Announcing FibreTrace’s partnership with Alpine Group.
September 14th, 2023
Written by FibreTrace®
We are proud to announce our partnership with Alpine Group – the pioneering, global textile innovation and apparel manufacturing group, with the goal of delivering transparency throughout Alpine Group’s supply chain, engaging brands, and accelerating positive change across the fashion industry.
“To be true game changing innovators, manufacturers must adapt to new ways of producing textiles and garments. Our partnership with FibreTrace® benefits the brands we work with and empowers the end consumer with a transparent sustainability journey they can hold brands accountable to.” - Ashok Mahtani, Co-founder and Chairman of Paradise Textiles, the material science and innovation hub of the Alpine Group.
“We are thrilled to partner with Alpine Group to drive sustainable transformation in the textile and apparel industry. Together, we can accelerate the textile and apparel industries' access to responsible and traceable fibres through to the finished garments.” - Shannon Mercer, CEO of FibreTrace®
FibreTrace’s technology will be available from Q1 2024 with Paradise’s curated collection of sustainable and performance fabrics, known as the ‘Fuze Family‘, including its textile-to-textile recycling technology, GreenFuze Circle.
“In the 40 years that we have been operating, we have witnessed the industry’s evolution first-hand and we know the future deserves better. As an end-to-end business we have a unique vantage point. We have spent years scrutinising and developing sustainable innovation in our supply chain. Now we’ve reached an inflection point. It’s not just about any one company – it’s about collective, long term, systemic change. We can get ahead with the right solutions that empower brands and industry partners to embrace a more sustainable model. That is the future of fashion.” - Clare Woodford, Head of Impact at Alpine Group.
Our partnership with Alpine Group precedes an exciting year of upcoming launches for them. Alex Apparels, the Group’s Egypt based manufacturing operations, will launch its state-of-the-art facility dubbed ‘The Factory of the Future’, due to launch in Q1 2024. It will be the first LEED Gold Certified factory in the MENA region and will provide an additional 2,000+ jobs for the local community.
Additionally, Paradise Textiles is expanding into Egypt with a unique, sustainable knitting and dyeing mill, bringing fabric closer to needle. The mill, due to launch in Q3 2024, is expected to create up to 500 jobs for the local community and will offer polyester filament and blended fabric knitting. The goal is to create 30-50 tons of fabric daily in phase one and 70 – 100 tons in phase two.
Both buildings have been designed with sustainability in mind; initiatives include optimising waste- water, reducing water usage and harvesting and re-using rainwater as well as the usage of renewable energy and green energy production to achieve zero carbon emissions and work towards the company’s long term environmental goals.
