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About ANDRITZ | Laroche ANDRITZ Laroche is a global technology leader specializing in mechanical textile recycling, fiber preparation, and airlay nonwoven solutions for the textile and technical nonwovens industries. Founded in 1926 and part of the ANDRITZ Group’s Nonwoven & Textile division, the company brings nearly a century of expertise in transforming textile waste into high‑value recycled fibers and engineered materials. ANDRITZ Laroche designs and supplies complete textile recycling lines, including cutting, tearing, opening, cleaning, blending, and fiber preparation systems for both post‑industrial and post‑consumer textile waste. These solutions are engineered to preserve fiber length and quality, enabling the reuse of reclaimed fibers in applications such as nonwovens, yarn spinning, insulation, automotive components, filtration, and other technical products. In addition to recycling technologies, ANDRITZ Laroche is a recognized competence center for airlay nonwoven technology, delivering turnkey systems for insulation, bedding, automotive felts, furniture, and sustainable material development. Customers benefit from access to pilot‑scale and industrial trial facilities at the ANDRITZ Laroche Technical Center in France, allowing materials and processes to be validated before full‑scale production. As part of the global ANDRITZ Group, ANDRITZ Laroche supports manufacturers, recyclers, and brands in advancing toward a circular textile economy, offering industrially proven, scalable solutions that reduce waste, conserve resources, and create new value from end‑of‑life textiles.