Sustainable domestic industrial production using new raw materials from chemically recycled textil waste
The textile industry faces enormous challenges. Over 100 million tonnes of textiles are manufactured globally every year, of which just over 100,000 tonnes are placed on the Swedish market. Only a few per cent are recycled. The textile industry accounts for 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
There are currently no relevant solutions for handling and recycling collected textile waste. The mountains of clothing are growing. At the same time, our Swedish manufacturing industry suffers from a severe shortage of recycled and domestically produced raw materials and inputs.
CelluCircle’s innovation addresses both of these challenges.
In CelluCircle’s patent-pending process, used and collected textiles can be refined on a very large scale into high-value nanomaterials for use as inputs in Swedish production.
In the project, CelluCircle will design and build a pilot plant for the chemical recycling of used textiles using CelluCircle’s patented process. The resulting material will be validated by demanding customers. The necessary pre- and post-processing steps will be tested and established. A complete project consortium has been assembled, covering the entire value chain from textile waste and sorting to demanding customers.
In parallel with CelluCircle, other technologies for chemical recycling of textiles are being developed.
CelluCircle’s solution is unique and differs from other technologies:
- Solves the real problem. CelluCircle’s process is very tolerant and, unlike conventional technologies, can handle virtually all textile waste regardless of fibre composition, colour, etc.
- Value acceleration. CelluCircle’s process increases value, transforming textile waste into new attractive nanomaterials. This makes the process not only technically but also commercially sustainable.
- CelluCircle’s process is water-based, without added heat and using mild chemicals. This is crucial for both the climate and the cost structure.