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Enhance recycled textiles
Tear strength Four stage Circular System For a fully integrated end product of circularity, this
Tear properties ReTake: Post-consumed products are taken and softener can be applied on recycled fibres like rPES
prepared for the next step. or rCO. These textiles have the potential to be used
Rise up to circularity with 500 purification process, the post-consumed products and subsequently recycled again.
600
ReGenerate: Through a radical regeneration and
are recycled back to their purity. The innovated
New way of thinking - new way of creating
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reaction at CHT and the addition of renewable
CHT TUBINGAL RISE 300 emulsifiers led to the ground-breaking TUBINGAL Post-consumed products normally become waste.
CHT uses this post-consumed materials as new raw
RISE.
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material. TUBINGAL RISE can be applied on new
ReMake: TUBINGAL RISE is processed into e.g.
textiles. These textiles can be used and subsequently
knitted or woven fabrics.
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Silicone Softener made of 0 untreated Tubingal Rise Weft ReUse: New textiles are created with recycled back again. This represents a circular
economy.
TUBINGAL RISE.
Warp
Recycled and Renewable
raw materials Sewability
Needle penetration force
600
500
CHT Germany GmbH underline their commitment to idea to create something new out of alleged waste
sustainability by launching the first softener based on was really fascinating and inspiring.” 400
the concept of circular economy. With the traditional 300
“take-make-use-waste” model every year the industry As an innovative partner of the textile industry, CHT
produces millions of tons of (textile) waste. For this Group is working continuously on the ideas and 200
reason a transition from this linear model to a circular solutions of tomorrow. Circular economy is a major 100
economy with “take-makeuse-reuse” is necessary. topic, also for the CHT. The transition from a linear to
a circular concept requires a joint effort and 0 100% rCO 100% rPES

According to the concept of circular economy rethinking. Therefore, R&D, technical application untreated Tubingal Rise
products are traded in “cycles”. Circular economy experts and product safety are working closely with
aims at optimally using resources, minimizing waste customers and brands to reach the common goals
and ensuring less pollution. Waste presents and accelarate innovation. CHT is pushing
problems all along the fashion supply chain: Every boundaries by transforming post-consumed products Moisture Management
year, the present throw-away society and the into new value streams. Wicking height according to M&S 136 B
corresponding linear “make-use-waste” model
produces millions of tons of (textile) waste. This linear
thinking strongly contributes to environmental
pollution, climate change and depletion of finite
resources. Ensuring long term sustainable prosperity
which is in alignment with the United Nation’s (UN) MAKE USE
Sustainable Development Goals – we believe that CIRCULAR
circular economy is the future and the right way to go. TEXTILE
ECONOMY
For CHT, sustainability is not only a trend. It is one of 10s 30s 60s 5 min 30 min
the most important core values and correlates with
the innovative strength of CHT. It defines daily work untreated Tubingal Rise
as well as our strategic focus. The CHT Group has R E U SE
great experience and a deep knowledge of all
processes along the complete textile chain. range of different applications, and as such its extremely energy intensive. In order to fully exploit the
CHT Reuse commercial importance is significant. Silicones are value of this resource, end-of-life silicone products
According to Robert Zyschka, Head of Application an integral part of textile finishing as softeners, are recycled. As a result, today’s silicone waste can
Field Finishing, CHT Group, “We started giving up CHT’s Circular System waterproofing agents, defoaming agents or be used to produce an important alternative raw
traditional models and thinking more freely. To us the Silicone is a versatile material that finds use in a wide lubricants. However, the production of silicones is material for tomorrow.

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