Volcom is a lifestyle brand that designs board sports-oriented products. The brand was founded in 1991 as America’s First Boarding Company and seamlessly combined the cultures of Skateboarding, Surfing, Snowboarding, Music and Art through their creative lens. Volcom is continually looking for ways to eliminate the sourcing of virgin raw materials. With ECONYL, the company introduced its 100% regenerated Nylon yarn made using waste material instead of fossil raw material in 2017.
ECONYL yarn is produced by recycling fishing nets and other discarded nylons. The recovered nets are regenerated and converted into fibers that can once again be used, but now for a new life. There is no loss of quality in the regeneration process and the end result is a yarn that, on its own, is 100% recyclable.
Made from 100 per cent regenerated nylon waste materials, ECONYL fiber helps divert global waste streams from landfills and oceans. The ECONYL Regeneration System is the world’s most efficient industrial system for the production of Nylon 6 and is unique in that it boasts no loss of quality after reclamation and transformation of nylon waste.
As well as being a solution on waste, ECONYL regenerated nylon is also better when it comes to climate change. When compared with the product of nylon from oil, it reduces the global warming impact by up to 80%,
In the Spring of 2017, Volcom announced the introduction of its first-ever ocean friendly women’s swimwear composed of 78% ECONYL regenerated yarn with the Simply Solid Swim collection.
The following year, 2018, it created an elevated collection, Simply Seamless, made using the same ECONYL yarns as the Simply Solid Collection, but with a higher percentage, 82% regenerated nylon. This higher nylon content together with a jersey knitting technique results in a luxurious, super soft Italian fabric.
In 2019, the third advancement was unveiled, Simply Rib, a new knitted swim fabric developed exclusively for Volcom consisting of 91% ECONYL regenerated nylon.
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