With an eye on global climate goals, startup will transform CO2 into polyester from 2024

“We use the CO2 industrial. The problem is not capturing it, but what we do afterwards. It’s expensive to get rid of and it’s currently not being used,” said the startup’s president, Benoît Illy, highlighting the benefits of his product compared to current fibers.

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According to him, the impact of CO2 would be “70%” lower, highlighting that “clothing is a basic need. Polyester, being a synthetic fiber, can be produced very efficiently, using very little water and resources, compared to cotton,” he added.

Chimie verte: Fairbrics uses carbon dioxyde to allow the production of veneers

"On capture of CO₂ and avec de l'énergie électrique, on le transforme en fiber synthétique".

🎙️ Benoît Illy, President and co-founder of Fairbrics pic.twitter.com/zQhN5pf07J
— BFM Business (@bfmbusiness) January 17, 2023

The immediate objective of Fairbrics is to install a test factory in Belgium in mid-2024.

According to the startup, there are companies interested in the initiative and the Fairbrics would have an established partnership with brands such as H&M, Eagle e On-Running, who paid for part of the development of this technology.

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(To AFP)

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