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Stretchy mixed-fiber fabric recycled into new garment
December 30th, 2025
Filter reactor system used in chemical textile recycling. Image: The LYCRA Co./Davide Scarpellini Radici InNova, the RadiciGroup division dedicated to research and innovation, has developed a textile recycling process based on selective dissolution technology, capable of treating mixed textile waste—such as swimwear, tights and leggings—and recovering both nylon and LYCRA® fibers. The LYCRA Co. and […]
RadiciGroup creates spacesuit for Mars missions
April 8th, 2022
A group of companies in the Italian textile industry, headed by RadiciGroup, has created the first spacesuit for analogue simulation fully designed and engineered in Italy for the Space Medicine Operations (SMOPS) Mars mission. This endeavor was promoted and organized by Mars Planet – the Italian chapter of the Mars Society headquartered in the province of Bergamo – under […]