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Brisbane-based activewear brand LSKD has signed a 10-year partnership with circular materials company Samsara Eco to transition key product lines from virgin nylon 6 to recycled nylon 6,6 sourced from end-of-life textiles, with the first regenerated fibres expected to flow into LSKD's supply chain from 2028.
The deal pairs one of Australia's fastest-growing activewear labels - generating more than $150 million in annual sales - with the Canberra-headquartered startup whose enzyme-based recycling technology breaks plastic and textile waste back down to virgin-quality raw materials.
Financial terms of the agreement, including volume commitments and pricing, have not been disclosed.
Samsara Eco will supply the recycled nylon 6,6 from its first dedicated commercial nylon plant in Asia, a 20,000-tonne facility expected to be operational from 2028.
The material will be derived from post-consumer textile waste rather than petroleum-based feedstock, marking LSKD's first use of regenerated fibres across its product range.
The partnership follows a similar 10-year deal Samsara Eco struck with Canadian athleisure giant Lululemon last year to supply recycled nylon and polyester across roughly 20 per cent of Lululemon's product range.
LSKD, founded and led by Jason Daniel, has retail operations in Australia, New Zealand and the US, with the business expanding through grassroots engagements with the local fitness community in the areas in which it operates.
"We often talk about being 1 per cent better in the gym or in our daily habits," says the company following the deal with Samsara Eco.
"At LSKD, we’re applying that same relentless pursuit of improvement to how we impact the planet.
"This isn't a limited-edition drop or a 'green' marketing campaign. It is a decade-long commitment to revolutionising our supply chain.
"Through Samsara Eco’s infinite recycling technology, we are moving toward a completely circular lifecycle for our product.
"We owe it to our community and the next generation to leave the earth better than we found it."
LSKD was founded in 2007 by Daniel as a screen-printing operation and has since grown into a direct-to-consumer activewear brand with a rapidly expanding physical retail footprint.
The company plans to operate 29 stores worldwide by the end of 2026.
Samsara Eco, which raised US$65 million ($100 million) in a Series A+ round in 2024, opened its first Australian plant in Jerrabomberra, near Queanbeyan, in September last year where it processes plastic and textile waste using proprietary engineered enzymes.
The LSKD deal adds another major brand name to Samsara Eco's growing roster of commercial partners as the startup scales production ahead of the Asian plant launch in 2028.
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