From News Desk
LOOM Carbon and independent scientific research institute RTI International have announced a strategic research collaboration. The partnership will enable the scaling of LOOM’s proprietary thermal chemical recycling platform designed to transform non-recycled and hard-to-recycle textile waste into sustainable carbon-neutral materials.
Global textile waste exceeds 92 million tons annually, with recycling rates at less than 15%. This new partnership addresses this fast-growing environmental challenge by advancing a credible pathway to textile circularity.
LOOM Carbon’s process converts mixed and contaminated textiles into high value outputs that can re-enter industrial supply chains, including –
- Circular pigments and materials that replace fossil-derived inputs in textiles, coatings, and plastics
- Carbon materials that can be integrated into cement, asphalt, and composites, supporting infrastructure decarbonization
- Excess thermal energy that powers operations efficiently, reducing reliance on external sources
These pathways demonstrate how textile waste can be recycled into durable, circular products rather than being landfilled or incinerated.
“Together with RTI, Loom is demonstrating that blended textile waste can be recycled into valuable resources,” said Kimberly Landry, CEO, LOOM Carbon. “This collaboration moves us from pilot to commercial readiness proving textile waste is a resource, not a liability.”
This project will take place at RTI’s Pilot Xcelerator facility, which helps startups, commercial partners and government-funded teams to scale promising technologies from the lab to real-world applications quickly, affordably and with confidence.
“We are proud to leverage RTI’s world-class Pilot Xcelerator facility as well as our expertise in process engineering and emissions validation to help accelerate a proven, scalable solution to textile waste,” said David C Dayton, PhD, Senior Fellow and Director of Biofuels at RTI International. “Together, we aim to deliver real, sustainable benefits as this technology moves toward commercial deployment.”
Disclaimer – The details expressed in this post are from the companies responsible for sending this post for publication. This website doesn’t endorse the details published here. Readers are urged to use their own discretion while making a decision about purchasing or using a product/service related to this company, or using this information in any way. There has been no monetary benefit to the Publisher/Editor/Website Owner for publishing this post and the Website Owner takes no responsibility for the impacts of purchasing or using these products/services on the reader, or using this information in any way.
Global Perspectives... 