Fashion Retailers: Here’s Your Guide to Suppliers of Vegan Materials
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Consumers are choosing compassion today more than ever. They want to know that no animals were harmed to create the things they wear. Would you like to feature vegan materials? These suppliers can provide you with innovative vegan options.
VEGAN FUR
Faux fur looks and feels just like animal fur and enables designers to choose the exact plushness, thickness, and hue that they desire. Just a few of today’s many wonderful examples can be found in the collections of Stella McCartney, Shrimps, Ralph Lauren, and Calvin Klein, all of which refuse to use fur.
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DONGLIM
This company makes both traditional faux furs and innovative ones.
Composition: Varies (Please inquire directly.)
Peter Kim
+86 532 87293311, Ext. 106
[email protected]
www.donglimfur.comDonna Salyers’ Fabulous-Furs, Inc.
This U.S.-based company is known for its stunning array of faux fur.
Composition: 100% modacrylic
Donna Salyers, Owner
1-800-848-4650
[email protected]
www.fabulousfurs.comECOPEL
For more than 15 years, ECOPEL’s engineers have developed innovative solutions to improve the softness, warmth, and durability of faux fur.
Composition: 100% Sorona polymer homofilament fiber
+33 1 56 62 34 56
[email protected]
www.ecopel.comKunshan Insung Plush Co., Ltd.
This company has established itself as a true leader in the global faux-fur market. It prides itself on currently holding the largest market share in the industry.
Composition: Please inquire directly.
+86 512-57407855
www.e-insung.comRamtex
Ramtex is a leading wholesale supplier of textiles and the go-to destination for individuals and companies alike seeking diversity, value, and quality.
Composition: 100% modacrylic
Paula Armstrong, Merchandising Coordinator
310-515-9494
[email protected]
www.ramtexinc.comSilkFred
This company is a high-quality faux-fur retailer and wholesale supplier based in the U.K.
Composition: 100% modacrylic or 80% acrylic and 20% polyester
+00 11 44 734914857
[email protected]
https://www.silkfred.com
VEGAN LEATHER
Vegan leather is durable, breathable, and luxurious. Brave GentleMan, Stella McCartney, Matt & Nat, and NICORA use exclusively vegan leather.
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Adriano Di Marti S.A. de C.V.
This company produces Desserto—a highly sustainable, plant-based vegan leather made from cactus. This material is distinguished by its great softness, excellent performance for a wide variety of uses, and compliance with the most rigorous quality and environmental standards.
Composition: Cactus bio compound
Adrián López Velarde, Cofounder
+52 33 2833 6696
[email protected]
www.desserto.com.mxApple Nine Alliance
This company produces Apple Peel Skin, an innovative and highly sustainable hybrid material made in Italy using organic apple peels.
Composition: Apple leather
[email protected]Dongguan Zhongelu Leather Co., Ltd.
Known for high-end vegan leather used for shoes, bags, belts, and clothing, this company seamlessly integrates innovative research, development, design, production, and sales.
Composition: Polyurethane (PU)
+86 400 033 5578
[email protected]
www.zhongelu.comEcovative Design
Ecovative Design created two platforms made from mycelium. The MycoFlex platform produces a 100% pure mycelium structure. The MycoComposite binds together organic matter like agricultural byproducts and wood chips to produce durable, biodegradable, 100% vegan composite materials.
Composition: 100% pure mycelium structure
Andy Bass, Director of Marketing
[email protected]
www.ecovativedesign.comFiquetex
Fiquetex produces 100% sustainable, renewable, and biodegradable non-woven textiles made of fique fiber and natural rubber latex.
Compostition: Fique plant and natural rubber latex
Gabriel Moreno, Director
+44 (0)7463 429301
[email protected]
www.fiquetex.comFruitleather Rotterdam
Fruitleather Rotterdam converts leftover fruit into leather-like material, bringing an eco- and animal-friendly product to the market.
Composition: Fruit leather
Hugo de Boon
+31 (0) 647651019
[email protected]
www.fruitleather-rotterdam.comGiardini
This Italian company produces vegan leather and specializes in fashion, sports, and technical products.
