Mechanical recycling and capacity Sample Clauses

Mechanical recycling and capacity. Mechanical recycling via unravelling/garneting/tearing or cutting/grinding is a process based on physical forces. It is already a well-established technology (TRL 9) in the market with a wide range of production capacities, ranging from 5,000 to 36,000 tonne per year. Basically, all kinds of textile waste, material type (natural, synthetic or blends), types of textile products (yarns, fabrics, used garments, carpets) and structures (knitted, woven or non- woven) can be processed via mechanical recycling. Some technology holders focus on a selection of fibre types, for example only wool, only cellulose-based fibres (cotton, jute, sisal, flax, kenaf, etc.) or only synthetics (polyester, polyamide, polypropylene, acryl…), while others process a broad range of materials. In addition, some companies prefer to work with knitwear, others only process production waste, and so on. Also, technical fibres such as aramid and polyimide fibres can be mechanically recycled. Different kinds of textile waste (in terms of material and product type) typically require adjusted machinery or set-up. In general, a quality deterioration is observed due to the shortening of fibre lengths, limiting the closed-loop applications. Therefore, innovation is ongoing at the moment to realise ‘soft’ mechanical recycling technologies preserving the fibre length as much as possible. Another drawback for fibre-to-fibre is the inability to effectively clean/remove contaminations, prints etc. So if the fibres are contaminated, chemical recycling is the preferred recycling route. Page33 In the table 6, a non-exhaustive list of European companies active in mechanical recycling is presented. Large players are highlighted in light grey, together with their estimated capacity. The others are emerging pilot plants or established commercial plants of smaller capacity. The capacity of these smaller scale plants is not included. Altex Textil- Recycling (DE) Recycling (all kinds of natural, synthetic & technical fibres), majority post- production & pre- consumer waste (post- consumer < 20%) 25 kt/year xxxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xx/ Associazone Tessile Riciciato Italiana (IT) Recycling (wool & cashmere) 22 kt/year xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx/en ETS H. Moncorgé (FR) Recycling (all kind of fibres), mainly production waste, but also post- consumer 5-10 kt/year xxxxx://xxxx-xxxxx.xxx/en Frankenhuis (NL) Recycling (all kinds of fibres), post- production, workwear, post- consumer 9 kt/year xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx Xxxxxx ...