​Patagonia and YKK work with innovative chemical technology to deploy circularity

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Erca, an Italian chemical company “with a responsible DNA,” Patagonia and YKK have successfully applied Erca’s Revecol, a sustainable, innovative chemical agent, to YKK’s dyeing processes at its manufacturing sites in Vietnam. Revecol transforms common waste materials like spent vegetable cooking oil into a certified, safe, high-performance textile chemical.

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