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Circ and Huafon Plan Textile Recycling Site in China

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Circ and Huafon Plan Textile Recycling Site in China

Circ is partnering with Chinese spandex and polyurethane producer Huafon to develop a textile recycling site in China, with a first phase designed to process about 200 metric tons of waste a day.

The companies announced the project Thursday. Located within Huafon’s industrial footprint, the site will use Circ’s technology to recover both the cotton and polyester components of blended textile waste. Huafon will invest directly alongside Circ and other investors, with additional processing capacity planned for later phases.

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For Circ, the agreement adds an industrial partner that will contribute manufacturing infrastructure and expertise in engineering, procurement, logistics and commercialization. The Danville, Va.-based recycler will bring its technology and network of brands, textile manufacturers and buyers for the recovered materials.

“China is at the center of global textile production, making it a critical location for scaling textile-to-textile recycling. Huafon brings the industrial capabilities, experience, and investment to move quickly and build a platform that can scale well beyond this first site,” said Peter Majeranowski, Circ’s CEO.

The site is designed to recover cellulosic pulp from cotton and two polyester building blocks: purified terephthalic acid, or PTA, and monoethylene glycol, or MEG. These inputs can then be used to manufacture new polyester and regenerated cellulosic fibers, including lyocell and viscose.

Circ sorts textile waste and reduces it to smaller pieces before hydrothermal processing. It works with fiber manufacturers to convert the recovered inputs into materials that brands and mills can purchase through existing supply chains.


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