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Altri strengthens its expansion in sustainable textiles with acquisition of AeoniQ

Portugal-based Altri, a producer of sustainably certified cellulosic fibres, is making a significant move into the textile industry by acquiring a majority stake in AeoniQ, a Swiss firm backed by the HeiQ group. This acquisition includes a capital increase and marks a decisive step in Altri’s diversification strategy. For several years, Altri...

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Greenpeace urges private banks not to finance Altri's plant in Galicia

Madrid –Environmental organisation Greenpeace has escalated its campaign against the proposed sustainable fibre factory by Portuguese company Altri in Galicia, urging UK private banks to withhold funding. This call coincides with ongoing public protests, including a large demonstration in Galicia on 1 June. Following FashionUnited's report in...

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Visit to the sustainable Lyocell factory of fiber manufacturer Altri in Portugal

On the outskirts of Porto, in the Portuguese town of Vila Nova de Famalicão, the Centre for Nanotechnology and Engineering Materials (CENTI) and the Textile Technology Centre of Portugal (CITEVE) are located side by side. These centres work together to promote Portuguese textiles as a benchmark for a new sustainable and circular European textile...