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A pilot project focussing on high value recycling in partnership with UNIDO

Raw material cotton becomes an element of cohesion among the actors of the supply chain

A panel on key innovation themes for a sustainable, competitive and efficient cotton-textile industry

Smooth Love

ColorAMA for Sustainability is now open!

Here the latest news in the field of sustainable cotton, responsible industry, emerging designers and much more!

The spatialist art of the androgyny takes shape thanks to the dissertation of the student Irene Sassaro from the Politecnico di Milano

A virtual tour to discover the precious Egyptian cotton 

Filmar donated its swatches for the creation of two beautiful garments during the workshop "The future of fashion" under the guidance of Tiziano Guardini

The tenth edition of the Feel the Yarn contest ended on June 28th with the prize-giving event at the Pitti Immagine fair 

A unique product experience that reveals how commitment, passion and respect are the essential ingredients to guarantee an uncompromising quality

Green creativity and Italian know-how are contained in a single collection for the Fall / Winter 2020-2021 season, offering exclusive mixtures of the world's finest fibers.

Combining creativity and solidarity by rewarding young talents

NILO and Filoscozia® for the 2019 Sring/Summer Collection

Filmar is the main sponsor of the #NOPIXEL exhibition

Filmar’s yarns at the “Reshaping Fashion”  event, organized by UNIDO Egypt, under the framework of "The Egyptian Cotton Project"

Cottonforlife is supporting students and teachers of the Damietta school in the sustainable cotton production

Cottonforlife promotes the sustainable Egyptian cotton 

A new green season

The new classic: between the authentic and the modern

The result of an exclusive blending of organic Giza 45, the world’s finest cotton, with pure and precious cashmere

A perfect yarn 100% Egyptian cotton, both clean, sharp and naturally stretch, giving comfort to body movements.

Nilo exquisitely blends GIZA 45 (25%) and GIZA 87 (75%) cotton fibers, producing the very soul of a one-of-a-kind cotton, soft and silky to the touch. 
 

From the Filmar research team, a perfect mix between the soft Egyptian cotton, GIZA 86 Exar, e la fibra nobile per eccellenza, il cashmere

Zero means zero pilling. A yarn born from the combination of top quality raw material, the best Egyptian cotton, and the technological innovation of COM4® spinning

We have decided to share with you our commitment in favor of responsible practices and our passion for the kind of fashion that we have always supported: beautiful and emotional to make people feel good.

Sustainability is Pop: connecting people to actions

Jerseys, sweatshirts, t-shirts, scarves, trousers, crop tops...

The importance of the supply chain and the role of young generations for the competitiveness of sustainable production models

The new year is coming..

In Egypt, Filmar collaborates with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to enhance the sustainable and traceable Egyptian cotton production..

An harmonious marriage between nature and fashion

Filmar Nile Textile opens the doors of its factory and took part in the “Cotton Harvest Day” organized in collaboration with UNIDO to stress once more how transparency and traceability of the production chain are at the core of our activities 

Yarns with a history that can be told, believed and appreciated

Cottonforlife promotes the organic agriculture in the Damietta farming school.

The Spring/Summer 2020 contest is closed

In collaboration with UNIDO, we have hosted an exclusive training course for young fashion designers in Cairo

For the very first time in Egypt, we organized a workshop in Cairo on Zero Discharge Of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC)

A roundtable in Cairo to discuss on cotton and textile sustainability
 

Collezioni Trends | N° 125 p.2-3

The role of companies in creating valuable opportunities and positive alternatives to irregular migration for youth in North African countries: Filmar tells about its work and commitments towards young Egyptians 

Filmar keeps supporting initiatives in the field of education by creating solid partnerships with school institutions and players of the educational sector

It is true: substance is more important than shape. However, sometimes it feels good to dress up!

Just like every year, we want to share with you our challenges, sacrifices and successes!

Dynamic and with a natural inclination towards movement and innovation

The new sandal by Salvatore Ferragamo, inspired by the principles of sustainability, has been launched

Filmar took part to the launch event of the project “From cottonseed to clothing: enhancing sustainability, inclusiveness and value addition of the cotton value chain in Egypt”

Filmar SpA is glad to announce its active support to the UN Global Compact

Filmar among the sponsors of Bachelor Fine Arts (BFA) RUNWAY SHOW 2018.

What will be the future of luxury?

In the last months, Filmar has been busy with a series of collaboration activities in the world of art and culture

African Business Exchange Italia | may 2018

COOL is the adjective chosen for the beyond–the Book fashion colors.

The GOTS certification supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

A project promoted by Filmar, with the support of Alexbank (Gruppo Intesa San Paolo), Fondazione San Zeno of Verona and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). 

