Together Stronger
HeiQ has established HeiQ AeoniQ™ as a stand-alone company. This will allow our business partners to collaborate to bring finished products to consumers, and be part of the team that is pioneering this initiative to reverse the carbon footprint in the textile industry. We thank our partners who are essential for bringing HeiQ AeoniQ™ to you as soon as possible.
Together Stronger
HeiQ has established HeiQ AeoniQ™ as a stand-alone company. This will allow our business partners to collaborate to bring finished products to consumers, and be part of the team that is pioneering this initiative to reverse the carbon footprint in the textile industry. We thank our partners who are essential for bringing HeiQ AeoniQ™ to you as soon as possible.
Investor Partners
Brand Partner
HUGO BOSS is the first brand that committed to the HeiQ AeoniQ™ initiative with an equity investment of US$5m into HeiQ AeoniQ GmbH, giving this technology platform an implied valuation of US$200m. This initial investment was used to support the completion of the pilot commercialization plant. As part of the agreement, HUGO BOSS made a further mid-single-digit million US-Dollar payment following the achievement of previously agreed project milestones in Q2/22. HUGO BOSS also has gained an undisclosed call option allowing the company to invest further into the subsidiary at the same implied valuation as the current investment.
Strategic Partner
The LYCRA Company has become the exclusive distributor for HeiQ AeoniQ™ yarn by making a significant undisclosed milestone-driven technology fee investment. The LYCRA Company commits to leveraging its deep textiles knowledge and market channel access to prepare this new technology for broad use in apparel applications.
R&D and Operational Partner
Prioritizing the replacement of environmentally polluting polyester in textiles and capitalizing on their shared vision of a circular and bio-based textile industry, Swedish company Renewcell and HeiQ have entered a strategic partnership to manufacture circular HeiQ AeoniQ™ cellulose filament yarn from textile-to-textile recycled bio-based Renewcell Circulose® pulp. This partnership enables the incorporation of recycled raw materials in the most modern, climate-positive, and environmentally friendly yarn production process, allowing 100% circularity in the textile industry.
Brand Partner
HUGO BOSS is the first brand that committed to the HeiQ AeoniQ™ initiative with an equity investment of US$5m into HeiQ AeoniQ GmbH, giving this technology platform an implied valuation of US$200m. This initial investment was used to support the completion of the pilot commercialization plant. As part of the agreement, HUGO BOSS made a further mid-single-digit million US-Dollar payment following the achievement of previously agreed project milestones in Q2/22. HUGO BOSS also has gained an undisclosed call option allowing the company to invest further into the subsidiary at the same implied valuation as the current investment.
Strategic Partner
The Lycra Company (LYCRA) has become the exclusive distributor for HeiQ AeoniQ™ yarn by making a significant undisclosed milestone-driven technology fee investment. LYCRA commits to leveraging its deep textiles knowledge and market channel access to prepare this new technology for broad use in apparel applications.
R&D and Operational Partner
Prioritizing the replacement of environmentally polluting polyester in textiles and capitalizing on their shared vision of a circular and bio-based textile industry, Swedish company Renewcell and HeiQ have entered a strategic partnership to manufacture circular HeiQ AeoniQ™ cellulose filament yarn from textile-to-textile recycled bio-based Renewcell Circulose® pulp. This partnership enables the incorporation of recycled raw materials in the most modern, climate-positive, and environmentally friendly yarn production process, allowing 100% circularity in the textile industry.
Development Partners
R&D and Operational Partner
Prioritizing the replacement of environmentally polluting polyester in textiles and capitalizing on their shared vision of a circular and bio-based textile industry, Swedish company Renewcell and HeiQ have entered a strategic partnership to manufacture circular HeiQ AeoniQ™ cellulose filament yarn from textile-to-textile recycled bio-based Renewcell Circulose® pulp. This partnership enables the incorporation of recycled raw materials in the most modern, climate-positive, and environmentally friendly yarn production process, allowing 100% circularity in the textile industry.
Operational Partner
Beste x HeiQ AeoniQ™ announce their strategic partnership with the launch of a capsule in the CARPINI collection at Milano Unica. The fabrics including HeiQ AeoniQ™ are crafted by the Italian textiles manufacturer Beste, well known for supplying high-end fabrics for premium and luxury brands. With this initiative, Beste becomes the first partner to incorporate the HeiQ AeoniQ™ fiber into its active fabric portfolio, and also its Tessuteka, the library that keeps all the fabrics produced by the company since 1993.
Strategic Partner
The LYCRA Company has become the exclusive distributor for HeiQ AeoniQ™ yarn by making a significant undisclosed milestone-driven technology fee investment. The LYCRA Company commits to leveraging its deep textiles knowledge and market channel access to prepare this new technology for broad use in apparel applications.
Brand Partner
HUGO BOSS is the first brand that committed to the HeiQ AeoniQ™ initiative with an equity investment of US$5m into HeiQ AeoniQ GmbH, giving this technology platform an implied valuation of US$200m. This initial investment was used to support the completion of the pilot commercialization plant. As part of the agreement, HUGO BOSS made a further mid-single-digit million US-Dollar payment following the achievement of previously agreed project milestones in Q2/22. HUGO BOSS also has gained an undisclosed call option allowing the company to invest further into the subsidiary at the same implied valuation as the current investment.
Strategic Partner
The Lycra Company (LYCRA) has become the exclusive distributor for HeiQ AeoniQ™ yarn by making a significant undisclosed milestone-driven technology fee investment. LYCRA commits to leveraging its deep textiles knowledge and market channel access to prepare this new technology for broad use in apparel applications.
R&D and Operational Partner
Prioritizing the replacement of environmentally polluting polyester in textiles and capitalizing on their shared vision of a circular and bio-based textile industry, Swedish company Renewcell and HeiQ have entered a strategic partnership to manufacture circular HeiQ AeoniQ™ cellulose filament yarn from textile-to-textile recycled bio-based Renewcell Circulose® pulp. This partnership enables the incorporation of recycled raw materials in the most modern, climate-positive, and environmentally friendly yarn production process, allowing 100% circularity in the textile industry.
HeiQ AeoniQ™ needs you as much as the world needs it.
Textiles can no longer be part of the problem when the call for sustainability has become an integral part of doing business. The only way to achieve global reach is by creating a worldwide network of partners for launching the brand, securing operational effectiveness, and creating the momentum for this game-changer fiber.
If you are a category, continental, or industry leader, committed to sustainability and high quality, as well as passionate about innovation, get in touch with us and become a brand partner, strategic partner, R&D partner or Operational partner, and be part of the first movers who will make HeiQ AeoniQ™ part of our daily lives.