The H&M Group with Circulose: Accelerating T2T Recycling in Fashion's New Ecosystem

2025-07-03

The fashion industry's shift toward circularity reached a milestone with H&M Group's expanded partnership with textile recycling innovator Circulose® – a deal accelerating demand for next-gen regenerated materials. As a leading T2T (textile-to-textile) materials supplier, Yooretex recognizes this collaboration as critical infrastructure evolution – transforming millions of garments into premium regenerated fibers through science-driven innovation.

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The Circulose Innovation: Turning Rags into Resources


Circulose® – the 100% textile-waste-derived material pioneered by Swedish innovators – is rewriting MMCF (man-made cellulose fiber) production rules. Circulose pioneers chemical recycling technology that transforms discarded cotton textiles (jeans, production scraps) into purified cellulose pulp. H&M Group's commitment to replace virgin viscose with Circulose across all brands validates T2T recycling's commercial viability. "This partnership accelerates Circulose adoption at industrial scale," notes CEO Jonatan Janmark, : "Investing in next-gen materials is fundamental to achieving 100% recycled materials by 2030."


H&M's 2020-2024 collections containing regenerated fabrics demonstrate these technical milestones are achievable through skilled T2T recycling manufacturing.

Key breakthroughs:

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Patented chemical recycling process removing dyes/polyester blends

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100% textile-derived cellulose output (no wood pulp blending)

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Licensing model enabling scaling (per Fashion for Good/Canopy frameworks)


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Yooretex: Engineering Recycled Pulp into Premium Textiles-As Circulose's downstream manufacturing partner, Yooretex bridges the gap between fiber innovation and commercial textiles:

1️⃣ Input: Receiving Circulose's regenerated cellulose pulp

2️⃣ Transformation: Spinning pulp into viscose/lyocell fiber yarns

3️⃣ Output: Weaving/knitting yarns into high-quality regenerated materials (fabrics, synthetics)

4️⃣ Supply: Delivering circular textiles to brands like H&M Group

This technical symbiosis closes fashion's loop: Textile recycling collection → Circulose pulp → Yooretex's regenerated fibers → fashion brands = new textile recycling circular collections.


Why Textile Recycling Partnerships Matter


The H&M Group's landmark multi-year partnership with Circulose marks a pivotal leap in textile recycling scalability. Yooretex champions Circulose's partnership model as textile recycling's growth accelerator. As Janmark states: "We need more brands to join this movement." 


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