A World First for Circular Fashion

Circ France is not a demo or a pilot. It’s the world’s first commercial-scale plant to recycle polycotton. A global shift for fashion, and for the planet.

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From linear to circular: A better way forward

Each year, over 90 million tons of clothing are burned or buried. Most of it can’t be recycled. That’s because fashion’s supply chain runs on a linear model: fast production, short wear, and nowhere to go at the end. Blended textiles like polycotton are the standard but current recycling tech can’t process them. So they’re wasted. Until now. Circ France changes that. We are rebuilding the system with our industrial solution to fashion’s most persistent problem.

Discover the Solution

The first industrial facility of its kind

Circ France is the first commercial facility engineered for polycotton recycling at scale. Using our proven and patented hydrothermal process, the plant will produce three high-quality raw materials: cellulose pulp, purified terephthalic acid (PTA), and monoethylene glycol (MEG). These materials are ready to be used by every tier of the fashion supply chain. It’s a material solution, available at industrial scale.

Meet our Materials

Engineered for Impact. Built to Scale.

Circ France, located in Saint-Avold is more than a first. It’s a force, engineered to move the needle on reducing fashion’s footprint.

70k

METRIC TONS PER YEAR CAPACITY

>90%

YIELD RATE OF TEXTILE-TO-TEXTILE RECYCLED RAW MATERIALS

200

JOBS TO BE CREATED

Backed by Visionaries. Embraced by Industry.

Circ France is made possible by a global coalition of investors, partners, and policymakers who believe in technology’s power to reshape the future of fashion.

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This is the moment we’ve been building toward since Circ was founded… It’s not just a major milestone for Circ, but a breakthrough for the entire circular economy at a time when the planet urgently needs scalable climate solutions.

Peter Majeranowski

CEO, Circ

This is just the beginning.

Construction is starting soon. Circ France comes online in 2028 and it’s only the first. Our growth will help meet the needs of brands and the global supply chain to make circular materials the standard.

Global Impact, Global Spotlight

May 19, 2025

Circ to build $500 million cotton, polyester recycling plant in France

May 8, 2025

Circular Fashion Under Trump’s Tariffs

April 21, 2025

BloombergNEF Announces Circ as one of 12 Climate Innovators Winning the 2025 Pioneers Award

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Circ’s technology makes circular fashion possible

Recognized by TIME, Fast Company, and the Earthshot Prize, we’re a Certified B Corp accelerating fashion’s transition from linear to circular.

A World First for Circular Fashion

From linear to circular: A better way forward

The first industrial facility of its kind

Engineered for Impact. Built to Scale.

70k

>90%

200

Backed by Visionaries. Embraced by Industry.

This is just the beginning.

Global Impact, Global Spotlight

Circ to build $500 million cotton, polyester recycling plant in France

Circular Fashion Under Trump’s Tariffs

BloombergNEF Announces Circ as one of 12 Climate Innovators Winning the 2025 Pioneers Award

Join our circle

Circ’s technology makes circular fashion possible

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