The Infinited Fiber Company of Finland To Invest €220 Million In New Post-Consumer Waste Textile Fibre Plant

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Circular fashion and textile technology group Infinited Fiber Company is looking for a location in Finland to build a flagship factory to produce its unique, regenerated textile fibers for the global market.

Infinited Fiber Company will decide on the location by September.

“This marks an exciting next phase for Infinited Fiber Company. We are seeing great demand for our circular Infinna™ textile fiber from global fashion brands. Setting up our own plant is a response to this demand. While technology licensing remains central to our long-term business strategy, this plant will speed up the availability of Infinna to the global fashion and textile market in the short- to medium-term,” said Infinited Fiber Company Cofounder and CEO Petri Alava.

Infinited Fiber Company’s technology turns cellulose-based raw materials, like cotton-rich textiles, used cardboard, or rice or wheat straw, into Infinna, a unique, premium textile fiber with the natural, soft look and feel of cotton.

Infinited Fiber Company currently operates pilot facilities in the cities of Espoo and Valkeakoski, Finland, with a combined nominal capacity of 150 metric tons/annum.

The planned flagship factory will have an annual capacity of 30,000 metric tons/annum and will use post-consumer textile waste as feedstock.

“Finland has a long history of cellulose-based industries, excellent engineering capabilities and a strong drive to become a leader in circularity. We are currently considering several potential locations across Finland where the existing infrastructure is supportive of our plans,” Alava said.

The plant’s entire output is intended for export. Infinited Fiber Company is currently negotiating offtake agreements with several global fashion and textile brands and believes agreements will be in place before the end of 2021, securing the factory’s entire output capacity for several years.

The total investments for setting up the flagship plant are estimated at around 220 million euros.

Infinited Fiber Company expects its currently ongoing evaluation into financing options for the plant to be completed soon.

The plant is expected to be operational in 2024..

More than 92 million metric tons of textile waste is produced globally every year with much of it ending up in landfills or incinerators.

At the same time, textile fiber demand is increasing, with Textile Exchange estimating the global textile fiber market to grow 30% to 146 million metric tons by 2030 from 111 million metric tons in 2019.

About Infinited

Infinited are on a mission to make textile circularity an everyday reality – offering a way to capture the value in waste by regenerating it as a new and versatile textile fiber.

They  see a future that’s not reliant on precious natural resources and where old processes are replaced with cutting-edge alternatives.

Working together with textile producers, brands and people who share their vision, they can bring joy and hope back to closets, homes and people as we go.

Infinited Fiber Company’s circular fiber regeneration technology, which uses waste as its raw material, offers a solution both for capturing waste and reducing the industry’s burden on limited natural resources.

Several major global fashion brands have made public commitments to using recycled textiles in their collections.