Fast Fashion Plus "Recycling Technology" To Save Costs

In recent years, recyclable technology has gradually become

More and more enterprises begin to practice environmental protection and consider their commercial value.

Recently, the H&M foundation and

Two seats have been opened in Hongkong.

The recycling facility is also the first large-scale application of the technology of separating and recycling waste polyester and cotton by using hydrothermal reaction method.

At the same time, it is located in the retail store of Nanfeng cotton mill in Hongkong.

Recycling recycling system is also officially launched for the public.

Professor Edwin Keh, chief executive officer of Hongkong textile and garment research and development center, is accepting

In an exclusive interview, the reporter said that through recycling technology, the old clothes can be upgraded to products of higher value or stronger functionality.

Recycling technology business

It is understood that recycling technology is jointly studied by the H&M foundation and R & D center and Longda Textile Co., Ltd.. The use of technology can speed up textile recycling and speed up the process of textile closed cycle development. Three.

In September 3, 2018, an industrial facility which used this technology for large-scale application was put into operation.

R & D Center said that the establishment of the facility is to invite the global fashion brands and stakeholders to understand and test the technology, and to use it in their own business processes, and the R & D center will make large-scale authorization of this technology achievement.

In September last year, the H&M foundation and R & D center of NPO formally began to study recycling technology, using hydrothermal reaction to recover cotton and polyester fibers and convert them into new fibers.

Although polyester cotton blended fabric is the most common fabric in the world, it has not been recovered before.

Erik Bang, H&M innovation leader, is accepting

Reporters said that recycling technology can make the fashion industry take a big step forward, and the foundation will provide this technology to the whole industry without compensation.

He believes that when this technology is applied on a large scale, it can significantly reduce the dependence of the industry on limited natural resources.

At the same time, the fashion industry will also provide clothing for the world's increasingly large consumer groups in a sustainable way.

It takes only 4 hours to rebuild old clothes.

In addition, the "clothing recycling and recycling system" and its supporting recycled clothing retailers also open.

Consumers can bring the old clothes that are not needed to the retail store, watch the whole process of the clothing recycling and reproducing, and choose the relevant styles, which will lead to new clothes brought home.

Experienced reporters found that the remanufacturing time of an old garment was 4 hours long, and the old clothes would be sterilized, cleaned (changed from small pieces of clothing into fibers and removed impurities), and the process (combining the finished fiber strips to improve their homogeneity) was pformed into a textile line, and then new clothes were remanufactured.

Field staff told the Beijing Commercial Daily reporter that the cost of remanufacturing clothes is basically the same as the price of old clothes, that is to say, if the price of clothing is 500 yuan, the cost of making new garments after recycling is about 500 yuan.

The staff explained that, due to the limited number of clothes recycled in retail stores, and the need to add up to 30% of new materials for clothing production, the cost is relatively high. With the increase of recycled clothing, the remanufacturing cost of old clothes will be greatly reduced in the future, and consumers can enjoy more suitable prices.

In recent years, many garment enterprises have begun to study the recycling of clothing. In September 2017, Nike introduced a new material Flyleather, which was recovered from 50%

Made with water.

Nike once said that the new technology, like the 3D weaving technology Flyknit developed in 2012, is a revolutionary technology.

It can save 90% of the water in the process of production.

Adidas also announced in August that it plans to stop using plastic before 2024, and will use recycled plastics as raw materials to improve the environmental protection level and sustainability of the company's supply chain.

Saving clothing enterprise cost

But in fact, clothing companies can also save material and reduce costs while doing environmental protection.

The H&M fund has donated about 5 million 800 thousand euros to the Hongkong textile and garment research and development center, which is derived from the surplus brought by the "old clothes recycling plan" of various stores in H&M group.

Anna Gedda, head of H&M global sustainable development, told the Beijing Commercial Daily reporter that in the future, with the large-scale use of sustainable technology, the recycled clothing could be reused in large quantities, and the brand clothing might be cheaper.

In addition, Professor Edwin Keh said in an interview that through recycling technology, the old clothes can be upgraded to a more valuable product, because the research center can add new materials to the old clothes in the production process, so that the new garments after remanufacturing show different texture and enhance the value of clothes.

In addition, Professor Edwin Keh revealed that at present, the use of new technologies by internationally renowned sports brands will pform materials into more functional ones.

For example, improve the breathability of clothing.

In the view of Zhang Peiying, honorary consultant of the China luxury Confederation, green clothing has become a major trend in the development of the industry. However, at present, domestic consumers have not yet established the habit of recycling old clothes. If the clothing recycling amount of clothing enterprises reaches an order of magnitude in the future, they can fully meet the requirements of circular production, which may greatly reduce the cost of clothing production, thereby affecting the price of consumer products.