Composition: Polyurethane (PU) and microfiber
Cristina Landone, International Sales Manager
+39 0381 21424
[email protected]
www.giardini.comGrado Zero Innovation
Grado Zero Innovation takes into account the product life cycle and reuse of materials for a more sustainable world. It applies eco design, design for reuse, life cycle assessment, and eco-efficiency.
Composition: Stinging nettle yarn and banana paper
Giada Dammacco, Lead Product Designer
+39 0571 80368
[email protected]
www.gradozero.euGreaves Textiles
This South African company developed Neva.Letha, vegan leather that’s 100% recyclable.
Composition: Thermoplastic polyester uni-material
+27 84-623-8864
+27 82-893-0554
[email protected]
[email protected]LDI
This U.S.-based company developed its own exclusive formulations, including EnviroLeather, and its rigorous testing ensures superior performance.
Composition: Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)
603-436-0077
[email protected]
www.ldiinteriors.comLorenzi
This Italian company creates durable, high-quality microfibers and vegan suedes, such as Lyliane, that are breathable and water-repellent.
Composition: Polyurethane (PU) and nylon microfibers (“Exotic-skin” finishes are available.)
+39 392-935-6276
[email protected]
www.lorenzinet.com/itMajilite
Based in the U.S., this company offers options including vegan leather, microfiber (e.g., Novasuede), and embossed vegan leather that replicate the skins of exotic animals.
Composition: Nylon or polyester fiber matrix and high-performance microfiber polyurethane
Andrew Guy, Marketing
978-703-7228
[email protected]
https://www.majilite.com/Miko
Produced in Italy, Miko’s Dinamica is an eco-suede.
Composition: Polyester fibers and PET
Benedetta Terraneo, Marketing and Design Manager
+39 0481 523232
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.dinamicamiko.com/enMycoWorks
MycoWorks is a biotechnology company founded by artists. Its mission is to create a platform for the highest quality materials using Fine Mycelium.
Composition: Mycelium
[email protected]
http://www.mycoworks.comNAT Leathers
NAT Leathers has an extensive range of vegan leathers that are sold by the yard.
Composition: Polyurethane (PU)
Nick Kamali, Owner
212-643-1702
[email protected]
www.leatherandfabric.comNova Kaeru
Nova Kaeru’s beLEAF is a vegan and 100% deforestation-free product, with characteristics similar to raw animal materials. It’s one of the most innovative and eco-friendly materials ever created.
Composition: Leather made from leaves
Marcos Vinicius Pohlmann, Supply Chain Manager
+ 55 21 8005 2759
[email protected]
www.novakaeru.com.brNUO
NUO, a thin veneer wood, is made flexible by sanding, backing a textile, and finally laser-cutting the veneer surface. The company recently added NovaFlex NUO, a flexible, breathable material made of wood and microfiber with a soft-touch surface, offering a captivating, high-quality velvety feel and supple versatility.
Composition: Wood
Adriano Pistolo, Business Development and Sales
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.nuo-design.comPanama Trimmings SRL
The only PU made with renewable resources, Viridis contains 43% polyols from non-GMO corn grown for industrial end-use and processed into ethanol and its byproducts.
Composition: 43% corn polyols, 26% FSC viscose, 31% normal PU
Giulia Pinato, Marketing
+39 049 97 12 511
[email protected]
www.viridis-leather.itAnanas Anam
This company produces Piñatex, made of fiber from the waste leaves of the pineapple plant. These leaves are a byproduct of existing pineapple harvests, so obtaining the raw material requires no additional environmental resources.
Composition: Waste pineapple leaf fibers
+44 02 072579371 or +34 93 7998506
[email protected]
www.ananas-anam.comSileather
This U.S.-based company offers a silicone leather that’s eco-friendly, durable, flame-resistant, waterproof, and high-performing.
Composition: 100% silicone
678-829-7528
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.sileather.comTHE LAB 808
THE LAB 808 designs various types of certified eco-friendly materials, including vegan leather and fabric.
Composition: Recycled tea grounds, polyurethane, TPO
Shuling Hsu, Director of PM
+88 69 72012986
[email protected]
www.thelab808.comThe Mitchell Group
The Mitchell Group was established in 2004 and is a major supplier of vegan leather to upholstery markets around the world. The company’s products include polyurethane, PVC, and silicone vegan leathers used in furniture upholstery, marine upholstery, handbags, and other consumer goods.
