Le Marché is based in Pakistan and active throughout South Asia, with partners in Germany, France, the UK and the US. It has a two-pronged approach: it collects textile waste and recycles it for use as a secondary raw material, and it uses fibres made from agricultural waste.

Fibres from agricultural waste

Hemp, pineapple and banana stems and leaves are processed, and the yarns sold as AGRATEX+™ AgriFiber Sustainable Hemp, Pineapple or Banana which is used to make knit, woven, denim and many more end products. The products are sustainable, transparent and traceable and the yarns come with a complete lifecycle assessment,  from seed to farming to harvesting to fibre manufacturing. These are all natural, sustainable and regenerative alternative raw materials for the future fashion industry.

Recycled fibres

Le Marché also collects textile waste, mostly cotton and polyester, and uses mechanical recycling to turn it into a high quality secondary raw material. The cotton is turned into Global Recycled Standard certified ECOTEX+™ RCTN premium recycled cotton fibre and yarns, ECOTEX+™ ColorTex (pre and post consumption coloured recycled cotton) and ECOTEX+™ RPET textile to textile recycled polyester.

Le Marché works with and represents Tailorlux/RETEXCYCLE in South Asia. They have a pigment-based tracking system which enables fibres to be traced throughout the value chain by means of a SaaS-based platform and  third-party verification. Le Marché's fibres are therefore trackable and have a verified lifecycle assessment.

The company takes a 360-degree approach: from recycling to end product.