Circ and Selenis expand strategic partnership
27/06/2025
The collaboration will leverage Selenis’ expertise in processing the building blocks of polyester (its monomers) derived from textile waste to make high-quality Circ polyester that can be used in apparel. Its pellets integrate seamlessly into existing supply chains, it said.
“This partnership reflects our commitment to reducing waste and scaling up advanced recycling solutions,” commented Selenis CEO Duarte Matos Gil. “Circularity is no longer a concept; it must become an industrial reality. Whether it is bottle-to-bottle or textile-to-textile, the goal is the same: materials must complete a full life cycle and return as high-quality products, again and again. A bottle should become a new bottle, not downcycled. A garment should be reborn as another garment, not wasted.” But he noted that to scale these new circular solutions, innovation is needed, as well as regulation. “Supportive, forward-looking legislation is essential to unlock investment and create a level playing field for truly circular systems.”
Eduardo Santos, Selenis corporate strategy lead, noted: “While the world was focused on recycling for packaging, our strategy since 2022 was to lead textile circularity. We committed our resources and innovation to explore the textile side of the problem, even when our core business was in plastics. This partnership with Circ, officially launched in June 2023, represents a tangible step in tackling fast fashion’s impact on the environment. We’ve made strategic advances – first in the U.S. and now, in Italy – strengthening our position in textile circularity across both sides of the Atlantic.”
Selenis has formed a partnership with Syre to establish a textile-to-textile recycling plant for polyester in Cedar Creek, North Carolina. Circ recently announced a plan to build a recycling facility in Saint-Avold, France.
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