Lenzing joins CISUTAC to promote textile recycling

Lenzing is becoming a partner in the EU-funded project CISUTAC (Circular and Sustainable Textile and Clothing).

The 27 members of the consortium include Oxfam, Inditex, PVH, Decathlon, and the trade group Euratex. Lenzing, on the other hand, will concentrate on the creation of cellulose fiber recycling methods in accordance with its own corporate plan.

The consortium’s goal is to prevent, spot, and get rid of obstacles to the garment chain’s circularity. Lenzing has recently set itself the goal of actively promoting circularity, lowering resource consumption, preventing waste and contamination of the environment, improving value creation and resource efficiency, and minimizing the adverse social impact on people.

Lenzing CEO Stephan Sielaff, said that they work hard every day to make their industry more sustainable and facilitate the transformation of the textile sector from a linear to a circular model. He is thrilled that by taking part in this effort, they can also make a significant contribution as a champion of sustainability.

Sonja Zak, director of Lenzing’s Circularity Initiative, said that effective textile recycling is one of the most significant and challenging core issues facing the textile industry in the years to come. They can accelerate this crucial process and move on with identifying answers by pooling expertise and cooperating with partners along the value chain.

By creating large-scale, innovative, inclusive, and environmentally friendly European value chains, CISUTAC seeks to reduce the sector’s overall environmental effect.

Lenzing has been creating and encouraging innovation in recycling for many years with products like its Refibra and Eco Cycle technologies. In order to further advance the issue, the company struck a partnership agreement with the Swedish pulp mill Södra in 2021. Through this partnership, the two major players on the world market will combine their expertise and create brand-new methods for recycling unwanted clothing.