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Jan 17th 2023 – European Union Grant
Fairbrics raises €22 M to bring to market its CO2-based polyester fiber and reduce the textile industry’s carbon footprint
The European Union has awarded the company with a €17 M grant as part of a Technology Upscaling Project involving 13 partners from 7 countries across Europe. The project’s partners will contribute an additional €5 M. The combined funds will be used to build a pilot line within the next 2 years and a demo plant within the next 4 years. For the full press release, click her
Dec 9th 2022 – Citeo Circular Challenge
Fairbrics wins Citeo Circular Challenge
Citeo aims to accelerate the transformation of our economy towards circular models by providing long-term support for prevention, eco-design, sorting, collection, reuse and recycling projects. We are happy to announce that Fairbrics has been selected as one of the winners for Citeo circular challenge which took place on December 8, 2022 in Paris. You can read more here: Circular Challenge
Oct 7th 2022 – On – Performance Running Shoes
Fairbrics partners with On Shoes
Shoes from carbon emissions? It will be possible thanks to our collaboration with On shoes. Fairbrics is delighted to produce upper polyester textile from carbon dioxide, which can be considered the main cause of man-made climate change.
If you care about our planet and minimizing the negative impact of your consumption, follow us to stay up to date on the timeline of these innovative products.
To read more, click here.
June 15th 2022 – La French Tech Green20
Fairbrics selected for French Tech Green20 - 2022
La French Tech Green20 is a program launched by the French Tech mission and teams from the Ministry of Ecological Transition which aims to support tech startups with the potential to become the champions of ecological transition. Fairbrics has been selected as one of the 20 laurates and will benefit from the increased visibility and enhanced government support.
To read more, click here.
May 24th 2022 – Aigle
Fairbrics partners up with Aigle
Fairbrics collaborates with the fashion brand Aigle to create sustainable clothing, the first of which is a green t-shirt made of waste CO2 gas, as worn in the photo by Aigle CEO Sandrine Conseiller.
To read more, click here.
March 30th 2022 – AP Ventures
Fairbrics raises over €6.5 M in Pre-Series A funds
AP Ventures, a decarbonisation technology investor, led the round in which Fairbrics raised more than €6.5 M from AP ventures, H&M CO:LAB, and Sake Bosch. This funding will be used to establish a pilot plant for the production of sustainable polyester fibres from CO2.
To read about the funding, click here.
Mar 17th 2022 – i-Nov Innovation Competition
Fairbrics wins i-Nov competition
Fairbrics has been selected as one of the winners of the 7th wave of the i-Nov section of the Innovation Competition, which aims to support innovative projects that have a high potential for the French economy. This competition is funded by the government through France 2030 and operated by Bpifrance and ADEME.
To read the article, click here
May 17th 2021 – H&M Group Partnership
Fairbrics partners with H&M Group
H&M Group has partnered with the Global Change awared winner Fairbrics to produce sustainable polyester from harmful CO2 emissions using Fairbrics’ state-of-the-art technology. Helena Helmersson, CEO of the H&M Group, attended the Fashion CEO agenda wearing a pink t-shirt made of fibres that are literally spun from thin air. Read more: H&M Group & Fairbrics
Oct 14th 2020 – Thomson Reuters Foundation
Fairbrics and its product Airwear are featured by the Thomson Reuters Foundation
Polyester from pollution? Fashion’s next generation goes green. Fairbrics, whose name refers to a “fairer” way of producing fabrics, expects to be able to produce a kilogram of polyester yarn per day by the beginning of next year.
To read the article, click here.
Oct 12th 2020 – Clean Tech Open France
Fairbrics won the Cleantech Open France
The Cleantech Open France is a start-up ecosystem in the French Cleantech sector committed to the energy, environmental, and climate transition.
Fairbrics is the big winner in the Green Chemistry & New Materials sector, thanks to the manufacture of materials intended for industrialists and more respectful of the environment.
Fairbrics provides environmentally friendly solutions to manufacturers for the production of materials that are critical to their operations. They use CO2 as a raw material in the manufacture of virgin synthetic fabrics for the fashion industry.
To read about the challenge and other winners, click here.
Sep 21st 2020 – European Commission
Fairbrics selected as Finalist by European Commission for the 2020 EUSIC Reimagine Fashion
The European Commission has named Airwear by Fairbrics as a finalist of the European Social Innovation Competition 2020 under the theme “Reimagine Fashion”, which focuses on reimagining fashion to change behaviour for sustainable fashion.
This competition is organized by the European Commission in all EU Member States and countries associated with Horizon 2020.
A jury of experts chose the finalists from a group of 30 semi-finalists, who were chosen from a total of 766 applicants from across Europe.
To read about the challenge and other finalists, click here.
July 2nd 2020 – LVMH Innovation Award
Fairbrics selected as a finalist of LVMH Innovation Award 2020
The LVMH Innovation award supports innovative initiatives that align with LVMH Group’s values and provide creative solutions to the group’s challenges.
As a finalist, Fairbrics has participated in LVMH Lab during the Viva Technology Show in Paris, organized by Publicis Group and media group Les Echos, which facilitates collaboration between business leaders and startups.
To read about the award, click here.
