Rethread Africa
70% of all materials today are made from...
About Rethread Africa
70% of all materials today are made from fossil fuels. We use more fossil fuels to make clothes than we do to send rockets to space. But what if we made materials from biowaste instead of fossil fuels? At Rethread Africa we are making the next generation of biomaterials for the fashion, automotive, and footwear industries. Today, we work with smallholder farmers to turn sugarcane bagasse, a byproduct of the world's largest crop by production volume into a new material that is softer than natural fibers, stronger than existing biobased iterations, and more sustainable than plastic-based synthetics. The best part? These textiles are recyclable up to 6 times and will naturally decompose if discarded.
Industry
Mission
At Rethread Africa, we are on a mission to revolutionize the fashion industry by creating a closed-loop system, turning challenges into opportunities, and leading the way toward a world where nothing goes to waste.
Product/Service
PHA
We have developed a solution enabling us to offtake post-harvest agricultural waste that would otherwise be burnt, left to rot or pile into huge hills because no one has a viable use case for it.Team Members
Noreen Mwancha
Product Development at Rethread Africa
Charles Oyamo
CEO at Rethread Africa
Vincent Momanyi
Polymer Research at Rethread Africa
Mitesh Varsani
Finance at Rethread Africa