Second Circ-based collection from Zara
Fashion brand Zara has launched a second collection crafted with 100% lyocell from Virginia-based Circ. This follows an earlier set of clothing that Zara developed from Circ and recycled polyester last year.
This new collection comprises dresses, a skirt and a top. The lyocell that has gone into them is made from 50% recycled textile waste.
Circ’s technology is capable of separating and recovering mixed polymer streams, specifically any blend of polyester and cotton, which account for most fabrics manufactured. It has developed a hydrothermal process that extracts purified terephthalic acid, or PTA (a building block for polyester) from polyester and cellulose from cotton. The first can be used to make new polyester, the second to make lyocell.
Chief executive of Circ, Peter Majeranowski, said: “Our latest collection with Zara builds on our goal of creating a model for widespread adoption of sustainable materials. This partnership also reinforces the long-term potential of Circ and Inditex, Zara’s parent group, to work together to improve product circularity for the fashion industry