Composition: PVC, polyurethane, silicone
Jim Blesius, Director of Marketing
847-647-7300
[email protected]
www.mitchellfauxleathers.comToray
This company produces microfiber and high-end vegan suede, including Alcantara and Ultrasuede, for use in the fashion, decorating, and automotive industries, providing both durability and quality.
Composition: Ranges from approximately 80% polyester and 20% nonfibrous polyurethane (PU) to 65% polyester and 35% PU
Robert Steir, Marketing and Sales Manager
212-382-1590
[email protected]
www.toray.usUltrafabrics
Based on state-of-the-art Japanese engineering, Ultrafabrics designs intelligent, next-generation materials that combine high-performing functionality and comfort in an array of design styles that speak to the senses. Focused on unlimited creativity, lasting durability, and greener solutions, Ultrafabrics is always innovating and evolving—with people and the planet in mind.
Composition: Polyurethane with rayon or polyester/rayon textile backings
Nicole Meier, Director of Branding
914-460-1728 914-460-1724
[email protected]
www.ultrafabricsinc.comVegan Lthr
Vegan Lthr is a New York–based supplier of vegan leather for the hospitality, footwear, garment, and handbag industries. The company stocks PU leather in a wide range of colors and a soft, lightweight 0.9 mm thickness. This material has a very high wear rating that will pass over 30,000 double rubs (Wyzenbeek method ASTM D4157) and is extremely abrasion resistant.
Composition: Polyurethane (PU) on cotton
Nick Kamali, Vice President
212-643-1702
[email protected]
www.veganlthr.comVEGEA
This company develops plant-based alternatives to fully synthetic oil-derived materials for the fashion, furniture, packaging, and automotive/transportation industries.
Composition: Variable (Please inquire directly.)
[email protected]
www.vegeacompany.comWillow Tex, LLC
For over 30 years, this company, which makes IZIT, has captured the look, feel, and durability of leather. Its U.S. facility uses Ecocel technology.
Composition: 100 % polyurethane (PU) face, 100% polyester back
336-719-6694
Tanya Taylor, Sales Manager
[email protected]
www.izitleather.comZhongelu Synthetic Leather Co., Ltd.
Known for its high-end vegan leather used for shoes, bags, belts, and clothing, this company seamlessly integrates innovative research, development, design, production, and sales.
Composition: Polyurethane (PU) (“Exotic-skins” finishes are available.)
+86 400 033 5578
[email protected]
www.zhongelu.com
VEGAN DOWN
Down alternatives are allergen-free, machine-washable and -dryable, bacteria- and odor-resistant, and quick-drying, and they retain their insulating capabilities in all weather. We highly recommend PrimaLoft and Thinsulate as well as the new generation of generic/unbranded polyester fills and other natural materials.
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3M
3M’s Thinsulate is a brand of synthetic fiber thermal insulation made up of unique fibers that work by trapping air molecules. The more air a material traps in a given space‚ the better it insulates.
Composition: 100% polyester
651-733-1110
[email protected]
www.3m.com37.5 Technology/Cocona Inc.
Cocona produces insulation made of activated carbon derived from coconut husks.
720-652-9726
[email protected]
www.thirtysevenfive.comClimashield
Made in the U.S. by Harvest Consumer Insulation’s engineers, who have more than 70 combined years of experience in manufacturing, fiber technology, and insulation product design, Climashield’s insulation serves the military, outdoor recreation, and hospitality markets.
Composition: 100% polyester
Christi Hardin, Director of Marketing
323-496-2042
[email protected]
www.climashield.com/enDuPont
DuPont’s Sorona is a bio-based fiber that’s lightweight, breathable, warm, quick-drying, and resilient.
Composition: Bio-based Sustans fiber, including 37% renewable plant-based ingredients
1-866-476-7662
www.sorona.comEco Supreme
Eco Supreme creates fully biodegradable bioplastics out of renewable materials such as corn and cassava, instead of using petroleum.
