CIRCA ENABLES SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE RECYCLING WITH TEXTILE CHANGE

OSLO, NORWAY - 8 March 2023 - Norwegian sustainable biochemicals organization Circa
Team AS (inventory image: CIRCA) and Danish engineering business Textile Modify are
working with each other to optimise textile recycling. 

Circa's bio-centered solvent CyreneTM has been properly tested by Textile Change
in the separation and decolourisation of waste textiles into cellulose and
polyester. With CyreneTM, Textile Improve is anticipating to reach a secure, small
carbon, considerably less electricity intensive method, while guaranteeing a superior generate that will
deal with growing current market demand for recycled textiles.

Ditte Højland, CEO and founder of Textile Modify said, "We chose CyreneTM as the
most efficient solvent, with the very best dissolution general performance, and the strongest
sustainability profile. Circa has delivered us with a non-fossil choice to
regular solvents, with improved environmental and basic safety properties. This
positions Textile Modify to fulfill our future customers' wants for a renewable
source of high-quality textile elements from a sustainable industrial system."

The Textile Modify pilot plant is at this time becoming commissioned in Denmark with
funding from MUDP by the Danish Ministry of Environment. This advancement is a
significant milestone for scaling their sustainable technological know-how to generate many
thousand tonnes for every annum. It will show that the firm has observed a
commercially competitive way to recycle fibre raw resources from squander textile
inputs, with no irreparably harming them, working with the least quantity of vitality, and
safer, renewable chemicals in the course of action. 

Circa is switching chemistry for excellent and has made a safer and sustainable
solvent that is an choice to harmful, petrochemical solvents this sort of as DMAc or
DMI, which is generally applied for this software. CyreneTM is produced from
renewable, non-foodstuff biomass and its carbon footprint is up to 80{5e37bb13eee9fcae577c356a6edbd948fa817adb745f8ff03ff00bd2962a045d} reduce than
traditional solvents.

Tony Duncan, CEO and co-founder of Circa Team mentioned, "Less than 1{5e37bb13eee9fcae577c356a6edbd948fa817adb745f8ff03ff00bd2962a045d} of world
textile production is recycled, and a mixture of investor, policy, purchaser
and provide chain pressures is driving transform. This results in tremendous opportunity
for innovators with circular industrial processes. We are delighted to lover
with Textile Modify as our respective organisations deliver know-how to scale to
meet developing demand from customers for sustainable solutions in the market."


About Circa
Founded in 2006, Circa Group converts sustainable, non-food stuff biomass into
superior bio-primarily based substances with its proprietary FuracellTM system. Its
building product portfolio consists of flavours, biopolymers, and bio-solvents
such as CyreneTM. By developing renewable substances from cellulose, Circa is
extracting worth from non-food stuff biomass and addressing a hole in the industry by
delivering bio-based mostly, fewer carbon intense possibilities, contributing to a much more
circular financial state. 
https://circa-group.com  

About Textile Transform
Proven in 2020, Textile Improve is a chemical recycler, building a
dissolution technology for fiber-to-fiber recycling of textile squander. The
polymer recycling processes primarily based on environmentally friendly chemistry concepts can be employed for
blended textiles which includes any mix of polyester, natural fibers (cotton,
hemp etc.) and regenerated cellulose fibers (viscose, lyocell, and many others.) and will
empower a round economic climate for textiles. https://textilechange.com


Media Get hold of 
Amanda Keogh
Basic Manager Advertising and marketing and Sustainability
Circa Team AS
[email protected]
Tel: +61 407 275 126


Trader Speak to 
Tone Leivestad
Chief Monetary Officer
Circa Group AS
[email protected]
Tel: +47 406 39 455

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