Taipei, Taiwan (January 19, 2021) – SAYA, a new name in recycled fiber, has been awarded the 2021/22 ISPO Textrends Selection Award in Fibers & Insulations for two offerings, Rscuw and Rscuw Raw, which provide a renewal solution for leftover rolls of fabric and cutting scrap that doesn’t make it into a garment.

Each year the ISPO Awards honor the highlight products of the sports industry which are the result of innovation, passion and creativity. ISPO Textrends serves as a guide and seal of quality for designers and product managers to aid in decision-making in a multi-layered market.

The SAYA Rscuw Project (Recycled Scrap and Cutting Waste) addresses the garment industry’s largest areas of hidden waste: cutting scrap and overstock fabrics. Statistically cutting scrap amounts to 25% wastage per yard with fabric overruns amounting to 8.7 million tons in 2019. In addition, fabric overstock recycling has been difficult and expensive. SAYA Rscuw, which is made of a combination of overstock/cutting scrap and post consumer recycled PET bottles, creates new recycling possibilities for what would typically end up in landfills.

“SAYA fibers were developed with the goal of advancing recycled fibers to meet the performance expectations of both consumers and product developers. Today’s consumers are using their purchasing power to demand sustainability, but they don’t want to sacrifice performance. With SAYA Rscuw there is no longer compromise needed and we are making progress in refining the technology needed to renew fabric and eventually garments,” said Jason Hsu, SAYA Sales Manager.

Rscuw Raw is differentiated because the fibers are recycled without the bleaching process, retaining the original source color of offcuts, deadstock and/or tinted PET bottles. Being unbleached is up to 30% more energy efficient and carbon friendly compared to bleached renewed fibers.

SAYA Rscuw and Rscuw Raw are available with several performance enhancements, including ChromShield™ solution-dye technology, to provide ultra-rich color and superior fade resistance, stretch made with 50% Recycled PET + 50% Bio-Based PTT, antibacterial properties and filament sizes ranging from microfiber for ultimate drape to ballistic options for maximum strength and abrasion resistance.

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About SAYA:

SAYA strives to bring new life to what was once discarded by manufacturing sustainable performance fibers from recycled industry and post consumer resources. With the goal of lessening our impact on nature, SAYA makes strides to expand our partners and improve our world. Constantly innovating, SAYA seeks to redefine what’s possible in textile renewal. At SAYA, we believe that increasing the standards within the supply chain elevates us all.

SAYA is able to push the boundaries of innovation, thanks to its parent company Nan Ya Plastics, a branch of the Formosa Plastics Group and a global leader in performance fibers. Nan Ya is dedicated to continuous innovation to stay ahead of fast-moving market trends and raise the bar of the entire industry. Contact SAYA at [email protected]. Find SAYA online at SAYArenew.com, Instagram and Facebook.

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