SOEX is now called SOEX Textil-Verwertungsgesellschaft instead of Textil-Vermarktungsgesellschaft. The focus of the company’s activities is not on marketing the collected textiles, but on recycling these important resources. Every activity of the SOEX Group is strictly aligned with the waste hierarchy. The reuse of textiles in their original form is the top priority, followed by recycling.

The SOEX Group can already look back on over 35 years of experience in the collection and recycling of used textiles and has been able to establish itself as a strong partner in the recycling market over the years. The SOEX Group will now expand this role even further and prepare for future developments on the market together with its partners. The amended Waste Framework Directive from 2025 presents the textile industry with a new challenge, which the SOEX Group believes it is well equipped to meet thanks to its many years of experience, investments in new innovations and strong cooperation partners: The amended framework directive provides for mandatory separate textile collection for all member states. For the SOEX Group, this means an increase in goods, as more textiles that were previously disposed of in residual waste will be collected. This development represents an opportunity for the SOEX Group to sort even more clothing that is no longer wearable for subsequent recycling processes so that no valuable resources are wasted.