Added: Jan 16, 2023
Last edited: Jan 17, 2025
Based on 45 years of textile & apparel business experience, EREKS and ERA are positioned in the EU market as sustainable denim and woven garments producers & exporters with a solid reputation. In 2020, EREKS and ERA reviewed their strategy and decided to GO CIRCULAR by 2030. In line with their strategy, Blue Matters Responsible Production Platform newly established by EREKS and ERA, is a fully integrated green production facility, uniquely designed to deliver sustainable and customized denim washing technology; with a development center, sustainable washing unit, sewing unit and finishing unit.
48 million tones of clothing are disposed worldwide every year. 73% are incinerated, 12% is reused, 12% is downcycled, and only less then 1% is turned into new clothes.
It’s estimated that processing (including spinning, dyeing, finishing) a kilogram of fibre (not just cotton, but also polyester and other materials) requires 100 to 150 litres of water. (The State of the Apparel Sector, 2015, Special Report: Water)
EREKS and ERA with 550 qualified team members and their Blue Matters Responsible Production Platform are able to offer solutions to brands in their "Circular Production" journey. Here are some highlights about green building system:
- EREKS collects the rainwater from the rooftop and use it within the system.
- 90% of EREKS waste water is recycled and reused in production.
- EREKS uses low consumption taps (1,3 lt per min.) in all water taps.
- EREKS is collecting and measuring all the system data from every consumption point (water, gas and electricity).
- EREKS used sustainable materials in architectural construction such as roof finishes and woodworks.
As Ereks/Blue Matters, the company is one of the sixty leading brands, manufacturers, and fabric mills using the Ellen MacArthur foundation’s Jeans Redesign Guidelines to produce circular jeans. EREKS sets its ambitious target through sustainable and circular future!
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