SUCCESS CASES OF COMPANIES

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COMPANY: E.CIMA

Manufacturing packaging material from textile waste.

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COMPANY: FINSA JOB-GROUP

Development of technical filtering fabrics containing recycled material.

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COMPANY: VELUTEX FLOCK

Eco-design of recycled flock by utilizing microfibers.

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COMPANY: GLASSCOM

Eco-design of composite materials with low-impact fibers to replace fiberglass.

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COMPANY: TECHNITIGER

Eco-design of recycling cycles for technical fabrics.

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COMPANY: MARINA TEXTIL

Implementation of a circular economy to drastically reduce the generation of technical textile waste and recycle it into high-quality personal protective equipment (PPE) fabrics.

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ORGANIZATION: INTEXTER – UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA (UPC)

The general objective of this project is to develop a new recycling process to recover the maximum possible amount of high-quality secondary textile raw material from textile waste at urban solid waste sorting plants, with minimal environmental impact.

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COMPANY: POLISILK

Development of multifilament PP yarn with recycled raw material.

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COMPANY: LIASA

Ecodesign of cords for handles.

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COMPANY: CP ALUART

Ecodesign of fabrics for personal protection.

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COMPANY: HILATURAS ARNAU

New applications for cotton textile waste.

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COMPANY: HILATURAS ARNAU

Manufacturing of biodegradable yarns by blending environmentally friendly materials.

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COMPANY: TECHNITIGER

Design and manufacturing of protective fabrics that contain recycled fiber from used garments.

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COMPANY: ETISILK

Design and manufacturing of activity blankets for babies using almost exclusively recycled products: discarded fabric due to defects and yarn from the warp process that has not been used (filling yarn).

COMPANY: PONT AURELL Y ARMENGOL

Return of shredded non-woven fabric scraps from the client to Pont Aurell y Armengol after the client has preformed and cut the manufactured piece (currently applied to the wheel arch).

At Pont Aurell y Armengol, the shredded material is reintroduced into the manufacturing process as filling between two layers of non-woven fabric.

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COMPANY: HILATURAS ARNAU

Re-hitechtex introduces a circular economy business model for high-tech garments, such as firefighter suits, combining innovation and sustainability to create durable and eco-friendly protective gear.

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COMPANY: TECHNITIGER

ReFiber4work reshapes corporate uniforms with AI-based designs, digital traceability, and sustainable materials, promoting circular economy practices and reducing environmental impact.

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COMPANY: POLISILK

Manufacturing multifilament polypropylene yarns with 50% recycled polypropylene. By replacing 50% of virgin material with recycled polypropylene, the environmental impact is significantly reduced without compromising quality. The recycled polypropylene comes from post-consumer plastic waste sourced in Spain. This project successfully overcomes the technical challenges posed by the industry for producing recycled yarns.

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COMPANY: TEXSILK

Using recycled polypropylene yarns and texturing techniques, rugs are produced that withstand weather conditions, chlorine, and UV rays. These rugs are soft, designed for barefoot walking, yet durable enough to protect outdoor furniture. They are made with 50% recycled PP multifilaments, resulting in outdoor fabric rugs with the lowest carbon footprint in their category.

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COMPANY: FINISH

The main technological challenge of this project is to research and develop the application of various natural dyes and their mordants, optimizing their operating conditions to introduce an innovative product to the market. The result is durable color fixation without damaging the fibers.