Living sustainably
Coats is working proactively with customers and suppliers to help them improve the sustainability of their products. New products are being developed using recycled materials or that can be reused or recycled by others. In 2018 Coats launched Epic EcoVerde, the first fully recycled premium thread. In addition, a waste management process action plan is being rolled out across all operations.
Leader's Voice
“In recent years, the issue
of resource scarcity has
risen up the global agenda.
Demand for resources of all
kinds is rising sharply due to
both a growing population
and increasing affluence in
emerging economies. Unless
business models change,
growing scarcity and volatility
will have a substantial effect
on business profitability and
resilience. The fact is that we
simply cannot keep wasting
the precious resources that we
have available to us.
Most of the materials we use
are synthetic, derived from
oil. It is simply not acceptable
for us to use this resource
and waste it. We must be
as efficient as we can be,
getting the most out of the
raw materials we use, and
finding ways that we can
reuse or recycle any waste that
we do produce. Or finding
someone else that can. It
makes business sense to be
more efficient and buy less
virgin materials. Moreover, our
customers are asking us about
the origins and recyclability
of our products as they strive
to achieve their sustainability
goals.”
Adrian Elliott
President, Apparel and
Footwear
Epic EcoVerde: The world's first 100% recycled premium sewing thread
Coats EcoVerde is a revolutionary product range, including Coats Epic EcoVerde and Coats Gramax EcoVerde, featuring 100% recycled premium sewing threads. As the only globally available 100% recycled range of premium corespun and textured sewing threads on the market today, EcoVerde offers the same proven level of performance as the industry’s leading non-recycled threads.
The process begins with used plastic PET drinks bottles being collected from consumers, sorted, cleaned, chopped into flakes and then melted down and extruded into the fiber and filaments from which EcoVerde sewing threads are made. Because it consists entirely of recycled plastic fibers, Coats EcoVerde has a significantly lower environmental footprint than virgin fibers.
EcoVerde offers stronger, more durable, precisely engineered sewing with lower repair rates, lower returns to manufacturer, lower irregulars, and increased productivity. Its property of greater abrasion resistance makes it even more relevant and the preferred choice for sewing. Furthermore, the low shrinkage property of these threads ensures no seam distortion after washing.
We also manufacture recycled metal and plastic zippers, Opti M EcoVerde and Opti S EcoVerde. Furthermore, Patrick Yarns has been producing recycled polyester yarns and garments in a range of colors based on the source of the recycled material, thereby eliminating the need for any additional dyeing processes.
Through our EcoVerde product range, Coats plans to remain an integral part of the recycled thread industry and to work with industry to develop further innovations and collaborations.;
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