KITAKYUSHU HIBIKINADA PLANT

Production plant for recycled polyester resin

Beginning operation in November 2017, this plant sorts clothing collected across Japan and utilizes proprietary BRING Technology™ on polyester materials to produce 100% recycled polyester resin.

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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 BRING Technology™ to…Recycle collected clothing and textile scraps into polyester resin

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01 Sorting

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02 Depolymerization

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03 Decolorization and Purification

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04 polymerization

BRING Technology™

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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
RCS

We realize circular economy within society by
collecting used clothing and regenerating its materials

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