Sulzer Ltd. is a Swiss industrial engineering and manufacturing firm, founded by Salomon Sulzer-Bernet in 1775 and established as Sulzer Brothers Ltd. in 1834 in Winterthur, Switzerland. Today it is a publicly-traded company with international subsidiaries.
Sulzer is working in collaboration with H&M and Worn Again Technologies to develop textile recycling technology with a demonstration plant output of 1’000 tons per year. Sulzer and H&M Group are strategic partners of Worn Again Technologies. Sulzer will help towards circularity with a new technology to recycle textiles. The partners now plan to build a demonstration plant to scale-up this closed-loop recycling process.
Sulzer is known for its expertise in separation, mixing, and polymerization technologies. The company will provide equipment and technology at the heart of Worn Again’s unique closed-loop textile recycling process, converting textiles at their end of use back into virgin-like raw materials. The company recycles millions of tons of garments that usually end up in landfills or incinerators.
Torsten Wintergerste, division president of Chemtech, comments: “I am honoured by the trust Worn Again and H&M Group have given me to become chairman of the board. Sulzer is highly committed to lead the development of sustainable processes by leveraging our extensive experience in separation technology. This is why we are happy to be the technology expert for Worn Again and support its vision to eradicate textile waste and get to a world where resources are kept in constant circulation. We look forward to seeing our key technologies in operation at this new recycling facility as well as collaborating on future circular projects.”
