This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, supports the development of manufacturing standards for textile-derived recycled polyester (RPET) feedstock. The $994,863 award to Ravel Holdings, Inc. (doing business as Regenerated Textiles) aims to address the critical gap of transforming mixed textile waste into a purified, market-ready RPET feedstock at cost parity with virgin materials. The project will enable initial commercial-scale production of 1 ton/month of this highly desired but currently unavailable material for the textile industry, which is projected to require 15,000 MT per year of RPET from 2025 onward. This award represents a significant milestone toward diverting over 150,000 tons of textile waste annually from landfills and facilitating a circular economy for synthetic textiles.
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