality are key principles, especially with a view to promoting the development of new technologies to encourage the reuse and recycling of textile waste.

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Founded on April 9, 1946, UNIC - Italian Tanneries is the world's most important association in the tanning industry. Its product-Italian leather-represents the world's highest-profile example of innovative stylistic mission, technological development, and qualitative, circular and responsible footprint.
UNIC - Tanneries Italiane is a member of Confindustria, the European Confederation of Tanners (Cotance), the International Council of Tanners (ICT), Confindustria Moda and it is an active member of national and international sectoral standardization and normalization bodies (UNI, CEN, ISO) as well as numerous technical supply chain initiatives (including ZDHC and SARCA).

UNIC - Italian Tanneries represents 1,100 companies, 17,000 employees and more than 4 billion euros in annual turnover, 70% of which is exported to 122 countries around the world. The Italian tanning industry is an international leader in sustainable design, cutting-edge process solutions and production value of 66% in the European Union and 23% globally.
All activities are strategically developed, providing its members with accurate and specialized services and projects, capable of meeting their needs extensively in the following fields of action: economic, environmental, trade union, legal, exhibition, communication, publishing and marketing, training and cultural.

UNIC promotes social responsibility among its members and stakeholders through a Code of Conduct and pursues an internally defined quality policy and is UNI EN ISO 9001 certified for its Quality Management System. It has been publishing the Sustainability Report since 2000.
In addition, after long and stubborn advocacy, UNIC - Italian Tanneries has succeeded in getting legislation passed that, in addition to a correct definition of the terms “leather” and “hide” and in line with EU and technical regulations, prohibits their misleading use to identify materials not of animal origin. 

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