- Polyester textiles account for 2/3 of the
global PET market of around 100 million tons. Only 13% of textile
waste is currently recycled, and only 1% is recycled
"fiber-to-fiber"1,2
- Carbios has developed an automated textile
preparation line integrating all stages (shredding and extraction
of hard points) to transform textile waste into raw material for
enzymatic recycling
- Carbios’ textile preparation line meets a
critical challenge for textile industrialization and
circularity
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Roland Lescure, French Minister of
Industry (left) accompanied by Emmanuel Ladent, CEO Carbios (far
right) and representatives of Carbios partner brands (On, Salomon
and Puma), inaugurates the textile preparation line for
biorecycling. (Photo: Carbios)
Carbios, (Euronext Growth Paris: ALCRB), a pioneer in the
development and industrialization of biological technologies to
reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, today inaugurated
its textile preparation line at its demonstration plant in
Clermont-Ferrand, in the presence of Mr. Lescure, French Minister
for Industry. To streamline the textile preparation phase, which is
currently carried out by hand or on several lines, Carbios has
developed a fully integrated and automated line that transforms
textile waste from used garments or cutting scraps into raw
material suitable for depolymerization with its enzymatic
biorecycling process. This patented line integrates all preparation
stages (shredding and extraction of hard points such as buttons or
fasteners), and provides Carbios with a high-performance, scalable
development tool. The platform will help validate the biorecycling
technology for textiles at demonstration plant scale (by 2024), and
provides Carbios with expertise in working with collection and
sorting operators to specify the quality of textiles and the
preparation steps needed to make them suitable for enzymatic
recycling. This expertise will also be invaluable to brands in the
eco-design of their products.
Roland Lescure, French Minister of Industry - "Textile
recycling is a major issue, as the need for solutions to manage the
life cycle of these products is critical: worldwide, only 13% of
textile waste is currently recycled, with the remaining 87% ending
up in landfill or incineration. Carbios is contributing in the
creation of a French recycling industry. Thanks to its know-how and
its innovative, collaborative spirit, Carbios is providing a
solution – cutting-edge and made in France - to what was until now
a real obstacle to textile recycling."
Emmanuel Ladent, CEO of Carbios - "Textile preparation is
an essential step for recycling: without a solution for textile
preparation, there is no recycling industry, and no textile
circularity. The output from our new preparation line is ready to
be directly integrated into our biorecycling process, which enables
closed-loop "fiber to fiber" recycling - a strong demand from the
brands we work with. I would like to thank the French Government
for its support throughout the industrialization and
internationalization of our technology."
Partner brands from the « Fiber-to-fiber » Consortium present
at the inauguration event: On, PUMA and Salomon - « This
preparation line completes the work in progress with the
Fiber-to-fiber Consortium on biorecycling and will accelerate the
industrial development of Carbios’ technology. »
Current collection, sorting and preparation infrastructures
limit the amount of textile waste available for "fiber-to-fiber"
recycling. Collection rates average around 15-25% worldwide3, and
much of the waste collected is exported to Africa, Asia or Latin
America for sorting.
Moreover, textiles are highly complex materials, with yarns of
different composition (or nature) that are difficult, if not
impossible, to physically separate. However, the highly selective
enzyme developed by Carbios can specifically depolymerize the PET
(polyester) present in textile material.
At present, textiles are sorted and prepared mainly by hand,
with low yields, particularly for disruptors to recycling processes
such as "hard points" (zips, buttons, etc.). To optimize this
crucial phase, Carbios is contributing a textile preparation
solution to accelerate the development of biorecycling in the
textile industry. Enzymatic recycling, or biorecycling, therefore
contributes to the construction of a textile recycling chain and
the acceleration of textile circularity, also enabling brands to do
away with used bottles.
Key information about the textile preparation line
Process stages:
- Textiles (used clothing or cutting scraps) are loaded onto the
line
- These are first shredded
- The "hard points" (metallic and non-metallic residues such as
buttons,
zip, etc.) are removed in several
steps
- On exit, the material is suitable for enzymatic recycling
Processing capacity:
300kg textiles processed per hour (in a
continuous process)
Patent:
Patent filed in 2023
Key dates in the development of textile biorecycling
2018
First textile depolymerization tests at
laboratory scale
2021
First textile depolymerization tests at
pilot scale
2022
Production of biorecycled white fiber from
colored fibers at pilot scale
Carbios launches fiber-to-fiber
consortium
2023
PVH Corp. (owner of iconic brands TOMMY
HILFIGER and Calvin Klein) joins
Fiber-to-fiber consortium
Installation of preparation line for
textiles
Patent application for preparation line
for textiles
2024
Biorecycling of textiles at demonstration
plant scale
Textile collection in Europe from 1 January 2025
Separate collection of textile waste will be mandatory in Europe
from 1 January 2025. By 2030, the European Union intends to set a
minimum content of recycled fibers in the composition of textiles,
according to the Commission's website.4
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed
are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily
reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European
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them.
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About Carbios:
Carbios is a biotech company developing and industrializing
biological solutions to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and
textiles. Inspired by nature, Carbios develops enzyme-based
processes to break down plastic with a mission to avoid plastic and
textile pollution, and accelerate the transition to a circular
economy. Its two disruptive technologies for the biorecycling of
PET and the biodegradation of PLA are reaching industrial and
commercial scale. Its biorecycling demonstration plant has been
operational since 2021 and a firstindustrial plant, in partnership
with Indorama Ventures, is due to be commissioned in 2025. Carbios
has received scientific recognition, notably with the cover of
Nature, and is supported by prestigious brands in the cosmetics,
Food & Beverage and apparel industries to enhance their
products’ recyclability and circularity. Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and
Suntory Beverage & Food Europe are members of a packaging
consortium founded by Carbios and L’Oréal. On, Patagonia, PUMA, PVH
Corp. and Salomon collaborate with Carbios in a textile
consortium.
Visit www.carbios.com/en to find out more about biotechnology
powering plastic and textile circularity.
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Information on Carbios shares:
ISIN Code FR0011648716 Ticker Code Euronext
Growth: ALCRB LEI: 969500M2RCIWO4NO5F08
Carbios, founded in 2011 by Truffle Capital, is eligible for the
PEA-PME, a government program allowing French residents investing
in SMEs to benefit from income tax rebates.
Disclaimer on forward-looking statements and risk
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This press release contains forward-looking statements, not
historical data, and should not be construed as a guarantee that
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1 Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017 2 Fiber-to-fiber recycling
transforms textile waste into new fibers for clothing and textiles,
with no loss in quality 3 Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017 4
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