Fairbrics is developing the first synthetic fiber with the potential to positively impact climate change. Fairbrics was born with a vision to fight climate change by developing a circular manufacturing process. Incorporating waste CO2 as a feed-stock (by capturing carbon dioxide emissions from industrial fumes) reduces the reliance on expensive fossil fuels.

The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries, releasing more CO2 than aviation and shipping combined. Polyester is one of the most used materials in today’s fashion industry. This is bad news for the planet since the manufacturing process when making polyester from petroleum emits huge amounts of greenhouse gases

Fairbrics have found a way to not only reduce carbon dioxide emissions but also to make them part of the solution. This revolutionary innovation collects emitted greenhouse gases, activates, and transforms them into sustainable polyester pellets and yarn. The pellets can then be used to create a sustainable polyester fabric – making it the first synthetic fiber with a net positive impact on climate change.

The high-level estimation is based on Fairbrics’ potential to scale and its output in 2030 (production of ~500,000 metric tons of fabric). Fairbrics has an estimated impact of reducing 720,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions in 2030, meaning that it can reduce emissions comparable to 120 million polyester t-shirts simply by changing the way the material is made. Further, Fairbrics enables a shorter and more efficient supply chain as well as reduces the fashion industry’s reliance on coal and petroleum through its innovative way of producing polyester.

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