#Recycling / Circular Economy

2025-09-04

PYRATEX® adopts Circ® recycled fibers to accelerate circular textiles in Europe and beyond

Circ®, a leader in textile-to-textile recycling, and PYRATEX®, a next-gen textile R&D company, are strengthening their collaboration to integrate Circ’s recycled fibers into PYRATEX’s fabric collections. Amid rising market demand for genuinely circular and scalable textile solutions, this partnership, supported by PYRATEX’s volume commitments to adopt Circ materials into their fabrics, positions the company as Circ’s strategic European partner to produce circular knitted fabrics and knitwear garments, ready to support global brands with highperformance, scalable circular textiles.

Building on three years of joint development, PYRATEX has already developed fabrics with Circ’s recycled polyester and lyocell fibers and is currently running selected bulk productions for pioneering clients soon to be launched in the market. With Circ’s upcoming facility in France, PYRATEX is preparing to scale volumes and make these next-gen fibers a concrete replacement for widely used polyester and lyocell in the industry.

“Pyratex has built a reputation for turning bold ideas into real, scalable fabric solutions. Their early partnership and continued investment in Circ fibers reflects a deeper shift as long-term commitments are taking shape to support circularity at industrial scale,” said Peter Majeranowski, CEO, Circ. We’re working together to build a supply chain that can support circularity where it matters most: at scale.”

“Circ’s technology gives us what the industry desperately needs: true recycled fibers of fashion’s most widely used textiles,” said Regina Polanco, CEO, PYRATEX. “Through this partnership, we can integrate these solutions directly into our textile formulas delivering the quality, performance, and design flexibility that brands need while reducing impact at scale.”

The alliance reflects both companies’ shared mission: to enable the fashion industry to transition from virgin fibers to high-quality circular alternatives, without compromise on look, feel, or function.

Circ and PYRATEX will showccase their joint work during a Textile Exchange field trip in Portugal on October 17, where brands will experience scaled circular fiber production and explore how to integrate next-gen materials into future collections.

Circ announces its first sourcing partnership with H&M Group

Circ®, the only textile-to-textile recycler capable of taking polycotton blends and fully recovering both the polyester and the cellulose for reuse, today announced a collaboration with H&M Group. For the first time, H&M will incorporate Circ’s recycled fibers from polycotton textile waste into its product offerings. The first products debut in Fall 2025, with a womenswear v-neck fleece sweatshirt made with Circ® Polyester and expands in Spring 2026 with menswear denim crafted with TENCEL™ | Circ® with REFIBRA™ Technology.

Niccolò Pasqualetti debuts Circ’s recycled materials at Paris Fashion Week

On October 5, 2025, textile-to-textile recycling innovator Circ® was featured at Paris Fashion Week, collaborating with experimental designer Niccolò Pasqualetti. Two looks from Pasqualetti’s Spring/Summer 2026 Collection were crafted with Circ® Lyocell – with the help of Italian textile mill Tessilgodi – and debuted on the runway, marking the material’s first-ever appearance at Paris Fashion Week.

Patrick McDowell brings Circ’s recycled Polyester filament to the Runway at London Fashion Week

Circ®, a US-based textile-to-textile recycling innovator, is making history at London Fashion Week with renowned designer Patrick McDowell. For the first time, a recycled polyester filament made from polycotton blended fabric waste will appear on the runway on September 20, 2025 in McDowell’s Spring/Summer Collection.

Reju announces site selection for first U.S. industrial sized facility regeneration hub in Rochester, New York

Reju, the textile-to-textile regeneration company, today announced it has selected the site for its first U.S.-based industrial facility marking a significant milestone in its efforts to scale globally. This future Regeneration Hub will be in Rochester, New York, reinforcing Reju’s commitment to the adoption of circular textile system across key regions worldwide.

Sustainable, lightweight, and sound absorbing: Polyester-based front trunk solution for BEVs

As car manufacturers look to further reduce their carbon footprint, Autoneum has developed an innovative front trunk solution for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), made entirely from polyester-based textile. The Ultra-Silent Frunk offers significant weight reduction, improved acoustic and thermal insulation, and uses up to 70 percent recycled material, supporting sustainable and efficient vehicle design. Autoneum, global technology leader in acoustic and thermal management for vehicles, has already received orders for the new frunk from three major OEMs in Asia and Europe to be built in three BEV models. Series production for two BEVs has been underway in China and Germany since last year.

Modern testing methods for raw cotton

The 38th International Cotton Conference Bremen will take place from 25 to 27 March 2026 at the Bremen Parliament. This conference has traditionally stood for in-depth expertise and international exchange. The program will focus on technical innovations, market trends, and regulatory frameworks across the entire value chain – from agriculture to the circular economy. With high-profile speakers, the conference is regarded as the key meeting point for the global cotton industry. Today’s focus: Cotton quality and testing methods.

Rieter responds to higher raw material prices

Global political and economic developments have been leading to rising raw material and energy costs for some time. The textile machinery industry is also affected by this trend. Rieter machines and components consist to a large extent of steel, copper, aluminum and electronics. These materials in particular have seen higher demand and higher prices in recent months.