Tag: Salomon

FENC Wins ITMF International Cooperation Award for Joint Development of Eco-Friendly Bio-recycled Polyester Products with Carbios and Salomon

Stuart Mitchell

Far Eastern New Century (FENC), together with French biotech company Carbios and global sports brand Salomon, has produced a more sustainable version of the iconic footwear from Salomon’s XT_PU.RE range, made with premium-quality polyester fibers using biorecycling technology. This innovative project earned the “ITMF International Cooperation Award 2025” from the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF). The partnership marks a major milestone for both the textile and footwear industries. It also promotes the circular economy through international collaboration. Carbios used a unique enzyme-based process to break down complex PET/polyester wastes into…

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SALOMON, CARBIOS and FENC collaborate for a sustainable revolution in the footwear industry

Stuart Mitchell

Salomon,  the modern mountain sports lifestyle brand, CARBIOS (Euronext Growth Paris : ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, Far Eastern New Century, a global leader in the PET/polyester industry headquartered in Taiwan and serving global brands with the virgin, recycled and bio-PET/polyester products, have joined forces to produce a more sustainable version of the iconic footwear from Salomon’s XT_PU.RE range while maintaining its high performance. Through the collaboration with CARBIOS and FENC, high-quality polyester fibers biorecycled…

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