Composition: Polylactic acid (PLA)
Dan Reichman, Vice President
347-526-7307
212-354-5333
[email protected]
www.ecosupremeus.comFlocus
Using kapok, a 100% natural seed fiber, Flocus is insulating, lightweight, and water-repellent. It was developed with DuPont and is natural and fully biodegradable.
Composition: Kapok
Sara Cicognani, Head of Marketing and Communication
+39 392-536-3777
[email protected]
www.flocus.proGrado Zero Espace Srl
This Italian-based company creates many vegan textiles, including VeganTech Insulation, a natural insulation composed of flowers, biopolymers, and Aerogel.
Composition: Stinging nettle yarn and banana paper
Giada Dammacco, Lead Product Designer
+39 0571-80368
[email protected]
www.gradozero.euImpla
Impla is created from polylactic acid (PLA), a nontoxic, sustainable alternative to petroleum-derived products that’s derived from plants such as corn, beets, and sugarcane. PLA pellets and fibers are natural and biodegradable.
Composition: PLA
Bernt Ullmann
203-550-8061
[email protected]
www.ecoimpla.comNudown
This company’s signature NuTech inflation technology uses an in-pocket pump to force air into chambers.
Composition: Air
775-455-4656
[email protected]
www.nudown.com/technologyPrimaLoft
PrimaLoft is a brand of patented synthetic microfiber thermal insulation material that was developed for the U.S. military in the 1980s, and all branches of the military recognize it as the premier insulator.
Composition: 100% polyester
Victoria Lee, Manager of Creative Services
518-445-2238
[email protected]
www.primaloft.comThermolite
Thermolite provides warmth and comfort without weight, as it’s composed of hollow-core fibers that trap air for greater insulation, providing heavy-duty performance.
Composition: 100% polyester
1-877-446-8478
www.thermolite.comThermore
Thermore offers six down alternatives, including Ecodown, made from 100% recycled postconsumer plastic bottles, and Aria, which consists of 98% air by volume and mimics down.
Composition: Recycled plastic bottles
Michael Szymczak, Sales Consultant
716-440-9337
1-800-871-6563
[email protected]
www.thermore.com/en
VEGAN SILK
Luxurious, cruelty-free silk includes fabrics made of nylon, polyester, Tencel, milkweed seedpod fibers, silk-cotton tree filaments, and rayon.
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Bemberg
Made of fibers with an almost perfectly round cross-section, Bemberg yarn has a smooth surface. This means it irritates the skin less than other materials and is unlikely to harm delicate skin.
Composition: Cotton linter
+81-(0)3-6699-3000
www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/fibers/en/bemberg/products/
Shahlon Silk Industries
India’s second-largest synthetic fabric manufacturer has more than 30 years of industry exposure and textile manufacturing experience.
Composition: 100% polyester
Dhruv A. Shah, Marketing Executive
+91 261 2635551/52
+91 90991 77744 (cell)
[email protected]
www.shahlon.comVegan Textile & Innovations
Vegan Textile & Innovations is dedicated to manufacturing silk-like luxury textiles from plants or agricultural waste, including bananas, regenerated cotton, eucalyptus, and lotus. The vegan fabrics in its first range are made of organic cotton, regenerated cotton, wood pulp, hemp, and linen.
Composition: Bemberg and Tencel
Chandra Prakash Jha, CEO
+49 178-208-6690
VEGAN WOOL
The companies on this list are aware of the demand for vegan wool and are open to being creative and developing materials to fit your needs. The most common fibers that they use are acrylic, bamboo, cotton, hemp, linen, modal, nylon, polyester (e.g., PBT and others), rayon, spandex/elastin, Tencel, and viscose. Note: When you contact these companies, please explain that you’re looking for non-animal fibers.
Check out a stylish options here: VAUTE (vegan wool and felt) and Brave GentleMan (vegan wool suits and jackets for men).
The sources are divided into the following categories:
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Vegan Merino Wool
These companies can provide soft, tight, smooth fibers.
Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.Ş.
Aksa supplies raw materials for the textile market, including for home textiles, outdoor applications, apparel, automotive applications, and protective clothing.
Composition: Acrylic fiber
+90 226 353 25 45
[email protected]
www.aksa.com/enE.Miroglio SRL
This company owns several brands, including EM Filati, Raumer, and Svilosa Yarn. It produces vegan yarn for classic and fancy knitwear.
