Chemical depolymerisation

The goal of this program line is to improve the quality of chemical recycling techniques. Chemical depolymerization can become an important technology for high-quality and efficient recycling of polymers. To enable large-scale application, investments will be made for scale-up and showcases will be funded.

Using the CPNL grant scheme in 2025, the following project has begun:

• High-quality carpet recycling focuses on developing a comprehensive value chain for the collection, sorting, and recycling of end-of-life carpet into new, high-quality applications. Together with our partners, we are working on a pilot facility that demonstrates that PP, PET, and PA fibers from carpet can be reused for spinning yarns—an important step toward circular flooring.
• Project partners: Van Dijk Containers, Condor Group, Visscher-Caravelle, Polymer Science Park, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, Veolia, Partners for Innovation, Eastman, Fibrant, Aquafil/Econyl

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Using the CPNL grant scheme in 2025, the following project has begun:

• TEXPOWER: Textile Polycotton Waste Evaluation and Recycling. The goal of TEXPOWER is to enable a transparent circular polycotton textile value chain that can be implemented to support the Netherlands’ future-proof economic potential. This will be achieved through the development of accurate and efficient identification, sorting, and data processing techniques; the development of contaminant removal techniques; developing techniques to lengthen or strengthen fibers during mechanical recycling, developing a unique polycotton unlocking technology, effectively processing the polyester into spinnable fibers, processing the cellulose pulp into spinnable fibers, and spinning polycotton yarns that can be woven into functional textiles.
• Project partners: DPI, Kringcoop, Frankenhuis, Saxion, Cellicon, Textile Fiber Boost, SaXcell, Spinning Jenny, Enschede Textile City Innovation

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