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Reformation partners with Ambercycle to feature cycora in its latest collection

Los Angeles-based sustainable fashion brand Reformation has partnered with material science innovator Ambercycle to introduce a collection featuring cycora, Ambercycle’s regenerated polyester. Marking the start of an ongoing collaboration, the partnership aligns with Reformation’s broader goal of becoming circular by 2030. "To us that means...

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Ambercycle secures investment from Shinkong

Taiwan-based Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation, a global leader in polyester production, has invested 10 million US dollars in Ambercycle’s first commercial plant. The investment will support the Los Angeles-based material science company in expanding the global production capacity at its commercial facility for its premium material made...

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MAS Holdings and Ambercycle partner to propel sustainable fashion

MAS Holdings, a global leader in apparel manufacturing, has entered a three-year offtake agreement with Los Angeles-based Ambercycle to boost textile regeneration. This partnership allows MAS to use Ambercycle’s circular polyester, cycora, accelerating Ambercycle's production capabilities. This collaboration aligns with MAS’s Plan for Change,...

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Gap Inc. partners with Ambercycle to scale textile-to-textile recycled materials in Athleta products

Gap Inc., the parent company of Gap, Old Navy, and Athleta, has partnered with Ambercycle to leverage textile-to-textile recycled materials in Athleta products. Established in 2015, the Los Angeles-based Ambercycle developed cycora®, a superior regenerated polyester made from discarded textiles, designed to substitute traditional polyester. From...

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Inditex to buy recycled polyester in a 70-million-euro deal

Inditex, which includes fashion chains Zara and Bershka, has signed a three-year agreement with Los Angeles-based material science company Ambercycle to buy its recycled polyester in a deal worth more than 70 million euros. The move will see the retail group buying a “significant portion” of the annual production of Cycora, the innovative...

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Selected Femme launches dress made from Cycora

Bestseller brand Selected Femme has created a limited-edition dress crafted from material innovation Cycora, a regenerated polyester from material science company Ambercycle. While virgin polyester is usually dependent on petroleum-based resources, Ambercycle’s Cycora material is a regenerated alternative to conventional polyester, crafted from...

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Saucony launches apparel collection made with Cycora

Running brand Saucony, part of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., has launched an apparel collection in collaboration with Cycora by Ambercycle, a premium regenerated material made from end-of-life textiles. The Saucony x Cycora collection for men and women features a line of high-performance running tops, including a fitted tank, crop top, short...

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Ambercycle raises 21.6 million US dollars to build circularity ecosystem

Los Angeles-based Ambercycle, a post-consumer garment recycler, has announced a 21.6 million US dollars Series A financing round to help it build a circularity ecosystem in the fashion industry. The materials science company dedicated to ending waste in the fashion industry described the funding round as “oversubscribed” after receiving...