Quality perception/ implications
Physical characteristics are equal or higher than fibers made from virgin material.
Re:newcell
Objective
To lead the way to a sustainable world by producing high quality products from recycled textiles.
Overview
re:newcell’s textile recycling technology transforms a high cellulosic portion fabric into high quality recycled dissolving pulp, branded as Circulose(R). The process does not require any environmentally harmful chemicals, and the
re:newcell pulp can be fed into the commercial textile production chain.
Commercially active in industrial scale since 2019. First product launched in retail in March 2020.
Producing Countries (2016/17 unless otherwise stated)
Sweden
Manufacturing Process
Chemical cellulosic recycling.
Manufacturing Location
Kristinehamn, Sweden
Fiber Production 2016/17 (MT)
TBD (pre-commercial)
Growth in production (2016/17 - 2017/18)
TBD (pre-commercial)
Market Share of Total Cotton Grown (2017/18)
TBD (pre-commercial)
Projected growth in production
4500 ton/year production pace in 2020. 60000 tons/year by 2025
Yield (see accompanying “TE Position” notes)
N/A
Rainfed/ Irrigated
N/A
Water Management
N/A
Soil Fertility
N/A
Biodiversity
N/A
GMOs Permitted?
Potential for GMOs to enter supply chains through feedstock as a result of over 80% conventional cotton being genetically modified.
Use of Hazardous Pesticides
N/A
Use of Synthetic Fertilizer
N/A
LCA available?
No
Water Consumption (m3/ 1000kg fiber*) or best practices used to conserve water
TBD (pre-commercial)
Primary Energy Demand MJ /1000 kg fiber *
TBD (pre-commercial)
Global Warming (kg of CO2-eq/ 1000kg fiber*)
TBD (pre-commercial)
Eutrophication (kg of phosphate-eq/ 1000 kg fiber *)
N/A
Social considerations / regulations
N/A
Verification / Certification (farm level)
N/A
Chain of Custody (supply chain)
re:newcell does not work with any chemicals on the TE, GOTS or REACH prohibited chemical list.
Product marketing/labeling
Circulose® (product brand)
Consumer recognition
Large B2B recognition and growing consumer awareness. First garments in store in March 2020.
Livelihoods
N/A
Product marketing/labeling
Circulose® (product brand)