On April 7, 2025, the T2T waste textile recycling pilot production line with the theme of "Circular fashion - Opening a new era of sustainable development" was put into operation in Sichuan Grace Fiber Technology Co., Ltd. Sun Yize, Academician of CAE and Professor of Donghua University; Tamara Stark, head of impact of canopy; Well Lam, Managing Director (China) of High Fashion Group; Hu Bo, Chairman of Yibin Grace Group; Ming liang, General Manager of Yibin Grace Group; Deputy general manager He Min and Song Wei, and other leading guests attended the ceremony.
As a leading enterprise in China’s textile industry, Yibin Grace Group has always consistently adhered to the concept of low-carbon and sustainable development, and constantly improved the classification and recycling of waste textile, chemical clean pulping technology and recycled products promotion channels, forming an integrated circular economy model that transforms waste textile into recycled pulp, fibers, and yarns. The official commissioning of the T2T (Textile-to-Textile) pilot production line marks Yibin Grace Gruop's achievement in full-industry-chain high-value recycling of textile waste at scale, demonstrating groundbreaking accomplishments in sustainable development and circular economy innovation. This breakthrough will significantly accelerate the industry's transition toward low-carbon and eco-friendly transformation.
“This is an important step forward in advancing a circular economy that uses less raw materials and, by doing so, lessens pressure of the world’s most endangered forests, and reduces carbon emissions that harm the climate.We are grateful for the work Yibin Grace is spearheading and we are proud to have them as a Canopy partner.” said by Tamara Stark, head of impact of canopy.
“The production of T2T project is an important milestone for the industry, and the cooperation between Yibin Grace Group, canopy and High Fashion provides innovative solutions for the sustainable development of the textile industry and realizes closed-loop of the fashion industry, hoping to stimulate synergies through win-win cooperation among the three parties to achieve better fashion.” said by Well Lam, Managing Director (China) of High Fashion Group.
Hu Bo expressed his heartfelt thanks to all the leading guests for their concern and support. He mentioned that the production of the T2T project is the result of close cooperation between the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, which has made positive contributions to promoting the recycling of waste textiles in China to a new level and helping the low-carbon development of the textile industry. In the next step, Yibin Grace Group will be committed to accelerating project production, deepening cooperation in the industry chain and brands, optimizing raw material sorting and recycling pulp preparation technology, and working with partners from all walks of life to promote the industrialization process of waste textile recycling and leading the textile industry in new fashion.
Under the witness of the participants, Hu Bo announced that the Yibin Grace Group T2T waste textile recycling pilot production line was officially put into operation, and the on-site leaders and guests jointly launched the button. Printed with " NEXT GEN NOW!”, the canopy gift flag slowly rises, symbolizing the international environmental organizations' full affirmation of the sustainable development initiatives of Yibin Grace Group.
Before the ceremony, the participating leaders also participated in the "old clothes delivery" activity, visited the T2T production line, and investigated the production process of the pilot line at close range.
