Renewcell building textile recycling plant in Sweden

In Finland, Renewcell and Valmet have signed a contract for Valmet to deliver the main equipment for Renewcell’s planned 60,000 metric ton capacity textile recycling plant at Ortviken industrial site in Sundsvall, Sweden. This is a major milestone in the establishment of the first of its kind commercial scale textile recycling plant in the world. Renewcell’s new Ortviken plant is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2022.

The value of the order is around EUR25 million. The order is included in Valmet’s orders received of the first quarter 2021.

Through its patented process, Renewcell is able to upcycle cellulosic textile waste, such as cotton and viscose clothes, transforming it into a dissolving pulp product called Circulose®, produced from 100% recycled textiles. In 2018 Renewcell opened a demonstration plant in Kristinehamn, Sweden, which can produce up to 4,500 tons of Circulose® per year. The new Ortviken plant will have a capacity of 60,000 tons per year with a possibility to increase the capacity in the future.