Thermomechanical
Recycling Platform
CETI’s Thermomechanical Recycling platform provides industrial players with pilot and pre-industrial capabilities to develop, validate and scale up solutions for the thermomechanical recycling of textile waste.
“The platform enables the transformation of post-industrial and post-consumer textile waste into recycled polymer materials, contributing to the development of high-performance recycled solutions for textile and plastic applications.
Designed for applied R&D, industrial validation and circular economy projects, this platform supports the valorisation of diverse textile waste streams across multiple industrial sectors.”
Applications & industrial use cases
The Thermomechanical Recycling platform supports a wide range of industrial development and validation activities.
Thermomechanical recycling of textile waste into recycled polymer pellets
Development of recycled polymer grades suitable for textile and nonwoven applications
Valorisation of complex textile waste streams containing synthetic materials
Development of open-loop and closed-loop recycling solutions
Evaluation of recycled polymer processability for filament, fiber or nonwoven production
Production of representative recycled materials for prototyping and pre-industrial validation
How CETI uses this platform
CETI uses this platform to carry out technical development and validation work on thermomechanical textile recycling processes.
It enables feasibility studies, process optimisation and qualification of recycled polymers under industrially relevant conditions.
The platform supports both material-oriented and process-oriented recycling developments.
Activities are conducted by expert teams combining know-how in polymers, recycling processes and textile engineering.
The platform supports integrated technical services within CETI’s service offerings.
Looking to develop, validate or scale up a textile solution? CETI teams are available to discuss your project and identify the most relevant technical approach.
Thermomechanical recycling capabilities
The Thermomechanical Recycling platform combines equipment and expertise at CETI and its subsidiary CETIA to support the transformation and valorisation of textile waste into recycled polymers.
It integrates a pilot-scale EREMA line for producing recycled pellets from post-industrial and post-consumer textile waste, as well as complementary waste preparation capabilities available at CETIA.
Through integration with CETI’s Compounding / Spinning / Fibers platform, recycled polymers can be compounded, processed and evaluated for their suitability in filament, fiber or nonwoven applications.
These capabilities enable the development and validation of recycling processes, material formulations and industrially viable recycled solutions across multiple textile application sectors.
Associated platforms
The Thermomechanical Recycling platform is integrated within CETI’s broader technological ecosystem .
Compounding / Spinning / Fibers
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Nonwovens
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Mechanical Recycling
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Yarn Spinning / Weaving / Knitting
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Characterization & Performance Measurement
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This integration enables continuity from waste preparation and polymer recycling to material transformation and textile validation.
Links to expertise & services
This platform supports several areas of CETI expertise, including thermomechanical recycling, recycled polymers, circular textiles and textile process engineering.
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Synthetic & natural fibers
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Textile innovation
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Recycling & Eco-design
The Thermomechanical Recycling platform is mobilised across CETI’s service offerings.
Our services
Research and development / Engineering / consulting
Technology and market monitoring, innovation design, design thinking, modeling, specification control, eco-design.
Prototyping /
pre-production / INDUSTRIAL TRANSFER
Custom-built, optimal value chain solutions for your projects. Circular textile creativity, tailored to each sector and each process.