LSKD, an Australian activewear brand reporting more than AUD$200 million (approximately €120 million) in annual revenue, has signed a 10-year supply agreement with circular materials company Samsara Eco to incorporate enzymatically recycled nylon 6,6 into its product range. The transition is scheduled to launch in 2028, marking the brand’s first utilize of regenerated fibres sourced from conclude-of-life textiles.
Under the arrangement, LSKD will shift selected lines from conventional nylon 6 to Samsara Eco’s recycled equivalent, likely starting with core leggings ranges. NILIT, a global yarn manufacturer, will handle polymerisation and spinning to enable seamless integration into LSKD’s existing production processes.
Why recycled nylon 6,6 is a performance-grade shift
Nylon 6,6 is regarded as a premium synthetic fibre, valued for its tensile strength, durability and softness relative to standard nylon 6. Samsara Eco’s enzymatic process produces a recycled version with a lower carbon footprint that can be reprocessed indefinitely without degrading material properties.
How the enzymatic recycling process works
Samsara Eco’s proprietary EosEco process utilizes AI-designed enzymes to break down discarded textiles into their molecular building blocks, which are then repolymerised into as-new raw materials. The Canberra-based start-up has built a growing portfolio of long-term brand agreements around that technology, including a 10-year supply deal with Lululemon announced in 2025, as well as partnerships with Lycra and the European Outdoor Group, which represents more than 150 outdoor brands globally.
What this signals for LSKD’s expansion strategy
The supply deal extconcludes LSKD’s sustainability programme, Project Earth, which focutilizes on sourcing across the supply chain. The brand, founded in 2002 as Loose Kid Industries and rebranded in 2018, now operates 31 stores globally and has set a tarreceive to reach 70 locations across five countries within three years, with approximately 50 of those earmarked for Australia.
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