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Welcome to the world of "CCILU" (Chee-Loo) International Inc., meaning "liberate" in Japanese. Our goal is to liberate producers and consumers from the confines of traditionally harmful materials and production practices, in favor of a more sustainable way forward. Our innovative, eco-friendly shoes are made using technology that allows us to upcycle materials such as coffee grounds and plastic bottles, rather than utilizing virgin plastics or animal-based materials. Our sustainable footwear is stylish, yet lightweight, comfortable and functional. We strive to exist as a circular economy, using typically discarded materials as the base for our footwear, and collecting end-of-life footwear from customers to convert into energy sources. We seek to satisfy and create conscious consumers and we challenge you ALL to think differently about the concepts of waste, recycling, production, and consumerism.
Learn MoreCcilu's Core Values
At Ccilu, we are dedicated to our customers and to our planet. To solidify our commitment and promise of sustainability, we have partnered with One Tree Planted, become certified as a B-Corp and a PETA-vegan approved business, and received a Global Recycled Standard certification for two of our footwear technologies.
Where style meets sustainability
Over the span of 10 years, the company has expanded its presence to over forty countries. Our vision is to transform the concept of production and consumerism to prioritize recycled, upcycled, and plant-based materials. It's time that we as a society focus on DECREASING waste production, frequency of consumption, pollution to our ecosystems, and the overall carbon footprint of each human.
That vision drives everything we make, powered by three signature technologies: XpreSole®, which transforms spent coffee grounds into shoes, boots, and apparel; GreenPlax®, which upcycles ocean plastic and aquaculture waste into footwear that gives back to the sea; and SiliComfy®, which repurposes semiconductor waste into therapeutic, supportive comfort. Each one turns an overlooked waste stream into something you'll want to wear.
Introducing Ccilu's Eco Collections
XPRESOLE COLLECTION
Each year, 25 billion kilos of spent coffee grounds (SCGs) are created globally from the cups of coffee we consume. By turning SCGs into shoe soles, we cut landfill waste and replace the petroleum-based materials used in most traditional footwear, all without sacrificing style.
But sustainable materials are only half the story. Ccilu designs every pair to be genuinely long-lasting, high-quality footwear, because the most sustainable shoe is one you don't have to replace. XpreSole shoes are stylish, comfortable, flexible, grippy, water-repellent, UV-protected, fast-drying, and odor-controlled. And when a pair finally wears out, send it back and we'll upcycle the materials into something new all over again.
That same technology now powers our full line of XpreSole boots, as well as our classic Cody slip-on, and we've brought that same thinking into apparel, too. Every piece in the XpreSole collection is built on the same idea: less waste, more durability, and style that doesn't cost the planet.
The line has earned recognition to match, including a Red Dot Design Award, multiple iF Design Awards, and a Singapore Good Design Award, proof that sustainable can also mean award-winning.
GREENPLAX COLLECTION
We are all aware of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on marine and human life, but recycling plastic bottles into new materials is only half the equation. Fish scales are less visible to most people, but they're a significant part of a much larger problem: the global fishing and aquaculture industry generates tens of millions of tons of processing waste each year, which rots and releases greenhouse gases. Yet if fish scales are upcycled, they can become bioplastics, fertilizers, and more.
Ccilu created the GreenPlax® Fish to tackle both problems at once: the world's first shoe made from upcycled ocean plastics and aquaculture waste. Every pair upcycles 10 plastic bottles and 20 grams of fish scales. And not only does this shoe help the planet, it is genuinely practical and comfortable. The GreenPlax® Fish is UV-resistant, odor-resistant, antibacterial, moisture-wicking, machine washable, buoyant, and has surpassed the SATRA slip-resistance standard by 25%.
In 2022, GreenPlax® was honored with the iF Design Award, a Silver A'Design Award, and the Singapore Good Design Award.
SILICOMFY® COLLECTION
Semiconductor chips are the basis of much of modern technology, and with the explosive demand for these chips comes heavy use of water, carbon, and silicon sludge. Ccilu is headquartered in Taiwan, a country responsible for producing roughly 90 to 95 percent of the world's most advanced chips -- and the environmental impact that comes with them.
Because this issue is close to home, Ccilu set out to find a way to upcycle silicon sludge into one of our shoe designs, and the SiliComfy® Stepping Stones Caring was born. But this sandal isn't just about environmental impact; it was designed with a therapeutic purpose in mind. The shoe is built to guide natural foot alignment and provide protection, with a separated big toe and a protective heel-and-toe wrap. It's waterproof and buoyant too, making it a versatile choice in nearly any weather.
The SiliComfy® Stepping Stones Caring was awarded the Red Dot Design Award in 2018.
