New fabric created from marine waste

Textile manufacturer Duvaltex and office furniture specialist Steelcase have introduced Intersection, an exclusive Steelcase screen and panel fabric. Co-created by Duvaltex and Steelcase, in partnership with SEAQUAL initiative, which turns marine plastic waste into recycled products with full traceability, Intersection is the first Ocean Waste CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES™ and is available in 17 colours.

This innovative sourcing approach makes Duvaltex’s CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES™ brand part of a collective effort to clean oceans and reduce plastic pollution worldwide.

All Ocean Waste CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES™ are made with post-consumer recycled polyester composed of ocean waste from SEAQUAL™ initiative. SEAQUAL™ initiative collaborates with fishermen, NGO’s, and several other stakeholders to collect waste and clean our oceans. The waste collected is subsequently categorized, separated, and cleaned. Plastics are processed and upcycled into polymer to be used as yarn, which is then transformed to create the industry-leading sustainable Ocean Waste CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES™. For every pound of textile produced, a half-pound of waste is removed from our oceans.

Ocean Waste CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES™ is the second advanced technology released under Duvaltex’s CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES™ sustainability brand umbrella, following the NeoCon Award-winning 100% fully biodegradable textile in 2019. “Our aim with CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES™ is to reduce the environmental impact of textile manufacturing as much as possible by innovating the way products are sourced, manufactured and disposed of at the end of their useful life. Every action with CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES™ is designed with sustainability in mind,” says Alain Duval, CEO of Duvaltex.