Composition: 100% cotton OCS, viscose rayon FSC, linen, GRS recycled polyester
Enzo Gravela, Sales Manager
+39 0445 595 777
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.emiroglio.comEuromaglia
This company, which focuses on respecting the environment, produces sustainable fabrics with organic, biological, recycled, and OEKO-TEX certified fibers.
Composition: Varies (Please inquire directly.)
Elisa Paoli, General Manager
+39 0574 798343
[email protected]
www.euromaglia.itFASHIONYARN
This company produces special yarn blends and offers research and development solutions.
Composition: Cotton and polyester
+86 21 5103 5866
+86 138 1756 8042
[email protected]
http://www.yarn-china.com/Jiangsu GTIG Huatai Co., Ltd. (JSGTHT)
This company produces all kinds of interwoven, elastic, coated, and polyester peach skin fabric.
Composition: Peach skins
Amanda Tang
+86 139 1569 8460
[email protected]
www.jsgtht.com/Shartex International Trading Co., Ltd.
Shartex pays attention to product quality as well as environmental protection, industry development, employee care, and public welfare.
Composition: Varies (Please inquire directly.)
Diana Wang, Sales Manager
+86 21 6163 6132
[email protected]
www.shartex.net/En/lianxi.htmlTopLine
This company is willing to create new vegan wool blends.
Composition: Cotton, recycled polyester fiber, and viscose
Betty Sun, Distribution Manager
+86 574 8752 2175
+86 158 5740 5382
[email protected]
http://www.fancy-yarn.com
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Woven Materials
These companies can provide materials for jackets, suits, and pants as well as alternatives to fleece.
AWDis
AWDis is a provider of quality garments to the printwear and promotion markets.
Composition: Cotton, organic cotton, regenerated cotton, polyester, recycled polyester, EcoViscose
Kirsten Ferrol, Product Manager
+44 (0)1506 437440
[email protected]
https://awdisbrands.comEcoSimple
This company’s products are made from plastic bottles and recycled cotton.
Composition: Plastic and cotton
Showroom & Brand Store
Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, 264
Jd América, São Paulo/SP
+55 11 3082 0201
+55 11 3064 0508
+55 11 96848 5012
www.ecosimple.com.brGEO/ Zhejiang Jinyonglai Trading Co., Ltd.
This pioneering enterprise develops and sells textile fabrics.
Composition: Varies (Please inquire directly.)
Matt Wu
+86 180 6958 9955
[email protected]
www.jyltex.comGrafik-Idee
This company has been printing and embroidering textiles since 1987. It offers textile finishing for clubs, the sports trade, industry and advertising agencies, and fashion and streetwear labels.
Composition: Cotton, ink
Sebastian Borst
+49 69 331474
[email protected]
https://www.grafik-idee.de/GRUPPOCINQUE S.P.A.
This company designs and produces fabrics made from recycled polyamide and polyester. Its aim is to extend products’ life cycles, reducing waste and minimizing the use of resources.
Composition: Recycled polyamide and polyester
Filippo Nettuno, Export Area Manager
+39 031 905 138
+39 335 813 1184
[email protected]
www.gruppo-cinque.comHangzhou XinHe Textile Co., Ltd.
his company manufactures digital printed fabric, scarves, and tiles. It can supply a wide variety of products to meet ever-changing market demand, and customized orders are available. Composition: Varies (Please inquire directly.)
Beryl Wong, International Trade Manager
+86 571 8504 3668
[email protected]ReNewTex
ReNeTex works to solve the economic challenges of recycling plants.
Composition: Varies (Please inquire directly.)
+86 158 5820 7861
[email protected]
https://renewtex.euRossi Lorenzo e Figli Srl
This company’s innovative, high-quality fabrics—the result of continuous research and creativity—are for high fashion as well as contemporary clothing, leisurewear, sportswear, and outerwear for both men and women.
Composition: Cotton, linen, viscose, polyester, and polyamide
Elena Cazzaniga, Commercial Director/Manager
+39 039 205 941
[email protected]
www.rossilorenzoefigli.itSnowtex
Snowtex is committed to decreasing the environmental impact of textiles in order to help create a healthier world.
