KITAKYUSHU HIBIKINADA PLANT
Production plant for recycled polyester resin
Reduces CO2 emissions by
49 %
*compared to petroleum-based polyester resin production
LCA of Kitakyushu Hibikinada Plant
Production capacity of polyester resins
1,000 t/year
T-shirt *250g per shirt
4 million
Utilizing the infinitely circulating our proprietary technology to…Recycle collected clothing and textile scraps into polyester resin
01 Sorting
02 Depolymerization
03 Decolorization and Purification
04 polymerization
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DATA
- Name
- KITAKYUSHU HIBIKINADA PLANT
- Location
- Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka
- Completion
- 2017
- Raw materials
- Polyester fiber
- Products
- Recycled PET resin *Clothing application
- Process
- PET chemical recycling (BHET method)
- Capacity
- 1,000 t / year
- Site area
- 19,710m2
- Production Field
- Pilot plant / small-scale commercial plant
- Certification
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We realize circular economy within society by
collecting used clothing and regenerating its materials
