What is Manteco Wool?

It is a mix of history, heritage and innovation. In fact, Manteco® has been producing wool textiles since the 1940s, starting as a small producer of recycled wool, obtained by regenerating old military clothes and blankets, and then evolving to a point of reference in the fashion world, trusted by more than 500 worldwide brands, maintaining firm the same, circular DNA and thanks to a high level of creativity, research, constant investments, innovative textile solutions and a scientific approach to sustainability.

Manteco® produces 100% in Tuscany, in a specialized, zero-mile, fully traced, transparent and certified supply chain called MSystem: a network of more than 56 partner textile companies (ragmen, recyclers, spinners, warpers, winders, weavers, finishers) that follow the Charter of Supply Chain Commitments drawn up by Manteco® and the highest production standards. Moreover, Manteco® has also created its own brands of sustainable wool. MWool®, the next generation of recycled wool, and ReviWool®, the low-impact virgin wool.

Made by mechanically recycling pre- and post-consumer wool garments and scraps, and colored without added dyes and chemicals through the Recype® technique. Compared to generic virgin wool fibers, MWool® impacts 99,2% less on climate change, 99,9% less on water use and 93,3% less on total energy consumption.

Made of valuable co-product fibers coming from the worsting process of virgin wool, which instead of being wasted, are recovered and masterfully turned into premium quality textiles – promoting value capture and enhancing wool production cycles’ efficiency. Compared to generic virgin wool tops, ReviWool® impacts 65,6% less on climate change, 65,5% less on water use and 65,6% less on total energy consumption.