Outdoor brand, KATHMANDU, chooses FULGAR'S Q-CYCLE® to reinvent its iconic EPIQ JACKET

Kathmandu, a well-known New Zealand-founded outdoor brand, has partnered with Fulgar to launch its latest product innovation, the Epiq SE, a special edition of the brand's historic puffer jacket made with Fulgar’s Q-CYCLE® yarn. 

Fulgar's Q-CYCLE® yarn stems from a thermochemical recycling technology that transforms disused and discarded tires into pyrolysis oil, a derivative that replaces the use of environmentally harmful fossil fuels. In parallel, the self-sufficient method reduces CO2 emissions as waste that cannot be converted into raw material is pyrolyzed into the gas used to generate the energy required for the entire conversion process. Q-CYCLE® yarn thus represents a totally circular, transparent and traceable approach, whereby what is already in the system is reused and processed to continue to exist. In addition to its sustainability and consumer safety credentials, attested to by international certifications and labels such as TEXTILE EXCHANGE's RCS, ISCC PLUS, LCA and Oeko-TEX STD CLASS I STD 100 Appendix 6, Q-CYCLE® has unique characteristics of lightness, tightness and strength that are entirely similar to virgin polyamide and therefore applicable to different textile categories. 

“We are delighted that a brand as important as Kathmandu has chosen our Q-CYCLE® yarn to revisit the iconic Epiq garment. It is an important recognition of our more than decade-long commitment to research and development for an increasingly circular and sustainable supply chain throughout Europe,” says Daniela Antunes, Fulgar Marketing Manager. 

Karinda Robinson, General Manager of Product at Kathmandu, comments, “Kathmandu continues to push the boundaries of product innovation and sustainability in the textile industry, and the launch of our Epiq SE is another milestone in our sustainability journey. As a certified B Corporation, Kathmandu has a clear vision to reduce its climate impact, and working with Fulgar to make garments with Q-CYCLE is the perfect of example of how we are doing so". 

Kathmandu's Epiq SE jacket also stands out for its very high performance because it is ultralight, waterproof and highly durable. While designed for the outdoors, the Epiq SE is also perfect for urban settings thanks to its sleek styling and black ton-sur-ton aesthetic. 

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