Kingwhale, established in 1992 in Taiwan, specialises in sustainable, high-performance textiles for outdoor clothing, alpine sports, active sportswear, athleisure, workwear and other technical wear. The company offers clients a vertically integrated solution from raw materials to garment production, and has built a strong reputation for reliability. 

Kingwhale has been working on protecting the environment and reducing its carbon footprint over the years. Now the company has increased its focus on the transition towards a more circular economy. Beyond the evolution of performance and sustainability, Revio™ transforms discarded garments into new eco-friendly products and materials.

“It is essential for Taiwan to increase resource efficiency by moving towards a circular economy. By creating Revio™ yarn, a revived raw material from textile wastes, we can extend the lives of clothing manufacturers and brands designed for reuse and repair. At Kingwhale, we will develop a new business model that will keep the products in use, by design, for as long as possible.” 

James Huang, president, Kingwhale

Such initiatives include producing recycled polyester chips collected from post-industrial and post-consumer waste. These are rebuilt and regenerated through a series of processes and turned back into products for sale. By adopting this approach, Kingwhale addresses the major problem of waste that goes into landfills or is incinerated. 

Kingwhale’s energy strategy has a clear shift towards carbon emissions reduction. Kingwhale is the first textile mill in Asia-Pacific to join the RE100 initiative, pledging to 100% renewable energy by 2040. The whole organisation is well on track to achieving ambitious targets in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.