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2022 | 11 | 02 Manteco on ROBB REPORT Gallery presenting Kith's winter 2022 collection. Thanks to the brand's ongoing partnership with the Italian mill Manteco, many of the outerwear pieces are made from Italian wool.

2022 | 10 | 20 Manteco on VANITY FAIR Vanity Fair analizza lo stile di Kate Middleton e i messaggi dei suoi abiti, tra cui il cappotto rosso LK Bennett indossato in Galles, parte della linea Conscious e realizzato con lana riciclata prodotta in Italia da Manteco.

2022 | 10 | 10 Manteco on MODERN NOTORIETY Release details for Kith's second collaboration with BMW, with two custom cars and a 51-piece apparel collection featuring Edward Norton. Manteco wool is used for some of the outerwear in the line.

2022 | 10 | 05 Manteco on MEAWW Kate Middleton's red LK Bennett 'Spencer' coat, worn on her first Wales visit as Princess, is seen as a nod to Princess Diana. The garment, from the LKB Conscious collection, uses a recycled wool blend by Manteco.

2022 | 10 | 05 Manteco on REGALFILLE A royal fashion site identifies the LK Bennett Spencer coat worn by the Princess of Wales on her first visit to Wales after receiving the title, noting it is made from a red recycled wool blend fabric by Manteco.

2022 | 10 | 05 Manteco on HIGHSNOBIETY Highsnobiety presents the Kith for BMW Chapter II campaign starring Ed Norton and its 51-piece collection in green and caramel tones. Manteco wool is used for outerwear alongside Italian leather pieces.

2022 | 09 | 12 Manteco on THE SPIN OFF Report on the Manteco x Marc O'Polo round table at Munich Fabric Start on recycled wool and circular fashion. Marco Mantellassi discussed the company's life-cycle assessment, mechanical recycling, luxury clients and the Manteco Academy.

2022 | 09 | 01 Manteco on GOOD ON YOU A guide to lower-impact fabrics and fibres, from recycled cotton and hemp to TENCEL and recycled wool. Manteco is cited as an Italian example of recycled wool processing that significantly reduces environmental and ethical impacts.

2022 | 08 | 31 Manteco on SPRINGWISE Springwise features Manteco as an Italian mill producing fully circular, traceable high-end wool fabrics through mechanical recycling of pre-consumer scraps, post-consumer garments and industrial waste.

2022 | 08 | 31 Manteco on THE SPIN OFF An article on Marc O'Polo's fall/winter 2022 sustainability efforts notes that key campaign pieces are made with Manteco's MWool, describing the mill's life-cycle analysis for recycled wool and its Recype process for colour without dyeing.

2022 | 08 | 10 Manteco on ISTITUTO MARANGONI MAGAZINE Istituto Marangoni reports on the second Sustainability Award contest run with Manteco. The winning "Plus Project" by four students is a genderless coat in MWool, delivered to the Manteco archive during a ceremony in Prato.

2022 | 08 | 08 Manteco on CORRIERE DELLA SERA L’ECONOMIA Il caro bollette mette in crisi il distretto tessile di Prato: Marco Mantellassi, co-CEO di Manteco, avverte che i rincari di gas ed energia rischiano di far chiudere le piccole imprese della filiera e chiede di difendere l'economia circolare.

2022 | 08 | 02 Manteco on LAMPOON An essay on replacing synthetic fibres in fashion with natural and biodegradable alternatives to reduce microplastic pollution. Prato-based Manteco is cited for its advanced methods to recycle wool from pre- and post-consumer waste.

2022 | 08 | 02 Manteco on LUXURY SOCIETY Luxury Society argues that luxury brands need real sustainable solutions and that suppliers are ready to provide them, taking readers inside Manteco's Prato facility, from its fabric archive to recycling machines and quality testing.

2022 | 07 | 22 Manteco on VOGUE Intervista ad Alessandro Vigilante sul legame tra moda e danza e sull'ingresso del dancewear nelle collezioni. Il designer spiega che la sua ultima collezione invernale è sostenibile all'85% grazie alla collaborazione con Manteco.

2022 | 07 | 19 Manteco on THE MATERIALS’ GREEN BOOK by Superzoom Part of a green book on sustainable materials from fashion suppliers, the article discusses the growing importance of certifications for supply chain traceability and social and environmental compliance, with Manteco among the companies featured.

2022 | 07 | 18 Manteco on THE SPIN OFF A report on the July 2022 Milano Unica fair and its fall/winter 2023-24 fabrics. Among the sustainable highlights, Manteco presented Vita, a recyclable fabric made with recycled wool and designed to last.

2022 | 07 | 14 Manteco on FASHION NETWORK FashionNetwork fa il punto su Manteco, che punta a superare i 100 milioni di fatturato: dalla fondazione nel 1943 con la lana riciclata da indumenti militari alla specializzazione in lana e cashmere rigenerati, lini e cotoni sostenibili.

2022 | 06 | 07 Manteco on CORRIERE DELLA SERA – PIANETA 2030 Resoconto della seconda giornata di "Agire per il clima" di Corriere e Pianeta 2030, dedicata a riciclo e riuso. Marco Mantellassi, co-ceo di Manteco, sostiene che il riuso è il primo passo verso un lusso che non inquina.

2022 | 05 | 10 Manteco on MDPI Peer-reviewed study published in the journal Resources presenting the Life Cycle Assessment of MWool®, the secondary wool fibre that Manteco obtains by recycling pre- and post-consumer discarded textiles, framed within the EU circular economy action plan.

2022 | 05 | 10 Manteco on ECOTEXTILE Report on the life-cycle assessment of Manteco's MWool recycled wool, carried out by Polytechnic University of Turin researchers and published in Resources, which found an environmental impact 60 per cent lower than virgin fibres.

2022 | 04 | 28 Manteco on MET Il tour TIPO di turismo industriale fa tappa a Montemurlo tra le aziende dell'economia circolare: dai cenciaioli di Rantex al lanificio Manteco, che la sera ospita nel suo auditorium il concerto di Riccardo Sinigallia.

2022 | 04 | 15 Manteco on I’M FIRENZE DIGEST The Textile column of I'M Firenze Digest profiles Manteco, the Prato mill founded in 1941, its mechanical recycling of used garments, the Recype colour process and its workshop with Istituto Marangoni Firenze students.

2022 | 03 | 24 Manteco on THE SPIN OFF Report on the collaboration between Manteco and designer Alessandro Vigilante for his autumn/winter 2022/23 collection, following the Manteco Prize awarded in 2021. Co-CEOs Matteo and Marco Mantellassi comment on the partnership and the fabrics used.