It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Pangaia

PRESS RELEASE / Acquisition

27 January 2025

2 minutes

Pangaia has disrupted the global apparel industry with its groundbreaking approach to science-driven innovation, responsible materials, and mission-centric ethos.

Royal Group Acquires Controlling Stake in Pangaia

Abu Dhabi, UAE: Royal Group, a leading Abu Dhabi-based investment holding company, has acquired a controlling stake in Pangaia, a pioneering apparel and materials science company. This strategic move reinforces Royal Group’s commitment to supporting sustainable, innovative, and high-growth businesses.

Pangaia has disrupted the global apparel...

Biomaterials / Spiber Project

19 January 2024

2 minutes

Spiber has completed lab scale ”proof of concept” experiments in which nutrients (sugars) were successfully extracted from post-consumer waste textiles and were used as raw materials for fermentation to produce Brewed Protein fibres.

Spiber's Move to Create Resource Base for Designing Circular Products Gets Fillip With More Fashion Companies Joining Project

Japanese biotechnology startup Spiber’s Brewed Protein materials has found four more collaborators to help catalyse the industry's transition from a linear “take-make-use-dispose” model to a circular “take-make-use-reuse” model.

Staff Writer

Going Circular / New Materials

27 June 2023

3 minutes

Left: First demonstration product developed by Spiber and Goldwin to help identify potential challenges to solve in determining a guideline for fully circular apparel products. Right: QR code leading to a demonstration webpage showing information on materials and chemicals used to make the demonstration product.

Pangaia, Goldwin Tie Up with Spiber for Transforming End-Use Textiles and Agricultural Byproducts into New Materials

Japanese biotechnology startup Spiber has come up with a groundbreaking initiative to propel society towards the creation of fully circular textile products that can be regenerated into an innovative protein material known as ‘Brewed Protein’ at the end of their lifecycle.

Staff Writer

Going Circular / Product Launch

16 February 2023

2 minutes

Pangaia Lab has used NuCycl to create the oversized 'Renu' denim jacket—its first denim product made entirely from cotton textile waste and also the first completely crafted from NuCycl.

Pangaia Launches Denim Jacket Made Entirely from Textile Waste

Materials science company Pangaia has launched its first denim product — an oversized jacket — made entirely from cotton textile waste.

Staff Writer

Biomaterials / Dropel Hoodie

14 October 2022

2 minutes

Starting 11 October, the half-zip hoodie has been available only on the Pangaia website, with less than 500 units available worldwide. The hoodie ($295) comes in three colourways—black, sand, and Sakura—in sizes XXS-XXL.

Pangaia Launches First Stain-Resistant Product; Only 500 Units of Hoodie Available Worldwide

A stain-resistant hoodie made with the novel Dropel technology has been launched by Paingaia. As of now, only 500 units of the garment would be available worldwide.

Staff Writer

Biomaterials / Mirum Partnership

12 October 2022

4 minutes

NFW’s plants, not plastics approach to material science and commitment to developing a regenerative supply chain helps catalyse critical shifts in land stewardship, labour transparency and the industry's role in the climate crisis.

Stella McCartney, Allbirds, Reformation, Pangaia Team Up with NFW on Most Traceable Mirum

US-based Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) is teaming up with Stella McCartney, Allbirds, Reformation and Pangaia, claiming to produce the most traceable and low-carbon Mirum, a plant-based plastic-free leather alternative ever made. texfash.com reports.

Staff Writer

PRESS RELEASE / Launch

8 June 2022

2 minutes

PANGAIA introduces the fourth capsule within PANGAIA Lab, a limited-edition sweatshirt made in partnership with biomaterials manufacturing group Spiber Inc., featuring breakthrough biotech Brewed Protein™ fibers and organic cotton.

Pangaia And Spiber Release World's First Biofabricated Hoodie

NEW YORK, U.S.: Pangaia introduces the fourth capsule within Pangaia Lab, a limited-edition sweatshirt made in partnership with biomaterials manufacturing group Spiber Inc., featuring breakthrough biotech Brewed Protein™ fibers and organic cotton. This capsule marks the first time a sweatshirt made from Brewed Protein fibers will be available...