Textile recycler to open manufacturing facility in Vietnam

Recover, a Spain-based producer of recycled cotton fiber and cotton fiber blends, recently opened its latest manufacturing facility in Vietnam.

The facility is set to be operational early this year and will pioneer Recover's large-scale recycling technology in the growing Vietnamese textile production market.

Situated in the Dong Nai province, the factory’s location was chosen because of Vietnam’s significant role in the global textile industry as the third-largest textile exporter in the world, according to Recover. With its new facility, the company aims to position itself close to both textile scrap sorting and manufacturing operations, reducing the costs and footprint tied to shipping. Recover says the move also enables it to serve as a global partner for the industry’s demands, supplying brands in all major textile production markets with timely and efficient access to its materials.

Recover says its plant will feature its highly optimized recycling technology and initially operate with two recycling lines capable of providing an annual production capacity of 10,000 metric tons. It also will include a dedicated laboratory to maintain a consistent and high-quality product across all facilities and a constant evolution in both product and process.

Recover says one of the facility’s primary products will be RMix, a recycling solution for cotton-polyester blends. The company says its process eliminates the need to separate fibers, overcoming a longstanding industry challenge in polycotton recycling in an energy-efficient way.

“Our expansion into Vietnam is a crucial step in our strategic business plan,” Recover CEO Anders Sjöblom says. “Circularity is currently an underutilized tool for the Vietnamese textiles industry, and by bringing our advanced technology to a key textile hub, we are not only enhancing how we serve our customers by expanding our global manufacturing footprint, but also creating a positive shift towards circularity in Vietnam.”

A fourth-generation, family-owned company with a 75-year history in the textile industry, Recover first expanded its operations with a second manufacturing facility in Bangladesh in 2022. The company says its new facility in Vietnam will represent the next step in its ambitious expansion plans, which include expanding to new global markets to meet the growing demand for recycled materials from brands and retailers.