Since 1955, Imbotex has been creating padding and insulation materials in Cittadella, near Venice. The company’s foundation was built on transforming textile leftovers into functional fillings — a mindset established by the father of current CEO Stefania Carniello, and still core to Imbotex today: waste is a resource.

Insulation at the Center: Performance Through Recycling

Imbotex specializes in converting textile waste into high-performance insulation materials. The result: thermal comfort, breathability, and durability — achieved through circular material flows rather than virgin resources.

Key insulation innovations include:

CAMELUXE® – natural warmth from recovered camel hair
Developed with Max Mara Fashion Group, CAMELUXE® transforms premium camel-hair offcuts into a soft, lightweight insulation. Luxury meets circularity.

Nouvelle – regenerated silk + bio-based PLA fibers
In collaboration with Kering Group, printed silk scraps are mechanically recycled and blended with renewable PLA. The outcome is a refined, breathable insulation with a reduced footprint.

Recycled insulation for the outdoor sector
Brands like Maloja and Mammut rely on Imbotex solutions to meet technical insulation demands while lowering environmental impact — a strong example of circularity in performance apparel.

Imbotex Lab – Innovation for Next-Generation Fillings
To accelerate sustainable material development, Imbotex launched Imbotex Lab in 2019. One highlight: Pur-Fill® – virgin-like insulation from textile waste: Together with Purfi, pre- and post-consumer waste is transformed into new fibers with the feel and quality of virgin materials. A scalable step toward circular insulation at industry level.

Textile-to-Textile Insulation – Two Strong Demonstrations

Le Jean recyclé – Denim Pad
Insulation made entirely from post-industrial denim scraps — from spinning waste and indigo remnants to denim selvedges.

Benefits:
✔ warm, breathable, long-lasting
✔ GRS & Recycled 100 certified
✔ selected by the Trendforum jury

With ~7,600 liters of water required for just one pair of jeans, Denim Pad reduces waste and saves water and energy through reuse — proving that insulation can drive resource conservation at scale.

Moonrise® Dolomiti rPET
A localized project tackling plastic waste in the Dolomite mountains.

How it works:
✔ plastic bottles are collected regionally and turned into rPET fibers for insulation
✔ approx. 30,000–40,000 PET bottles recycled per ton of padding
✔ lightweight, warm and built for outdoor performance

Developed with partners across Northern Italy, including Aliplast and Herambiente, Moonrise® Dolomiti rPET is a fully traceable, local insulation cycle — from bottle to fiber to garment.

Conclusion

Imbotex demonstrates how textile-to-textile recycling can power high-performing insulation solutions for both fashion and outdoor applications. By regenerating denim, silk, PET and camel hair into thermal fillings, the company proves that circular systems can meet modern performance expectations — without compromising on quality, warmth or comfort.