en.Wedoany.com Reported - A textile polyester recycling trial has been completed in a facility with an annual capacity of 1,000 tonnes, converting post-consumer textiles into the base monomer BHET, which can be used to manufacture new polyester yarns, fabrics, and garments. Operated by JEPLAN, the unit employs the Rewind PET process, co-developed by Axens, IFPEN, and JEPLAN, to recycle materials prepared by France's Nouvelles Fibres Textile and Mapea.
The companies involved stated in a joint release that the trial results demonstrate the scalability of textile-to-textile recycling of post-consumer PET under industrial operating conditions. The recycled polyester produced through this process will be used in sportswear, home decoration items, and select high-end textile applications. The project achieves an industry closed-loop cycle for polyester, substituting fossil-based raw materials with recycled alternatives that can be integrated into existing global polyester production facilities.
The Rewind PET technology had previously been commercialized across all PET packaging sectors, including applications requiring food contact, and this demonstration has now validated its applicability in textile recycling. IFPEN and JEPLAN have granted Axens an exclusive worldwide license to offer the process to industrial players seeking to establish local or regional textile-to-textile circularity.
As the volume of textile waste continues to rise, the scalability of textile-to-textile recycling remains in its early stages. The results of this trial show that large-scale circular production of polyester from post-consumer textiles is now feasible, enabling manufacturers to reduce reliance on virgin raw materials and reintegrate used textiles into the value chain. Quentin Debuisschert, CEO and Chairman of Axens, stated: "The combination of scientific, scale-up engineering, and operational expertise has demonstrated the performance of the Rewind PET process developed by IFPEN, JEPLAN, and Axens. Axens and its partners have thus showcased the robustness, stability, and repeatability of a recycling technology specifically designed to facilitate the closed-loop cycle of textile polyester."
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