Corporates

SuperCircle Raises $24M Series A To Revolutionize Retail Textile Waste Management

Textile Insights December 11, 2025

SuperCircle, the full-stack AI-powered textile waste management platform for leading global retailers, announced $24 million in Series A funding led by Foundry, with participation from BBG Ventures, Renewal Fund, and Elemental Impact. The funding will accelerate SuperCircle’s expansion as a

Product Launch & Innovation

BASF Launches First Commercial Loopamid Plant For Recycled Polyamide 6

Textile Insights March 29, 2025

Shanghai facility to produce 500 metric tonnes annually, certified under GRS BASF has commenced operations at the world’s first commercial loopamid plant at its Caojing site in Shanghai, China. With an annual capacity of 500 metric tonnes, the facility marks a significant step toward sustainable solutions for the textile industry. “The startup of this plant […]

Corporates

Andritz Installs reXline Tearing System At AITEX To Advance Textile Recycling

Textile Insights February 3, 2025

International technology group Andritz has successfully supplied and commissioned a state-of-the-art reXline tearing installation at AITEX, one of Europe’s leading textile research and development centers, based in Alicante, Spain. This customized system is set to enhance AITEX’s capabilities for textile recycling trials and expand its portfolio of innovative recycling

Sustainability

Textile Waste Mismanagement Costs Bangladesh Billions

Textile Insights September 10, 2024

A recent study reveals that Bangladesh is losing out on $5 billion in potential annual export revenue due to a lack of policies for recycling post-industrial textile waste, known as jhut. The report, “Regulatory Framework to Enable Recycling of Post-Industrial Waste (Jhut) for the RMG Industry in Bangladesh,” stresses the need for a circular economy […]

Industry

Textile Waste Mismanagement Costs Bangladesh Billions

Textile Insights August 28, 2024

A recent study reveals that Bangladesh is losing out on $5 billion in potential annual export revenue due to a lack of policies for recycling post-industrial textile waste, known as jhut. The report, “Regulatory Framework to Enable Recycling of Post-Industrial Waste (Jhut) for the RMG Industry in Bangladesh,” stresses the need for a circular economy […]