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GlyEco launches glycol recycling for textile industry

10/06/2013
US-based glycol technologies group GlyEco has completed upgrades at its South Carolina plant and processed several thousand gallons of waste glycol sourced from the textile industry - the largest consumer of monoethylene glycol, with demand exceeding 3.8 billion gallons annually.

Glycols are used to create polyester fibre chips, the base material for polyester fabrics, carpets and upholstery. Recycling waste glycols presents a solution to supply shortages and increasing costs for refinery-produced material, according to GlyEco.

John Lorenz, its CEO, said the market is underserved. "The waste glycol created by polyester manufacturing is difficult to clean. Most glycol recycling methods cannot remove all of the potentially deadly pollutants, while more effective processes don't make economic sense. As a result, textile manufacturers have very limited options for disposal, and at best this material ends up in a landfill. We intend to change that."

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