Composition: Varies (Please inquire directly.)
Angela Bao
+86 21 3424 4095
[email protected]
www.snowtex.com.bdUğurteks
Uğurteks offers recycled polyester yarn made from both post-consumer and post-industrial waste.
Composition: Polyester, viscose, cotton, linen, Tencel, and blends
Guven Görgülü
+90 212 507 5050
[email protected]
www.ugurteks.com.trUnifi
Unifi is a one-stop textile solutions shop. It’s known for making high-quality recycled and performance fibers that are available globally.
Composition: Various recyclables (please inquire directly)
Chad Bolick, Vice President of Brand Sales
336-316-5467
828-234-1750
[email protected]
www.unifi.com
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Vegan Cashmere
High-performing vegan cashmere fabrics are the perfect combination of softness and warmth.
Balavigna Weaving Mills Pvt. Ltd.
Incorporated in 1995, this company has spent decades manufacturing textiles to suit ever-changing fashion trends.
Composition: Cotton and blended materials
Mohanram Prabhu, Executive Director
+91 93609 78572
[email protected]
www.balavignaorganic.com/yarns.phpNingbo Jinxing Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd.
This factory has produced various textiles from raw materials since 1996.
Composition: Nylon
415-474-2288
[email protected]
www.cxjinxing.com.cnsmartfiber AG
This company is the developer of SeaCell, a fiber made from a type of brown algae found in the Icelandic fjords called Ascophyllum nodossum, also known as “knotted wrack.”
Composition: Seaweed fabric
941-870-2840
[email protected]
www.smartfiber.de/en/seacell-fiberSwicofil
Established in 1995 and with over 40 years of industry experience, Swicofil offers high-tech solutions for yarn and other fibers.
Composition: Soybean-protein fiber
+41 41 267 34 64
[email protected]
www.swicofil.comWild Fibres
Based in the U.K., this company offers a wide variety of plant-based fibers, including cotton, kapok, jute, flax, ramie, sisal, and hemp.
Composition: Varies (Please inquire directly.)
Teresinha
+44 (0)7979 770865
[email protected]
www.wildfibres.co.ukWuxi Asin Tex Co., Ltd.
Founded in 1991, this company has been devoted for decades to the manufacture of green, eco-friendly, and functional types of yarn.
Composition: Various types of plant-based yarn
+86 510 82415018
+86 510 82415028
[email protected]
www.asin-tex.com
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Specific Fibers
The following companies specialize in performance fabrics using specific fibers. They are open to working with companies to develop materials to fit their specifications.
Argentum Textil
Argentumtextil’s Eco Thermal is the result of the company’s more than 50 years in the textile industry and experience with weaving, knitting, spinning, and dyeing.
Composition: Thermolite (Polyester), Tencel, Carbon Bamboo
Jorge Plata, CEO and Co-founder
+52 222 6189990
[email protected]
www.argentumtextil.com.mxArvin Goods
Arvin Goods employs a manufacturing process that’s as efficient as it is responsible. Recycled and/or discarded apparel scraps are used to create the “softest and comfiest” socks around.
Composition: Recycled cotton, recycled polyester, hemp biofiber, recycled nylon, organic cotton, modal
Harry Fricker, Cofounder/Creative Director
604-704-3115
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.arvingoods.comEco Supreme
Eco Supreme is a high-tech enterprise dedicated exclusively to the production of sustainable, environmentally friendly, and biodegradable consumer products derived from renewable inputs such as corn.
Composition: Corn fiber
347-526-7307
[email protected]
http://www.ecosupremeus.comEverest Textile Co., Ltd.
This company aims to improve innovation and sustainability for the benefit of society and the environment.
Composition: 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles
[email protected]
www.everest.com.twFLOCUS
Products containing FLOCUS are naturally comfortable, lightweight, hypoallergenic, and soft to the touch—without any additives.
Composition: Wool-like fiber made from kapok
[email protected]
www.flocus.proHemp Traders
This company’s hemp products can be knit, woven, and blended with other fibers.
Composition: Hemp
Lawrence Serbin, President and Owner
562-630-3334
[email protected]
www.hemptraders.comLenzing
This company, based in Austria, makes fibers from natural wood derived from renewable sources and processed using unique resource-conserving technology.
