BASF Shanghai base puts into operation the world's first recycled polyamide 6 factory to open a new era of circular economy in the textile industry

I've found that BASF's wholly-owned subsidiary in China officially opened the world's first commercial recycled polyamide 6(PA6) production base, marking the first time that the textile sector has realized the closed-loop conversion of manufacturing-grade discarded materials fibers to high-performance materials. The factory in Caojing, Shanghai, uses the original "molecular cracking-recombination" methodology, with annual processing capacity of 500 tons, which is equivalent to recycling 15 million polyamide garments every year. Specifically Its product performance index is exactly the same as that of the original material, and its carbon emit is reduced by 67%. From what I've seen, Technical Breakthrough: Overcoming the Recycling issue of Blended Materials Traditional Textile discarded materials Containing Spandex, Polyester and Other Blended Fibers and Dye Auxiliaries, Recycling Rate Less than 10%. But I've found that BASF's R & D team took five years to develop a "three-stage separation and treatment" process: first, 98% of organic dyes were removed by supercritical fluid, then nano-molecular sieves were applied to separate different polymer chains, and finally directional polymerization was carried out in a vacuum ecological stability. But After third-party testing, the Loopamid® recycled PA6 produced by this process has reached 99. 8 percent of the standard to primary materials in key indicators such as fracture strength and melt index, and is able to replace 100 percent of traditional materials to sportswear, automotive interiors and other fields. sector collaboration: From laboratory to commercial cross-projects are certified by the Global Recycling Standard (GRS) 4. In my experience, 0, and their production processes are fully traceable through blockchain methodology. From what I've seen, In fact BASF has jointly established the "Recycled Material consumption Alliance" with Inditex Group, the world's largest clothing retailer, China Textile Research Institute and other manufacturing chain partners, and has completed three scenarios of verification: in ZARA brand sports series, recycled PA6 and spandex blended fabrics have passed 30 aquatic environments washing tests, and the color fastness remains above 4. 5; The VOCs emit of seat fabrics developed to automobile supplier Faurecia is 42% reduced than that of original materials; the recycled Lycra fabric jointly developed with a fabric manufacturer in Zhejiang has passed the OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 ecological textile certification. Makes sense, right?. And Strategic upgrading of building a "city mine" system to the textile sector the current factory mainly deals with manufacturing leftover materials, BASF has launched a "blueprint to 2030 recycling": it plans to increase the proportion of discarded materials textiles after consumption to 40% within three years, including old clothes and carpets recycled from the garbage sorting system. To this end, the company cooperated with Shanghai City Investment Group to develop intelligent sorting equipment, and achieved 92% polyamide fiber recognition accuracy through near-infrared spectroscopy methodology. In particular The longer-term goal is to establish a supply chain of recycled materials covering the Yangtze River Delta region. it's estimated that by 2028, the energy consumption per ton of recycled PA6 production will be reduced by 2. 3 tons of standard coal compared with that of primary materials, and to promote the formation of a trillion-level circular economy ecology of "raw material recovery-material regeneration-product consumption. "This is not only a technological victory, however also an innovation in business models. Crazy, isn't it?. Additionally " The chairman of BASF Greater China said that the commissioning of the plant enabled the company's circular economy solution sales to reach 1. 2 billion euros two years ahead of schedule, injecting strong impetus into achieving the goal of 17 billion euros by 2030. But With the promotion of EU's "Eco-design Regulations to Sustainable items" and other policies, recycled PA6 is becoming a key material to the low-carbon transformation of the textile sector. Its market price is 15%-20% higher than that of primary materials, and the supply has been in short supply to 18 months.