Dawn Technology
Turning Post-Consumer Textile Waste into Valuable Products
Unique Market Proposition
Producing valuable monostreams from blended textiles at end-of life.
Proven Expertise
Our textile recycling technology builds on over a decade of experience converting wood residues into sugars through Avantium’s DAWN process – validated at our pilot plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands since 2018.
High-Value Outputs
Glucose and glucose derivatives for bio-based chemicals and bio-based polymers and polyester fibers free from cellulosic for recycling.
Validated Performance
Extensive pilot-scale trials confirm the scalability and cost-effectiveness of our approach:
- Full conversion of cotton into sugars
- Clean polyester fibers ready for fiber-to-fiber recycling
- Conversion of glucose to Chloromethyl Furfural (CMF) and MethoxyMethyl furfural (MMF)
Sustainability Leadership
Valorising low value blended textile at end-of life while enabling mono-streams needed for scaling circularity.
Partnering for Impact
Committed to further develop and commercialize this technology in collaboration with partners and broadening its application to address the global textile waste problem. Together we can serve the transition from fossil to bio-based materials.
Dawn Technology
Imagine a World Where Materials Are No Longer Made from Fossil Resources
Dawn Technology converts textile waste into high-value chemicals and materials, promoting a sustainable future by utilizing renewable feedstocks, minimizing environmental impact, and promoting circular economy principles. Avantium has developed a breakthrough in recycling cotton-polyester-blend textile waste, solving a critical challenge in the textile industry. Using Dawn Technology, we separate cotton and polyester efficiently, transforming discarded fabrics into valuable resources instead of landfill waste. Published in Nature Communications, our high-yield process enables true fiber-to-fiber recycling, giving textiles a second life. With global textile production soaring and less than 1% currently recycled, this innovation sows the seeds of a circular, low-carbon future.
Contact
Questions about Dawn Technology? Please don’t hesitate to reach out!
Peter Mangnus, Business Director, [email protected]
Releaf® and FDCA
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CO2-based polyesters & chemicals
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PlantMEG
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