TFE Textil GmbH, a subsidiary of Getzner Textil, produces support fabrics for industrial applications made of 100% polyester.“During the process of weaving, waste is produced at the selvedges. This waste is now being collected as part of a pilot project and reprocessed into yarn,” explains Barbara Paul, Sustainability Officer at Getzner Textil. The collaboration with the Austrian recycling company Erema Group looks very promising: “The recycled yarn has shown excellent results in numerous tests in our laboratories. Now our goal is to produce the original product using the waste from that product, thereby creating a cycle – the machines are running and the result has been extremely satisfactory,” says Development Coordinator Jonas Bemetz.

At the moment, further tests are still needed before the product can be presented to an interested customer base. “In addition to industrial applications, there is potential in the mobility sector and in the area of personal protective equipment,” says Paul, summarising other possible areas of application.

Getzner Textil´s own development centre, work is also currently underway on a recycling solution for cotton waste.