Less than 1% of garments are currently being recycled, resulting in over 70% of the world's clothing ending up in landfills. In light of this, regenerated fibers play a crucial role in promoting the circular economy and closing the loop. Recycling textiles offers numerous benefits, including a 70% reduction in energy consumption, 75% decrease in CO2 emissions, and an 86% decrease in water usage compared to using virgin fabrics.
For years, spinners have relied on LMW machines to harness the advantages of spinning recycled fibers from various raw materials such as PET bottles and fabric cut waste. LMW's spinning line enables the production of yarn from recycled materials up to a count of 40 Ne, with a blend ratio of 80% post-consumer material and 20% virgin cotton
The Gentle Blowroom line from LMW, designed for the regenerated open-end (OE) process, ensures efficient opening and cleaning, effective microdust extraction, optimal blending of fibers, and continuous feed to the Card. The Card LC363/OE facilitates higher production rates, consistent quality, reduced lint loss, lower power consumption, and high realization.
The precise Autolevelling Draw Frame LDF3 E supports increased production with superior quality through features such as Duo Digital Auto Levelling, a Change Gearless drive system, and Auto piecing.
LMW Smart series machines are highly suitable for mechanical recycling and have gained popularity with over 150 recycling installations worldwide. Over 500 cards from LMW are currently operating successfully in various recycling clusters, complemented by LMW Gentle Blowroom machinery.
The LMW Smart Ring Frame, combined with the most suitable preparatory machines for Ring spinning and Open End applications, effectively produces recycled yarn.
Fostering Eco-Sensitive Success with Benchmarking Standards
Vardhman ReNova, the fiber recycling plant of Vardhman Group, India, boasts a production capacity of 6 TPD and is designed to recycle Yarn Hard Waste/Fabric Clippings into usable fiber. Equipped with LMW Smart machines, the Vardhman Group mills have successfully facilitated the spinning of recycled yarns with counts like 24s Ne and 30s Ne, using a blend ratio of 30% recycled cotton, 40% recycled polyester, and 30% virgin cotton. To demonstrate the quality and applicability of the ring yarn spun from recycled material, LMW conducted a pilot project manufacturing T-shirts use made from recycled yarn and presented them to the entire customer base during ITME 2022 – India and ITMA 2023 – Milan for widespread.
Pratibha Syntex, based in Indore, India is dedicated to sustainable production and actively manufactures recycled yarns in response to the growing market demand. LMW preparatory machines are used at Pratibha Syntex to produce recycled yarns from recycled PET bottle fiber and fabric cut waste.
LMW's commitment to sustainability has led to a collaboration with Madura Coats for the commissioning of the A-Z pilot project "Coats Sustainability Hub" in Madurai. This Sustainability Hub will accelerate the transition to recycled and renewable materials, support customers and stakeholders in creating sustainability within the industry, drive sustainability innovation, enhance brand collaborations, and facilitate the rapid development and introduction of sustainable products to the market.
The transformation of the textile value chain to align with the guiding principles of the circular economy is already underway, and as a pioneer in textile technology, LMW will play a crucial role in this transformation process.
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