Recycling

An automated plant capable of recycling more than 3.5 kt of waste carbon fibre a year has been opened in Bouguenais, France, by Fairmat. 

European producer of fabrics for workwear, Klopman International, and its parent company, military and tactical clothing specialist TDV Industries, are using ExpoProtection 2022 to promote

Renaissance Textile, of Laval, France, has successfully started-up a tearing line for use in the recycling of discarded clothing.

Ascend Performance Materials has purchased a majority stake in a recycler of post-consumer waste carpets, Circular Polymers, in order to secure a consistent supply of feedstocks for its ReDefyne po

A mobile near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy system that can be used to identify more than 15 different types of textile, including those made from blends of materials, has been developed by trinamiX

A chemical process that enables used polyester (PES)-based face masks to be converted into single- and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is being developed by researchers at Swansea University in

The Lenzing Group has joined a consortium of companies working to create a circular system for the manufacture, collection, sorting and recycling of textiles and clothing. 

A range of threads that are made from recycled polyester (PES) and contain an additive that causes them to biodegrade has been launched by Coats of Uxbridge, UK. 

A digital tool able to calculate the environmental impact of the materials and processes used for the production of automotive components during the early stages of their design and development is

Waste generated by TenCate Geosynthetics⁽¹⁾ during the production of high-strength polypropylene (PP) no

Polyester (PES) resin recycled from fishing nets by Teijin is now being used to produce food trays for a restaurant chain in Japan. 

An initiative to industrialise the recycling of continuous carbon fibres has been launched in the UK by the National Composites Centre (NCC) of Bristol. 

Durable fabrics made from pre-consumer recycled polyamide (PA) by Invista's Cordura brand are now being used in the production of backpacks and anoraks.

Circular economy-inspired approaches to mitigate the environmental impact of wind-turbine blades at the ends of their useful lifespans are being investigated by researchers at the National Renewabl

An airlay line that enables new mattresses to be produced from industrial and post-consumer waste polyurethane (PU) foam has been started-up by Recypur Eco SL at its headquarters facility in L'Alcú

Renewcell, of Stockholm, Sweden, has announced that its flagship factory – which it describes as the world’s first commercial-scale textile-to-textile recycling plant – is up and running.

Recycled items of personal protective equipment (PPE) – including face masks and gowns – are being used to improve the mechanical properties of concrete by researchers at RMIT University in Melbour

Recycler of carbon fibre and composites, Vartega of Golden, Colorado, USA, is to increase its production capacity by ten times by opening a new manufacturing facility and headquarters. 

A research centre dedicated to the development of environmentally sustainable textiles and recycling technologies that can be implemented in urban environments is to be established in Singapore. 

Wind-turbine blades that have been designed by Siemens Gamesa to be easy to recycle have been installed commercially at RWE Renewables' Kaskasi offshore wind power project, located in the North Sea

Developments in mono-material fabrics and fabrics made from cellulosic fibres were widespread at the European fabric fairs for the spring/summer 2023 fashion season, as manufacturers look to improv

A consortium in Europe plans to establish the means for the recycling of more than 2 Mt of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibres from complex textile waste from such as end-of-life tyres, hoses a

Once technologies are fully mature, 70% of textile waste could be recycled using fibre-to-fibre processes, according to

A biodegradable silk-based material that could be used in place of petroleum-derived plastics to encapsulate active ingredients in such as agricultural chemicals, paints, cosmetics and detergents i

The developer of an energy-efficient process for the recycling of carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs), Fairmat, says that just one year after being established, the company will process 30% of

Carbios is to refine further its enzymatic process for the recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) through a two-year partnership agreement with producers of sports and outdoor wear, On, Pata

A consortium has been formed in the UK to tackle the challenge of recycling composites used in the marine industry. 

Dissolving pulp sourced from textile waste by Renewcell is to be used by HeiQ to produce its cellulose filament yarn (AeoniQ)

Infinited Fiber Co (IFC) has chosen a closed paper mill in Kemi, Finland, to house a €400-million facility capable of producing 30 kt of regenerated cellulose fibres (Infinna) a year. 

Slings manufactured from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE, Dyneema from Royal DSM) produced using post-consumer plastic waste as a feedstock have been supplied to Heerema Marine Con

Avient Corp has expanded its range of long fibre-reinforced composites made using post-industrial recycled content (Complēt R)⁽

A nonwoven made using recycled paper has been launched by Suominen of Helsinki, Finland.

An efficient chemical method for the recycling of coloured polyester (PES) fibres has been developed by Teijin Frontier Co Ltd of Osaka, Japan.

Gen 2 Carbon has established a strategic alliance with Deakin University to promote the development of technologies for the recycling of carbon fibre in Australia. 

The developer of an energy-efficient process for the recycling of carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs), Fairmat, has signed a number of agreements that will assist in the commercialisation of i

A closed-loop system for the production and recycling of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) pressure vessels for the storage of hydrogen is to be established by Voith Composites and V-Carbon. 

Three partners in the UK have reclaimed continuous carbon fibres from an end-of-life hydrogen pressure vessel and have re-used them to manufacture a new pressure vessel. 

The feasibility of using recycled carbon fibre (rCF) mats for the production of composite sidewall panels for the cabins of aircraft is being examined by Boeing, Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materi

Researchers in the USA are working to determine whether enzymes can be used to separate the cellulose and polyester (PES) elements in blended fabrics, so that they can be composted or recycled. 

A nonwoven that is made from recycled carbon fibre and has an areal density of 60 g.m^–2 will be launched by Gen 2 Carbon at JEC World.

European producer of fabrics for workwear, Klopman International, plans to establish agreements with its customers through which it will receive and recycle their end-of-life garments. 

A scheme though which used face masks are collected, recycled and the resulting material employed to manufacture such as oil-absorption fabrics has been launched by Grabher.

Waste carbon fibre from Airbus' manufacturing operations is being used to produce surfboards by Notox of Anglet, France. 

A European and US consortium has manufactured a 62-m-long prototype wind-turbine blade that it claims can be recycled in its entirety. 

An enzyme that is able to help break-down terephthalate (TPA) – one of the chemical building blocks of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is used to make single-use drinks bottles, clothing an

Long fibre-reinforced composites are being produced using polyamide (PA) 6 reclaimed from end-of-life fishing nets by Avient of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

The production of white polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibres using coloured textile waste as a feedstock has been demonstrated successfully by Carbios of Clermont-Ferrand, France. 

Technologies that could enable training shoes to be produced in a more environmentally sustainable way than is currently possible have been demonstrated by partners in Germany and China. 

A plant that will be able to recycle 50 kt of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste a year (equivalent to two-billion bottles or two-and-a-half billion trays) could be built at Indor