Toray
(Source: Toray)
Toray will begin selling polyamide 6 (PA 6) chemically recycled fiber (N6CR) yarns, textiles, and other products in Japan from March 2023. These offerings will apply Toray’s depolymerization and repolymerization technology to recycled plastics and other materials that Refineverse Group, Inc., Tokyo/Japan, makes from recovered fishing nets. Toray looks for N6CR product sales to rise from around ¥800 million in the year ending March 31, 2023, to ¥1.2 billion 2 years later.
In 2022, Toray set up a new production system at its Nagoya Plant that identifies virgin raw materials from fossil sources. This setup comprises a raw materials input facility for recycled fishing net-derived resin and recycled lactam storage tanks. This setup will recycle PA 6 fiber products, accelerate efforts to develop an advanced fiber to fiber recycling business, and contributing to a circular economy.
The new N6CR facility of Toray Industries Inc., Tokyo, will enable it to overcome technical challenges and reinforce its range of high-performance, high-value-added PA fibers for apparel. It particularly aims to expand sales of thin, eco-friendly fabrics for sports and outdoor wear, innerwear, and legwear.
The company will expand its advanced fiber to fiber recycling business by collaborating with customers in initiatives to sell products incorporating its N6CR materials.
In 2022, Toray set up a new production system at its Nagoya Plant that identifies virgin raw materials from fossil sources. This setup comprises a raw materials input facility for recycled fishing net-derived resin and recycled lactam storage tanks. This setup will recycle PA 6 fiber products, accelerate efforts to develop an advanced fiber to fiber recycling business, and contributing to a circular economy.
The new N6CR facility of Toray Industries Inc., Tokyo, will enable it to overcome technical challenges and reinforce its range of high-performance, high-value-added PA fibers for apparel. It particularly aims to expand sales of thin, eco-friendly fabrics for sports and outdoor wear, innerwear, and legwear.
The company will expand its advanced fiber to fiber recycling business by collaborating with customers in initiatives to sell products incorporating its N6CR materials.
