A part of the Texbrasil, brand MarciasTextil plans to launch more sustainable solutions.

According to Heitor Macias, Industrial Director, the brand works with a line made with recycled yarn from PET bottles. The line includes five products: Mac Sport Light, woven in canvas with 44 per cent recycled yarns; New Mac High, twill fabric with 53 per cent recycled yarn; Carmel PET, ripstop fabric with a waterproof finish and 60 per cent recycled yarn; Mac EcoBag, canvas fabric with 39 per ent recycled yarn and Canberra PET, twill and pelleted fabric, with 53 per cent recycled yarn.

Besides being available in Brazil, these fabrics are also sold in Paraguay, Argentina and Peru.MarcusTextil aims to widen up the sustainable production in the next years. By 2024, the brand aims to exchange all polyester raw material for recycled polyester”, Heitor explains.

For this, the brand has a partnership with Repreve, a global brand specialized in recycled fibers production. Being a worldwide brand, Repreve provides its own tag, that allow Macias’ clients to ratify their products and also receive tags that indicate the sustainable origin of the parts.

Besides the plans to expand production with sustainable polyester, Macias still intends to take up the Bio-D line, made with Amni Soul eco yarn. According to Heitor, the line development had to be paused during the pandemic, but the company intends to start using the thread again, which has rapid decomposition after disposal, in the second half of this year.