Composition: Wood fiber
+43 (0) 7672 701-0
[email protected]
www.lenzing.com/en/home.htmlNatureWorks
NatureWorks uses cutting-edge technology to turn greenhouse gases into a polylactic acid performance material called Ingeo.
Composition: Bioplastic
Steve Davies, Vice President of Performance Packaging
952-742-0400
[email protected]
www.natureworksLLC.com/Neutral.com A/S
Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Neutral is a market-leading producer of sustainable apparel and accessories to the B2B market. Its manufacturing takes place in India.
Composition: Cotton and recycled polyester
Patricia Bech, Sustainability Manager
+45 3918 1856
[email protected]
www.neutral.comPolylana by The Movement
Polylana fiber is an innovative low-impact fiber with the same look, feel, and loft as acrylic or wool. It is traceable from fiber to final product and can be used in three different applications: knitted products, woven products, and faux fur.
Composition: 50% rPET, 50% modified polymer
Tatiana Ponce, Brand Director
206-669-3442
[email protected]
www.polylana-fiber.comRoopa Knitting Mills Ltd.
This company makes high-quality custom knit and dyed fabrics. From sportswear and safety to fashion and function, it has all of your needs covered.
Composition: cotton, organic cotton, recycled cotton, polyester, recycled polyester, bamboo viscose, hemp, Tencel, Modal, nylon.
Amit Thakkar, CEO
905-696-8333
[email protected]
www.roopa.comSingtex
Made from plastic bottles and coffee grounds, Singtex’s S.Café yarn is high-tech, environmentally friendly, deodorizing, quick-drying, and UV-resistant, with a variety of applications.
Composition: Recycled coffee grounds
[email protected]
www.singtex.comSinterama Group
Sinterama Group’s NewLife is a hollow-core yarn made from upcycled bottles.
Composition: Upcycled bottles
Giusy Bettoni
+39-027-601-8402
[email protected]
www.newlifeyarns.comTenbro
This company is a leading supplier of bamboo fiber, having produced it for more than eight years.
Composition: Bamboo fiber
Cao Kony
+86-021-5150-7165
+86-137-6169-3880
[email protected]
www.tenbro.comVerde
Verde believes in using high-quality plant-based yarns that complement the time and care put into handmade projects while also minimizing the impact on our environment. These yarns are carefully sourced from certified manufacturers that are committed to reducing their environmental impact and ensuring social responsibility at every stage of production.
Composition: Certified organic cotton
Emma Wood
020 3856 3506
[email protected]
https://verde.uk
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Vegan Knit/Fleece
The following companies specialize in developing performance fabrics and innovative textiles. All of them are open to working with businesses to develop materials that fit their specifications.
Hung’s Fortune International Co., Ltd. (HFI)
This Taiwan-based company supplies a wide range of sportswear and outdoor-textile solutions, specializing in technical, functional, and sustainable fabrics.
Composition: Varies (Please inquire directly.)
Doug Ross, Vice President of HFI North America
360-821-1802
[email protected]
www.hungsfortune.comUnifi
Think of Unifi as a one-stop textile-solutions shop. It’s known for making high-quality and recycled performance fibers available globally.
Composition: Various recyclables (Please inquire directly.)
Chad Bolick, Vice President of Brand Sales
336-316-5467
828-234-1750
[email protected]
www.unifi.com
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Felt
High-quality vegan felt can cushion and retain its structure under pressure, and it’s an ideal material for crafters seeking a thick felt.
Aetna Felt
Since 1934, Aetna Felt has been a leading manufacturer and fabricator of industrial and consumer felt products. Its Eco-fi felt is a high-quality, plant-based alternative to traditional felt.
Composition: 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles
[email protected]
www.aetnafelt.com
With all these options, there’s no reason to sell animal-derived materials. If you’d like your company to use the “PETA-Approved Vegan” logo, check out our informational page.
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If your company wants to make sure a supplier or manufacturer is holding true to vegan standards, this laboratory is a good option to test your product:
Centro Controllo Tessile – Vismederi Textyle
Websites:
www.cct.it
www.vismederitextyle.com
Contact:
[email protected]
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For more information, please visit PETAApprovedVegan.com.
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