Translated by
Nicola Mira
Revealed
March 26, 2025
Dutch recycled fibre specialist Re&Up has signed a letter of intent for a multi-year collaboration with German sport attire and tools model Puma, and can assist the latter deploy its Re:Fibre textile recycling programme within the USA.
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The partnership is in step with Puma’s intention of lowering its dependence on polyester fibres derived from recycled plastic bottles. The German group’s aim is to switch 30% of such fibres with recycled polyester sourced from a closed fibre-to-fibre loop by 2030.
“Our collaboration with Re&Up opens exciting possibilities for integrating virgin-equivalent recycled materials into our products,” mentioned Howard Williams, head of worldwide innovation attire and equipment at Puma. “These materials offer the performance we need while helping us achieve our circularity goals,” he added.
Re&Up was based in 2023 and is a subsidiary of Turkish conglomerate Sanko. Re&Up’s Turkish plant is claimed to presently be capable of remodel 80,000 tons of textile waste per yr, and the corporate is planning to spice up its capability to 1 million tons by 2030. Re&Up utilises renewable power and superior bleaching strategies in its industrial course of, and is ready to work with cotton fibres too.
“The proven quality of our products, our ability to process diverse textile compositions, our annual capacity of 80,000 tons, and our commitment to renewable energy reinforces our mission to produce Next-Gen materials and establish circularity as the standard for the textile industry,” mentioned Özgür Atsan, chief business officer at Re&Up.
Along with Circ, Circulose and Syre, three closed-loop textile recycling specialists, Re&Up has lately fashioned the T2T Alliance, a lobbying physique that can current a united entrance with European regulatory authorities.
Yearly, 124 million tons of textile fibres are produced worldwide, of which 67% are artificial, 25% cotton fibres, and 6% cellulose fibres. Recycled fibres accounted for 7.7% of worldwide manufacturing in 2024, in keeping with knowledge by Textile Change.
