“The textile industry must change. By signing the agreement with Swedish textile-to-textile recycling company Renewcell,Lenzing is able to further integrate recycling and accelerate the transition of the textile industry from linear to circular. As champions of sustainability, we know that moving towards a circular economy is vital to address the enormous textile waste challenges of the industry”, says Christian Skilich, Chief Pulp Officer of theLenzing Group .
“Lenzing is a major player in our industry, with an inspiring track record of path-breaking technical excellence and sustainability leadership. Our new partnership fits perfectly into Renewcell’s strategy to accelerate the scale-up of circular materials by collaborating with fashion’s most important players. We are more than pleased to join forces withLenzing with the shared goal of making fashion circular.” said Patrik Lundström, CEO of Renewcell, in a comment on the agreement.
Canopy, a not-for-profit environmental organization dedicated to protecting forests, species, and climate, welcomes the agreement between
“Accelerating the transition to low-impact, circular production is the challenge of the decade for the fashion industry. That is why this partnership between Renewcell andLenzing is so refreshing – it will bring low-carbon Next Gen solutions to market at scale,” exclaimed Nicole Rycroft, Executive Director of Canopy. “With the climate and biodiversity clocks ticking, the race to circularity is one we need all companies to win.”
With its REFIBRA™ and Eco Cycle technologies,
Circulose® originates 100 per cent from textile waste, like old jeans and production scraps, and turns into dissolving pulp. It transforms textile waste and production scrap into new high-quality textile products.
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Harald Cavall-Björkman
Strategy Director
Renewcell
Cardellgatan 1, 114 36
Phone: +46 70 590 32 04
E-mail: press@renewcell.com
Web: www.renewcell.com
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E-mail: media@lenzing.com
Web: www.lenzing.com
About Renewcell
Founded by innovators from Stockholm’s
Through its patented process, Renewcell is able to recycle cellulosic textile waste, such as worn-out cotton clothes and production scraps, transforming it into a pristine new material called Circulose®.
Renewcell is a publicly listed company with shares traded on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market with the ticker name RENEW and ISIN code SE0014960431.
About the
The Lenzing Group’s high-quality fibers form the basis for a variety of textile applications ranging from elegant clothing to versatile denims and high-performance sports clothing. Due to their consistent high quality, their biodegradability and compostability
The business model of the
About Circulose®
Circulose® is a unique material for fashion that is 100 per cent recycled, recyclable, biodegradable, and of virgin-equivalent quality. Circulose® makes fashion circular.
It is a branded dissolving pulp made from 100 per cent textile waste, like worn-out clothes and production scraps. It is used by fiber producers to make staple fiber or filament viscose, lyocell, modal, acetate or other types of man-made cellulosic fibers. Those fibers are then spun into yarns, woven or knitted into fabrics and finally made into new high-quality textile products.
Renewcell produces Circulose® in a patented process powered by 100 per cent renewable energy at its newly opened industrial-scale plant in Renewcell 1 in Sundsvall,
About Canopy
Canopy is a not-for-profit environmental organization dedicated to protecting forests, species, and climate. Canopy has collaborated with more than 850 companies to develop cutting-edge environmental policies that transform unsustainable supply chains, spark innovative solutions, and protect our world’s remaining Ancient and Endangered Forests. www.canopyplanet.org
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