[pageLogInLogOut]

#Recycling / Circular Economy

Teijin to invest in Circularise B.V. and adopt its supply chain traceability platform to promote the Circular Economy

Teijin Limited announced today that it will invest in Circularise B.V., a company based in The Hague, Netherlands, which develops product traceability management systems using blockchain technology. Teijin will also implement Circularise’s software to improve visibility into its global supply chain. Circularise’s proprietary “Smart Questioning”(*) solution, which utilizes Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) technology, provides both anonymity and transparency to ensure a highly reliable product traceability system.

Teijin will leverage Circularise’s digital traceability platform to enhance the transparency and reliability of its supply chain. This platform will enable the company to procure raw materials with lower environmental impact that contribute to the development of new, sustainable products and services. Teijin aims to promote efficient and effective resource utilization across its entire supply chain. This initiative will help the company reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.

Circularise's digital traceability platform allows organizations to track the history, location, composition and application of a product or material throughout the supply chain to the point of origin. It will empower Teijin with trustworthy, verified information from suppliers about the carbon emissions associated with their products to support regulatory compliance and auditing.

Teijin committed to prioritizing the health of the planet, protecting the environment, and supporting a circular society — has been actively seeking partners with digital traceability platforms to lead the industry in the realization of a circular economy. Circularise, on the other hand, has been looking for partners to promote the adoption of its digital traceability platform, which enhances transparency and reliability in global supply chains.

“We believe that, together with Teijin, we can set a benchmark for industry-leading examples of the circular economy, delivering scalable and rapid solutions to the market,” said Jordi de Vos, co-founder of Circularise. “We are honored to welcome Teijin Group as a strategic investor. This collaboration reflects our shared vision for a transparent, traceable, and sustainable supply chain. We look forward to this collaboration to further propel our mission and strengthen our market presence.”

“As a leading company in high performance materials, we at Teijin are actively increasing our efforts to become more circular,” said Ton de Weijer, general manager of the Environment Solution Division at Teijin “The investment in Circularise will enable us to cooperate with a leader in the field of traceability and to create an environment that will support us in setting the right steps forward.”

As the world works toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, there is an increasing global demand for initiatives that support the circular economy—maximizing added value while efficiently utilizing resources throughout the supply chain. In Europe, the introduction of mandatory Digital Product Passports (:s) aims to enable comprehensive tracking of the production, usage, and disposal of products. The adoption of digital traceability platforms, which facilitate product and material traceability, will be a critical component in realizing the vision of a circular economy.

(*) Smart Questioning is Circularise’s proprietary technology designed to allow a verifier (e.g. brand owner) to ask a series of carefully curated questions from a prover (e.g. supplier) in order to obtain relevant information about a product without disclosing any sensitive data.

About Circularise

Circularise is a Netherlands-based product traceability platform, established in 2016, specializing in compliance and sustainability across supply chains. With Circularise, companies can efficiently prepare for audits and meet regulatory requirements (like ESPR) and certification standards (like ISCC EU, ISCC PLUS). The platform enables end-to-end product traceability beyond tier-1 suppliers, supports digital product passports, generates audit-ready reports, and allows secure data collection, management, and sharing. Circularise’s patented technology ensures sensitive information remains protected, providing both transparency and data security.



More News from Teijin Aramid

#Yarn & Fiber

Teijin Aramid: Taiichi Machida to succeed Peter ter Horst as CEO

Peter ter Horst will step down as Chief Executive Officer at the end of 2025, after 19 years of dedicated service. Effective October 1, 2025, Taiichi Machida will take over as CEO.

#Yarn & Fiber

Teijin announces availability of DPP-compliant products aligned with Europe’s ESPR Environmental Regulation

Teijin Limited announced today that it has started rolling out initiatives to enable aramid fibers and carbon fibers to be accompanied by Digital Product Passport (DPP) technology, which enhances supply chain transparency by verifying the origins of materials and supporting sustainability claims. The company is using the supply chain traceability system from Netherlands-based Circularise B.V., in which Teijin has invested since November 2024, to develop DPPs for each product.

