Partners aim to scale textile-to-textile recycling

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Circ agreement with Taiwan man-made cellulosic filament firm aims to drive recycled lyocell and polyester fibre growth

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Acegreen will take pulp from Circ's commercial scale facility when it opens.

DANVILLE – Textile-to-textile recycler Circ has signed a 5-year pulp supply agreement with its existing partner Taiwanese cellulose filament specialist Acegreen Eco-Material, a subsidiary of Acelon Chemicals & Fiber Corporation.

The latest formal agreement commits Acegreen to purchase Circ’s recycled pulp and polyester from the US company when its first commercial-scale facility comes on-stream. Circ previously said that it would open a commercial scale factory with a 65,000 tons per year capacity by 2025.

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