The Teijin Group announced last week the first-ever closed-loop polyester-recycling program in China for collecting and recycling used garments, in collaboration with Li Ning Company Limited, a sports apparel company in China.
As part of the program, Li Ning has designed tennis and training wear using Teijin Fibers' chemically recycled Eco Circle Fibers, which are woven into textiles and dyed by Nantong Teijin Co Limited, a Teijin group company in China. The inaugural 2009-10 winter lineup will be sold at 11 stores managed by Li Ning beginning in October.
Under the program, the Li Ning stores will accept these garments after they are worn out, from where they will be sent via Nantong Teijin to Teijin Fibers' Matsuyama plant in Japan. After chemical decomposition, they will be converted into polyester raw material offering purity comparable to that derived from petroleum. The raw material will then be turned into high-quality Eco Circle Fibers, which will be used to manufacture new recyclable products.
Li Ning aims to expand its lineup of clothing made with environmentally friendly Eco Circle Fibers, as well as increase its sales locations to more than 100 within three years.
Introduced in 2002 by Teijin Fibers, the Eco Circle recycling program has now more than 120 participating companies.
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