#Composites

Teijin Carbon showcases new eco-friendly Tenax Next™ R2S 513 6mm short carbon fiber at JEC World 2025

Teijin Carbon, a leading manufacturer of carbon fiber products, is presenting its latest development in sustainable materials at JEC World 2025 (hall 6, G22). New Tenax Next™ R2S 513 6mm is a short carbon fiber product in rice-shaped form for reinforcing thermoplastic compounds that not only offers exceptional performance characteristics but also reinforces the company’s commitment to environmental responsibility and circularity.

#Yarn & Fiber

Low-dielectric quartz fiber prepreg from Teijin Group’s Renegade Materials Corp. is first to achieve NCAMP certification

Teijin Limited announced today that an epoxy thermoset prepreg on quartz fabric from its carbon fiber subsidiary, Renegade Materials Corporation, is the first such material to qualify for certification by the U.S. National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP). The high-performance, low- dielectric prepreg, made by impregnating woven quartz fabric with epoxy resin, is used for aircraft radar domes (radomes.) .

More News on Recycling / Circular Economy

#Recycled_Fibers

Worn Again Technologies unveils the Accelerator

Worn Again Technologies unveils the Accelerator, the next major step towards commercialising its pioneering Textile-to-Fibre recycling process and proving the technical and economic feasibility of polycotton recycling.

#Recycling / Circular Economy

Textile‑to‑textile recycling leader Circulose joins Spinnova’s ecosystem to accelerate technology scale‑up

Textile‑to‑textile recycling leader Circulose joins Spinnova’s ecosystem (consortium) to help advance the scale‑up of Spinnova’s technology. Spinnova has actively sought partners to accelerate commercial scale‑up, and Circulose, as a key player in textile recycling, strengthens the ecosystem by providing a raw material that is in high demand across the industry.

#Recycling / Circular Economy

Epoch Biodesign joins T2T Alliance to support textile-to-textile recycling policy

UK-based recycling technology company Epoch Biodesign has joined the Textile-to-Textile (T2T) Alliance, an industry association representing textile-to-textile recyclers within the EU’s policy landscape.

#Recycling / Circular Economy

Circ announces new Fiber Club partners to accelerate commercial adoption of recycled textiles

Circ®, a global leader in textile‑to‑textile recycling, announced the scaling of its Fiber Club initiative. Building on the success of the inaugural program, Circ is bringing together a new group of brand partners: the lifestyle brand Madewell(under J.Crew Group), sustainable fashion brand Reformation, and European retailer C&A, alongside supply chain partners Lenzing and Linz Textil.

Latest News

#Textile processing

Automatex introduces game changing quilting machine

Having achieved rapid market success with its fully automated fitted sheet system, Automatex, a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, has developed a game changing quilting machine which doubles productivity compared to what has previously been achievable.

#Techtextil 2026

RETECH showcases high-precision godets for high-performance fiber processing at Techtextil 2026

RETECH designs and manufactures godets and draw frames for heated, ambient and cooled processes, enabling precise heat treatment and consistently high yarn quality for a wide range of polymers and applications, with process temperatures of up to 400 °C for high-performance fibers. The company’s key competence lies in exact and stable temperature and speed control, individually adapted to the specific material and process requirements.

#Dyeing, Drying, Finishing

BW Converting expands Southeast Asian presence with new agency partnerships in Vietnam and Indonesia

BW Converting is strengthening its presence in Southeast Asia through new agency partnerships in Vietnam and Indonesia, reinforcing the company’s commitment to supporting textile manufacturers across the region. The expansion comes as BW Converting prepares to exhibit at SaigonTex 2026 (April 8–11, Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and INDO INTERTEX 2026 (April 15–18, Jakarta International Expo, Indonesia).

#Knitting & Hosiery

Driving WARP KNIT Inspiration

KARL MAYER sees performance fabrics and next-level textile solutions in particular as potential growth drivers for its customers, as a motor for business development and as real game changers for the entire textile industry. Innovation does not happen by chance. It is the result of close exchange with customers & brands, textile expertise and competence in textile machine engineering. This is why KARL MAYER is investing in progress and collaborative development and opening its TEXTILE INNOVATION CEN-TER (TIC) – a place to be for the entire textile world.

TOP