From CSR initiative to national project

Texture Magazine
March 2018  | N°11 p.12

Colorama Award proclamation at Pitti Filati 82

Filmar has been at Workshop Eco Ego to forge future sustainability in textile

The trends’ Evolution is included in the idea of expansion and creation of new yarn lines that Filmar shows in this collection by proposing a mix of the finest fibers in the world.

We source Better Cotton. The Better Cotton Initiative exists to make global cotton production better for the people who produce it, better for the environment it grows in and better for the sector’s future.

Our collection Spring Summer 2019 is ready! 
We look forward to meeting you at Pitti Filati. 
Booth Filmar Network G2-G3-G4-G5 Ground Floor 
24-26 January 2018 | Firenze Fortezza Da Basso

SPRING SUMMER COLLECTION 2019

Our plan for 2018 involves some important initiatives: we set very ambitious goals that we want to achieve by planning and working together with all of you.

FILOSCOZIA IS the combination of QUALITY and EXCELLENCE

Filmar continues to support San Zeno Foundation’s initiatives, donating the entire budget of Christmas gifts.

A meeting with teachers and young students from academies, technological centers,  fashion and design schools to talk about circularity in the fashion and textile production sector.

SMART CHOICES FOR  FASHION SUSTAINABILITY CIRCULAR ECONOMY:  A GOOD OPTION 

13TH DECEMBER

FASHION DESIGN CENTER-CAIRO

A debate between Italian and Egyptian businesswomen where many ideas and opportunities came about to create synergies and start new initiatives.

By committing to the Greenpeace Detox campaign, Filmar SpA is among the world leaders taking action for a toxic free fashion.

We participated at FILO

Cottonforlife continues its support to enhance Egyptian organic cotton

Committed to a better future through Sustainable Yarns

Kate Morris, British Fashion designer, won first prize at the Eco-Chic design award with an upcycled collection created with Filmar’s yarns.

Filmar at Filo 48 International Yarns Exhibition

Booth G39  |  Palazzo delle stelline - Milan

We are very proud of our Rediscovery Upcycling project!

Filmar Network

Trends Collezioni | N°120 Pag 2-3

Why Filmar’s Fanzine?

New articles for Cotton Flavored Noble Fiber linen

AN INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST THE EGYPTIAN COTTON 

The winner is

The 8th edition of FEEL THE YARN contest was held at Pitti Immagine Filati 81.

The new Cotton&Cashmere

At Filmar we know very well what choosing color-collections can imply for our customers. That’s why we’ve created the ColorAMA web app. A new way to work with colors and yarns. 

This season too, ColorAMA devoted itself to the youth by hosting the ColorAMA Award, designed to inspire and encourage young students from fashion & design schools and Universities all over the word to develop innovative and fashionable color projects for the 2018/2019 Fall-Winter season. 

Biofil C20: When nature meets accountability.

Madison is an exclusive, precious and natural yarn: the combination of the world's finest cotton, the Giza 45 and the most refined and pure cashmere, harvested through manual combing.

Special projects for special stories

Fashion Revolution is a global movement whose objective is integrated in its name: promoting a fashion revolution. 

Biofilia is the new Filaticolor collection: a distinctive brand of a new and robust company identity.

"I've been rapping for 2 years cause I want to describe the people stories and the land I belong to..."

The win-win relationship between business and education, training and university is key to develop the expertise young people need to efficiently enter the labor market.

Thanks to the Rediscovery project we are working with fashion Universities and Institutes to support educators to integrate sustainability into the learning curriculum.

Filoscozia® is Cotton yarn of the highest quality, made exclusively with Egyptian cotton 100%.

The Egyptian Minister of Industry, accompanied by the Alexandria Governor and other representatives of the Egyptian government, visited Filmar Nile Textile.

Design in Italy permeates all fields of culture, art and life to such an extent that it constitutes one of the most distinguished patterns of our culture. 

REDISCOVERY: AN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM TO USE OUR RESOURCES
A project sponsored by Filmar, Alexbank (a subsidiary of Intesa San Paolo Group) and San Zeno Foundation of Verona in the framework of the Cottonforlife Initiative.

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ColorAMA: here is the ColorAMA Book with the colorways sent by the University’s students who took part in the Initiative.

We closed Pitti filati 80 with a smile…

2017 starts with our support to the great exhibition FROM HAYEZ TO BOLDINI: FACES AND SOULS OF THE ITALIAN 19TH CENTURY PAINTING

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The video has been presented at Pitti Filati by Marco Marzoli, Filmar CEO: "It has been a while since we contemplated ​​making a corporate video that would explain in detail all of our processes. We were looking for the right time and inspiration which came from the Cottonforlife Initiative, an extraordinary experience that involves authentic people and relationships. The video enabled us to make a display of the territories in which we operate, the Franciacorta and Mediterranean cost of Egypt”.

The Fashion Design program with two specializations in knitwear and sportswear , offers students of FIT in New York the opportunity to study in Italy, in Milan, in the city which is the main reference in the global fashion scene.

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