Altag
id card
Left-out biomass from food crop harvest
composition
Cellulose
building blocks
Organic
material origin
Fiber, Yarn, Woven
shape
6 – demonstrated in relevant environment
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Natural cellulose fiber originating from upcycling unwanted crop waste.
An inclusive material with a wholly circular life cycle.
It undergoes their sustainable AltMat proprietary processes and, unlike cotton, it doesn't gulp and eat up thousands of liters of water per just one measly kilogram - above all a shy, off the cuff material asking for little - yet giving a lot back to the environment.
Properties
Naturally anti-bacterial, absorbent, thermoregulating and vibrant.
Altag comes in three shapes and sizes: alt yarns, alt fibers & alt fabrics.
Depending on your specific application, they offer a wide variety of counts and blends for yarns, mixing fibers from food crop waste with any material from your wish list - be it cotton, modal, lyocell or recycled polyester.
As for fibers, they come in several grades all depending on what you intend to achieve with it - paper making, packaging, non-wovens, hygiene products, composites, and specialised spinning - and it's combined from crop waste such as hemp oil seed, banana fruit, pineapple fruit, renewable feedstocks & etc -
Possible custom woven fabrics, with a range of denim and knit fabrics queued and forthcoming.
Cyclability
Biodegradable & recyclable.
Bio-based, no petroleum, uses recycled materials & low waste production.
Circular sustainable technology.
Regenerative supply chain.
APPLICATIONS
Apparels and accessories (woven & knit).
Home textiles, denim, interior (..carpets), automotive, bio-composites.
FOOTWEAR APPLICATIONS
Wovens
Yarn
Upper
Lining
Knit
Production process
No hazardous chemicals used in their processes, all the water is filtered with minimal blue water waste present.
Crops grown for food or other non-textile purposes leave out stems and leaves which further get deducted for upcycling and become a wholly natural fiber through their sustainable proprietary technologies and processes.
Altag fibers are then spun into blended yarns by value chain partners, which can further be made into different kinds of knitted or woven fabrics.
Manufacturing facts
Roughly 800t per day
production time
In-house technology and manufacturing. Industrial-scale production capacities.
Value chains and brand partners come into play after the initial manufacturing stages.
"We primarily sell yarns of different counts and blends. We are working on our fabric supply chains and will be able to provide assistance on a case to case basis for higher quantities.
In the case of fibres for textiles, we prefer selling yarns. We work with a closed group of spinners and look forward to keep building our closed consortium. Please write to us if that would be of interest. In the case of other applications of fibres like packaging or non-wovens, we supply specific grades."
the factory
Behind the screen
products
Shikha Shah CEO, Vishnu Shah COO & Tom Hensley
founders
2019
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
time & place
Arvind
partnerships