Apr 2nd 2020 – Global Change Award
Fairbrics wins H&M Global Change Award 2020
The H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award, an innovation challenge, aims to transform the fashion and textile industries by supporting disruptive ideas that will save our planet.
Fairbrics received this award for its project to combat climate change by producing polyester fibres from the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, as well as access to a one-year acceleration program.
To read about the award click here.
Jan 17th 2023 – €22M EU Grant
Fairbrics raises €22 M to bring to market its CO2-based polyester fiber and reduce the textile industry’s carbon footprint
A €17 M grant is awarded by the European Union to the Company, through a Technology Upscaling Project bringing together 13 partners from 7 countries throughout Europe. Partners to the Project will contribute an additional €5 M. The combined funds will be used to build a pilot line within the next 2 years and a demo plant within the next 4 years.
For the full press release: Click here
Dec 9th 2022 – Citeo Circular Challenge
Fairbrics wins Citeo Circular Challenge:
Citeo aims to accelerate the transformation of our economy towards circular models by providing long-term support for prevention, eco-design, sorting, collection, reuse and recycling projects. We are happy to announce that Fairbrics has been selected as one of the winners for Citeo circular challenge which took place on December 8, 2022 in Paris. You can read more here: Circular Challenge
Oct 7th 2022 – On – Performance Running Shoes
Fairbrics partners with On Shoes
Shoes from carbon emissions? It will be possible thanks to our collaboration with On shoes. Fairbrics is happy to produce upper polyester textile from carbon dioxide, which can be considered the main cause of man-made climate change.
If you care about our planet and minimize the negative impact of your consumption, keep on following us, to keep up with the timeline of these innovative products.
To read more, click here.
June 15th 2022 – La French Tech Green20
Fairbrics selected for French Tech Green20 - 2022
La French Tech Green20 is a program by the French Tech mission and teams from the Ministry of Ecological Transition which aims to support tech startups which have a potential to become the champions of ecological transition. Fairbrics has been selected as one of the 20 laurates and will benefit from the increased visibility and enhanced government support.
To read more, click here.
May 24th 2022 – Aigle
Fairbrics partners up with Aigle
Fairbrics collaborates with the fashion brand Aigle to make sustainable clothes, the first of which is a green t-shirt made of waste CO2 gas as worn in the photo by Sandrine Conseiller, the CEO of Aigle.
To read more, click here.
March 30th 2022 – AP Ventures
Fairbrics raises over EUR6.5m in Pre-Series A funds
AP Ventures, an investor in decarbonisation technologies has led the round where Fairbrics raised more than €6.5m from AP ventures along with H&M CO:LAB as well as Sake Bosch. This funding will be used to create a pilot plant to produce sustainable polyester fibres from CO2.
To read about the funding, click here.
Mar 17th 2022 – i-Nov Innovation Competition
Fairbrics wins i-Nov competition:
Fairbrcs has been selected as one of the winners of the 7th wave of the i-Nov section of the Innovation Competition, which aims to support innovative projects that are particularly promising for the French economy. This competition is financed by the State through France 2030 and operated by Bpifrance and ADEME.
To read the article, click here.
May 17th 2021 – H&M Group Partnership
Fairbrics partners with H&M Group
H&M Group has partnered with the Global Change awared winner Fairbrics to produce sustainable polyester from harmful CO2 emissions using state-of-the-art technology developed by Fairbrics. Helena Helmersson, CEO of the H&M Group, participated in Fashion CEO agenda wearing a pink t-shirt made of fibres that are literally spun from thin air. Read more: H&M Group & Fairbrics
Oct 14th 2020 – Thomson Reuters Foundation
Fairbrics and its product Airwear are featured by the Thomson Reuters Foundation:
Oct 12th 2020 – Clean Tech Open France
Fairbrics won the Cleantech Open France
Sep 21st 2020 – European Commission
Fairbrics selected as Finalist by European Commission for the 2020 EUSIC Reimagine Fashion
The European Commission has announced Airwear by Fairbrics as a finalist of the European Social Innovation Competition 2020 around the theme “Reimagine Fashion”, Reimagining fashion to change behaviour for sustainable fashion. This competition is organized by the European Commission in all EU Member States and countries associated with Horizon 2020.
The finalists were selected by a jury of experts from a group of 30 semi-finalists who, in turn, were chosen from a total of 766 applicants from across Europe.
To read about the challenge and other finalists, click here.
July 2nd 2020 – LVMH Innovation Award
Fairbrics selected as a finalist of LVMH Innovation Award 2020
The LVMH Innovation award supports innovative initiatives which aligns with LVMH Group’s values and which creates creative solutions to the challenges addressed by the group.
As a finalist Fairbrics has participated in LVMH Lab during the Viva Technology Show in Paris, organized by Publicis Group and media group Les Echos, which facilitates collaboration between business leaders and startups.
To read about the award, click here.
Apr 2nd 2020 – Global Change Award
Fairbrics wins H&M Global Change Award 2020
Global Change Award which is an innovation challenge initiated by H&M Foundation, aims to transform the fashion and textile industry by supporting disruptive ideas that will save our planet.
Fairbrics has won this award with its project to fight climate change by producing polyester fibres from the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and has gained access to a one-year acceleration program.
To read about the award click here.