Hugo Boss launches ‘degradable’ recycled polyester

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German brand claims additive allows the yarn to degrade in the environment like so-called natural fibres

METZINGEN – German fashion brand Hugo Boss has launched a new recycled polyester yarn which is claimed to be biodegradable in the environment.

Branded 'NovaPoly' and made from both pre- and post-consumer textile waste, it was developed in partnership with Chinese polyester recycler Jiaren Chemical Recycling and Dubai-based enzyme technology specialist NBC.

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