Fibe is on a mission to develop the world’s most sustainable textiles. We are the first to extract fibres from potato harvest waste. Our solution consumes 90% less land and 96% less water than cotton, and 94% CO2e savings compared to polyester all whilst being 83% cheaper than eco-leaders hemp.  

Fashion is the second most polluting industry; furthermore, cotton occupies a land area equivalent to Germany and requires 2700L per t-shirt. Fortunately the world is responding, with companies such as H&M pledging to exclusively use sustainable materials by 2030, and our survey showing consumers are willing to pay 40% more for eco-clothing made from Fibe. 

Potato stems are poisonous and susceptible to blight, thus cannot be fed to livestock or composted. This leads to over 250M tonnes of the fibrous material being pulverised or incinerated each year around the world, this would be enough to supply over 60% of annual global clothing consumption. The genuine abundance of our waste stream differentiates us from other eco-textiles with niche sources, coupled with our fibres ability to retrofit with standard machinery in textile mills, Fibe has unrivalled scalability. 

We have successfully demonstrated the feasibility and automatability of our fibre extraction technology at a lab scale and have created spun and woven samples. The fibre diameter is comparable to silk and provides a desirable soft feel. In addition, the fibres show promise of being anti-microbial.

Our solution financially supports food farming, whilst cutting environmental impact without compromising garment quality or cost.