Renewcell

the Circulose dissolving-pulp process turns cotton waste into virgin-grade feedstock; after the 60,000-tonne Sundsvall plant entered restructuring in 2023, the plant is restarting under new ownership as brand partners sign offtake.

Country: Sweden

Commercial Circulose dissolving pulp; 60kt Sundsvall plant restarted under Altor eu

Coverage

	CN	EU	US
fibers-textiles	✓	✓	✓

Regulatorsreachepamoa-china

Verifiable facts

Fact	Value	Source
Funding	$5 million Series A investment round	fashionforgood.com
Capacity	60,000 tonnes per year	storage.mfn.se · circulose.com · eib.org
Certification	Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) certification	mfn.se · fashionforgood.com
Regulatory approval	Environmental permit for Ortviken operations approved July 2, 2021	inderes.fi
Production site	Ortviken plant in Sundsvall, Sweden	storage.mfn.se · wwd.com · circulose.com
Production site	Kristinehamn development facility	storage.mfn.se
Headcount	16 employees as of 2024	letabolag.se · hitta.se · yayo.se
Revenue	2.1 million SEK for the 2024 fiscal year	letabolag.se · hitta.se · yayo.se

Independent sources: circulose.com · eib.org · fashionforgood.com · hitta.se · inderes.fi · letabolag.se · mfn.se · storage.mfn.se · wwd.com · yayo.se

Technologies

Name	Cluster	Risk
Circular fashion: textile collection & sorting	fibers-textiles	Medium	→

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