Cormatex is an Italian textile machinery manufacturer operating on the international markets for more than 35 years. The company has diversified its own production, becoming a leader in customized solutions for the following two sectors: • Woollen spinning • Nonwoven The corporate approach of Cormatex is absolutely “Green”. We firmly believe in Circular Economy and in a near future where any industrial production cannot only rely on virgin raw materials consumption but also reusing and recycling waste materials and end of life products. The main focus of our technology development in the last 15 years has been around a special technology, called Airlay Lap Formair, that is capable of making non-woven products, starting not only from virgin materials, but mainly focusing on recycled waste and different type of EoL products. The extreme versatility of our technology allows us to deal with any type of non-conventional waste material from very short fibres to powders ecc. In 2008 Cormatex has opened its R&D Center where an Airlay line has been installed, including all the special technologies the company developed for nonwoven production. The line includes an Opening and Blending section, a Forming section that includes two Airlay systems “Lap formair V” and “Lap formair H” and a Bonding section that consists of a Thermobonding Oven and a Needle Punching machine, followed by our Longitudinal and Cross Cutting machine.
Collective Circularity
Collective Circularity presents SortIQ: AI-powered sorting technology using smart glasses to identify textile brand, condition, and optimal destination in real time. Hands-free classification that transforms waste streams into revenue streams. We build circular recycling systems at scale, partnering with nonprofits, retailers, and manufacturers to prove sustainability isn’t just purposeful—it’s profitable. Experience live demos and see how we’re capturing the massive value hiding in textile waste.
Circular Textiles Foundation
The Circular Textiles Foundation (CTF) is an independent certifier and training provider dedicated to accelerating the transition to a circular textile economy by advocating for Design for Recyclability. Through rigorous product certification and industry training and collaboration, CTF provides brands, retailers and recyclers with the tools and standards needed to make fibre to fibre recycling a commercial reality. The CTF’s ‘Infinitee’ mark is a certification trade mark granted by the UKIPO (2024) and EUIPO (2026), carrying legal recognition across all 27 EU member states and the UK. As a certification mark, it provides a legal guarantee that goods bearing the mark meet a defined standard — in this case, that the garment is designed to be recycled.
Circle-8 Textile Ecosystems
Circle-8 is building an ecosystem and infrastructure with industry collaborators to unlock textile-to-textile recycling in the UK. We are driving the design, build and commissioning of a network of automated textile sorting and pre-processing facilities (ATSPs) for non-reusable textiles in the UK, as a pre-cursor to regional and industrial scale mechanical and chemical recycling plants.
Circ Inc.
Circ® is proving that textile recycling is scalable. With patented textile-to-textile recycling technology, Circ turns discarded polycotton blended fabric into virgin equivalent material. By separating and recovering polyester and cellulose from polycotton, Circ’s breakthrough technology is among the first market-tested solutions for one of the industry’s most common and least recyclable materials. Headquartered in Danville, Virginia, and expanding globally with its first industrial-scale facility underway in France, Circ is building the infrastructure for a circular fashion economy at scale. The company’s technology is backed by leading global investors and its materials, Circ® Lyocell and Circ® Polyester, are already in use through collaborations with leading brands spanning luxury to mass market.
CETI
CETI is a private center for applied research and innovation, for a sustainable textile industry. This unique collaborative hub for creativity, engineering, and prototyping has been innovating for 10 years, working with leading names in technical textiles, professional and protective clothing, sportswear, fashion, and luxury. CETI is at the forefront of the digital and sustainable transformation of the extended textile industry.
CETIA
CETIA is an innovation platform that develops technologies for the pre-processing stage before recycling : identification, sorting and dismantling are the main CETIA’s area of work. Leveraging automation, robotics and IA, our company is developping solutions to build the textile value chains of tomorrow.