Here come the first tons of base caprolactam which will be used to produce bio-nylon from raw material of vegetable origin destined to revolutionize the entire industry of the sector. The idea comes by Aquafil, which has its headquarters in Arco di Trento and is one of the leading producers of nylon in the world with its 18 production plants all over the world, and Genomatica, a biotechnology company based in San Diego. The two companies collaborated to produce bio-based nylon 6 and have now arrived at pre-commercial production on a demonstration scale, the results of which will determine both the development of future plants and commercial applications on a global scale. Aquafil is a company that has also recently made a breakthrough in the procurement of the nylon waste collection chain after its acquisition of about 32% of the share capital of the Norwegian company Nofir which, thanks to a particular advanced system of collection and traceability of disused fishing nets, has collected over 48 thousand tons of nets in 20 countries around the world. The waste is transformed by Aquafil into caprolactam, thus obtaining Econyl, a high-quality regenerated nylon used by many of the fashion brands such as Gucci, Prada, Stella McCartney and Levi's. The eco-sustainable nylon, which has the same characteristics as materials from fossil sources, has been made since 2011 by Aquafil thanks to a patented industrial transformation process of waste that also uses carpets and other industrial residues and that thanks to its chemical regeneration technology, as well as preventing many materials from ending up in landfills, reduces greenhouse gas emissions related to caprolactam production by 80%.