Circulose Material by

Composition

haileygross2_1 — 2025-03-01 00:58:56 UTC

Circulose is simply 100% textile waste whether it's from clothing that was recycled or clothes that weren't ever sold.

Cellulose is a structural component of plants which ends up in a lot of fabrics like cotton and circulose is a byproduct of breaking down the cellulose from fabric.

Circulose® Fiber - What is it? | António Salgado

FAQ – Circulose

Production Process

haileygross2_1 — 2025-03-01 01:00:36 UTC

In the process of creating circulose they take the pieces of clothing that are being re-used and use a recovery system to extract the cellulose and create a pulp-like textured material. This material is then used to make regenerated fibers like rayon, the fibers are then spun into different yarns (and other similar material) then made into textile fabric.

FAQ – Circulose

Environmental Benefits

haileygross2_1 — 2025-03-01 01:10:20 UTC

Help preserve biodiversity
Reducing environmental footprint
Responsible forest management practices

CIRCULOSE ANCIENT FOREST FRIENDLY AND NEXT GENERATION SOLUTIONS POLICY – Circulose

Potential Applications

haileygross2_1 — 2025-03-01 01:26:53 UTC

With the material being so useful it can be made into many different textiles. This leads to being able to become: Tee shirts, jeans, dresses, components on shoes, and really anything else that has fibers involved (which is basically everything).

CIRCULOSE ® | Material from Chemically Recycled Cotton Waste

Levi's

haileygross2_1 — 2025-03-01 01:32:15 UTC

One brand that is using circulose in their products is Levi's. They ran a line of their 501 jeans in 2022 with pairs made from circulose material that had been made into denim.

“Now we’re taking that innovation and applying it to what could rightly be called the most iconic garment in all of apparel, the 501, which shows how serious we are about moving in the direction of circularity. Not only will our circular 501 jeans be designed to stand the test of time, just as they always have been, but they’ll also be able to find a second, third or fourth life as new garments.”

― Paul Dillinger, VP of Design Innovation at Levi’s

LEVI’S ― MADE WITH CIRCULOSE® – Circulose

H&M

haileygross2_1 — 2025-03-01 01:38:31 UTC

In 2020 H&M started using circulose in some of their clothing. They started with making a dress and now have started making more with the material.

“We’re very proud of our collaboration with re:newcell, as their work perfectly aligns with our vision to become fully circular. We’ve been supporting them from the start, and now we’re excited to soon launch the very first garment made of Circulose”

Erik Karlsson, Investment Manager for Sustainable Fashion at H&M Group’s investment arm CO:LAB.

H&M to be the first retailer to use Circulose - H&M Group