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Busi and Kingly on a green mission

Kingly and Busi collaborate to produce 34,000 eco-friendly socks using upcycled yarns, conserving 24 million liters of water.

Italian sock knitting machine builder and Bulgarian customer join hands to bring good news for the planet and for consumers.

Kingly has recently produced 34,000 pairs of socks with upcycled yarns on its new Busi Light MP machines.

Busi Giovanni is upping its green credentials by collaborating with Bulgaria based Kingly to produce socks from upcycled yarns.

“The photovoltaic plant installed at Busi’s premises is able to produce green energy which corresponds to 70% of total consumption in our factory,” comments Paola Claudia Baldracchi, Commercial & Marketing Director at Busi. “Then, when it comes to making a choice for a Busi machine, you somehow contribute to safeguard the environment.”“Furthermore,” Paola Claudia says, “our Bulgarian new customer, Kingly, has rapidly moved towards sustainability, too.”The two brands have joined together to make sustainable promotional apparel. Kingly has recently produced 34,000 pairs of socks with upcycled yarns on its new Busi Light MP machines. “This resulted in the conservation of 24 million litres of water. By upcycling used yarns, which is a process that does not need huge quantity of water as indeed it happens with the production of new yarns. Simple and green,” Paola Claudia adds.

This is a repost from: www.knittingindustry.com (https://www.knittingindustry.com/busi-and-kingly-on-a-green-mission/)

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