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CHAPTER 4 | RATTI’S ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT

services are activated. During circularity, waste
ceases to be waste (end of waste) and becomes
a secondary raw material. Italy is not a primary
raw materials country, but it is a secondary raw
materials country. And this is our wealth.

In addition to seeking to reduce and improve the
way it manages the waste it produces, Ratti has
taken action which focuses both upstream and
downstream of its value chain by launching “2nd IN 2021 2NDLIFE FIBERS LINING FOUND
life”, a line of circular products and services. POPULARITY AMONGST VARIOUS RATTI
CUSTOMERS, IN PARTICULAR WITH
The right mix of creativity, research, innovation HIGH-END BRANDS WHOSE COLLECTIONS
and textile know-how revealed itself in 2020 ARE INCREASINGLY CONCEPTUALISED
to give life to three circular economy projects ACCORDING TO AN ECO-DESIGN
grouped under the name “2ndLife”. These were LOGIC AND WHICH ARE ABLE TO COMBINE
new products, services and technologies derived TECHNICAL-AESTHETIC
from the re-use and recycling of the following ASPECTS WITH THOSE WHICH ARE MORE
materials. INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE.

2NDLIFE FIBERS
The first initiative, 2ndLife Fibers,
regards the creation of a lining
textile (padding) based on the re-
use and recycling of silk, which
has extraordinary qualities which
make it a versatile material:
it is a natural fibre, resistant and light, with
notable thermal, breathability and hygroscopic
properties.
The unique characteristics of the raw material,
the know-how and the technological and
transformation processes followed resulted
in the creation of 2ndLife Fibers lining, a
high-performance thermal insulation which
lends itself to use as a lining for outdoor and
casualwear garments.

The partnership agreement signed with
Freudenberg Performance Materials, a
worldwide producer of technically innovative
fabrics, has played a key role in the development
and creation of Ratti’s new product. Applying the
process through the use of air-laid technology
has turned out to be a winning formula for
making padding which re-uses/recycles silk.
The three-dimensional structure derived from it
allows the formation of innumerable miniscule
air pockets which give “Fibers” excellent
breathability and thermal properties. The high
level of dimensional stability and resistance to
washing are also indicators of quality. 2ndLife
Fibers lining is 70% silk and comes in five
different weights 5 In 2018 Ratti launched a project dedicated to monitoring and calculating printing
paste absorption. A working group from the Printing department was specifically
In 2021 2ndLife Fibers lining found popularity tasked with revising the tables currently used for printing paste absorption by
fabrics, with the aim of optimising production. Following this first phase of the
amongst various Ratti customers, in particular project, Ratti moved on to the second phase which involved installing a new facility
with high-end brands whose collections are (colour kitchen) and, at the same time, new management software (Procol Program).

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