Strategic collaboration aims to drive growth of and access to recycled fibres Birla Cellulose, the cellulosic fibres business of the Aditya Birla Group and one of the world’s leading Man-Made Cellulosic Fibre (MMCF) producers through its flagship company Grasim Industries Ltd, and Circ, a
Inditex has signed a three-year agreement worth over €70 million with Ambercycle, a Los Angeles-based material science start-up, to purchase Cycora, a textile-to-textile recycled polyester. This partnership is crucial for scaling the production of Cycora and supporting the construction of Ambercycle’s first commercial textile regeneration facility. The new facility,
Goodwill Industries International (GII) has successfully concluded a transformative two-year initiative aimed at enhancing textile circularity across its extensive network. The US$ 1.28 million project, generously funded by the Walmart Foundation, was designed to develop the skills, systems and infrastructure necessary for the collection, sorting and preparation of
In a position paper released, the VDMA Textile Machinery Association addresses the ambitious EU regulations and their national implementation for a sustainable and circular transformation of the textile and clothing industry. Textile production demands significant resources, including water, energy, and chemicals. “The members of VDMA Textile Machinery support
Proparco has granted a €70 million senior loan to RE&UP Recycling Technologies, a circular-tech textile recycling venture of SANKO Group, to expand its textile recycling capabilities and reduce its environmental footprint. This funding will help RE&UP scale its next-gen recycled fiber production and build a new textile-to-textile recycling factory in Gaziantep,
Global sports company Puma has significantly advanced its textile-to-textile recycling initiative, RE:FIBRE, by creating millions of replica football jerseys with at least 75% recycled textile waste and other waste materials. Starting from the 2024/25 season, all Puma football replica jerseys, including those for 35 clubs and major tournaments like the Euro and Copa
Carbios, a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and Tomra Textiles, a tech venture set up by sorting technology leader Tomra, announce the signing of an agreement to collaborate on establishing an efficient stream in Northern Europe from textile waste collection, sorting and […]