Researchers present a solution to the challenging problem of recycling poly-cotton textile waste. The process starts with fully removing all cotton from the fabric using superconcentrated hydrochloric ...

When polycotton (polyester/cotton blend) textiles are immersed in that liquid, it causes the polyester to dissolve and separate from the cotton fibers within just five minutes. The cotton isn't harmed ...

In partnership with the University of Amsterdam's Industrial Sustainable Chemistry group and helmed by Avantium CTO Gert-Jan ...

Zara and Circ’s latest collaboration includes four items, made using 100% Lyocell fabric made by Circ. Breaking down blends of polyester and cotton – referred to as “polycotton” – is one of the ...

Circ’s new $500 million facility in Saint-Avold, France, is set to become the world’s first industrial-scale plant dedicated to recycling polycotton textile waste—a feat long considered impossible at ...

Amsterdam-based Avantium N.V., which specializes in renewable and circular polymer materials, says it has found a solution for recycling polycotton textiles through a collaboration with the Industrial ...

Zara and Circ’s partnership represents an important step towards circularity in the fashion industry. Credit: [Zara] Zara has partnered with fashion technology company Circ to launch a women’s capsule ...

In a paper published in Nature Communications, researchers at the Industrial Sustainable Chemistry group of the University of ...

Avantium’s new technology breaks down the cotton in polycotton fabric into glucose using hydrochloric acid. Credit: Avantium. In partnership with the University of Amsterdam’s Industrial Sustainable ...

In a paper just published in Nature Communications, researchers at the Industrial Sustainable Chemistry group of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) present a solution to the challenging problem of ...