The world’s leading manufacturer of fabrics for swimwear opts for BIOPHYL™
Carvico brings sustainability to swimwear
 

Carvico, one of the world’s key manufacturers of fabrics for swimwear, is now featuring BIOPHYL™ warp-knitted fabrics in its range, produced from eco-sustainable ADVANSA yarns.
 

Based in the city of Carvico in Northern Italy, Carvico S.p.A. is the world’s leading manufacturer and one of the most renowned suppliers of warp-knitted stretch fabrics, with over 40 years’ experience in this sector. Millions of men and women enjoying themselves on beaches all over the world wear fashionable and durable swimwear made from Carvico fabrics, all produced exclusively in Italy in the Italian province of Bergamo. Besides a general commitment to quality, innovation and style, Carvico demonstrates its commitment to reducing environmental impact with its “Green Vision” scheme: environmentally responsible procedures in all areas of the company, eco-friendly processes and energies, purchasing, production and now also right down to the final product:
 

This final product is called Amazzonia and is a new fabric of Carvico, made with ADVANSA’s BIOPHYL® and featuring the “Green Vision” label. A step taken by the company to reduce its environmental impact by launching an eco-product. BIOPHYL™ fabrics are made from eco-polyester yarns based on an innovative polyester polymer (PTT – polytrimethylene-terephtalate). In BIOPHYL™, the petrol-based glycol normally used in polyester yarns is replaced with Bio-PDO™, which is obtained from corn sucrose. 37 percent of the polymer used in BIOPHYL™ consists of this renewable raw material. In comparison to nylon (which is often used in swimwear), the CO2 output associated with the production of polymer is up to 63 percent lower. This contributes to reducing the greenhouse effect. A simultaneous energy saving of up to 30 percent conserves additional resources. Furthermore, these yarns guarantee an exceptionally high color brilliance, feel and softness and give the fabrics excellent stretch and recovery properties.
 

Amazzonia with BIOPHYL™ offers a particular resistance to UV rays, chlorine and perspiration which ensures colors stay vibrant for longer. The fabric is also easy-care and quick drying.
 

Luciano Colasanto, ADVANSA Marketing Manager: “More and more textile brands would like to contribute to using raw materials in a more sustainable way. Carvico has recognized this development and is tapping both the ecological and performance potential of BIOPHYL™ to respond to the growing global trend amongst end consumers towards eco-sustainable quality products, which are not only environmentally friendly, but also demonstrate the same, if not better, functional properties than standard products.”
 

Lorenzo Ghezzi, Carvico Export Manager: “With our new fabric, Amazzonia, we now have an ecological textile product that not only coincides with our efforts to offer our customers high-quality fabrics with exceptional performance characteristics, but also our desire for more environmentally responsible procedures in all areas of the company, which is documented by our “Green Vision” scheme.”
 
 

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BIOPHYL™ is a trademark of ADVANSA
AMAZZOINIA is a trademark of Carvico S.p.A.
 
 

For further information please contact:
 
Luciano Colasanto
ADVANSA Marketing GmbH
Caldenhofer Weg 192, 59063 Hamm
Tel: +49 (2151) 3669903
Fax: +49 (2151) 3669904
E-Mail: luciano.colasanto@advansa.com