Asia Pacific Fibers and BlockTexx® make Textile to Textile fabrics
Asia Pacific Fibers and BlockTexx® collaborate to bring a circular future for the global textile industry closer to reality
October 8, 2025
Integrated polyester manufacturer Asia Pacific Fibers and BlockTexx®, an Australian clean technology company recovering polyester and cellulose from textiles and clothing, today announced a working partnership to develop and supply Textile-to-Textile recycled polyester filament yarn solutions to global fashion clients.
The road to sustainability is a massive challenge for the fashion and textile industry with less than 1% of the global fibre market sourced from pre- and post-consumer recycled textiles. Global fibre production reached 124 million tonnes in 2023 and is expected to grow to 160 million tonnes by 2030. (Textile Exchange Materials Market Report 2024)
Polyester and cotton are the most widely produced fibres, accounting for 77% of global fibre production. When blended these fabrics become harder to recycle and reuse as they must first go through a separation process.
BlockTexx® uses its S.O.F.T.™ (separation of fibre technology) process to extract high value raw materials from post-consumer unwanted blended textiles and clothing to create PolyTexx® and CellTexx® for remanufacture into new products including fibre, fabric and trims.
Mr V. Ravishankar - CEO of Asia Pacific Fibers said the partnership with BlockTexx further reflects the company’s belief in the promise of a sustainable future.
“Our flagship product Re-petitive, made from PolyTexx® rPET exemplifies our commitment to sustainability, offering our value chain partners a truly circular solution that minimizes water usage, chemical pollution, and landfill waste.” Mr. V. Ravishankar said.
“By closing the loop on end of life textiles, we empower our customers and brands to meet their environmental goals while maintaining uncompromising standards in design and performance.”
Through its end-to-end ecosystem for unwanted textiles and clothing, BlockTexx® is actively driving a global movement towards a more circular economy for its partners and customers.
Graham Ross, Co-founder of BlockTexx® said, “BlockTexx’s mission has been to develop low emissions technology to deliver commercial scale recycled products that are price comparative to virgin products.”
“We value the technical development expertise of the team at Asia Pacific Fibers and we appreciate their commitment to being an industry driver of Textile-to-Textile products. We are delighted to showcase these fabrics in Europe in October.”
Re-petitive yarns are made available in raw white, dope dyed and with inherent functional features such as stretch, moisture management, anti UV, anti-microbial, anti-dust mite and biodegradability. These yarns are made from 100% recycled polymers and the textile waste contents can be curated as per the customers' requirements, starting from 10% textile waste to 50% textile waste in the overall mix. These recycled yarns are certified for OEKO-TEX, GRS and RCS as part of sustainability compliance.
Asia Pacific Fibers and BlockTexx® will work together to develop a variety of commercially ready filament yarns and co-market these products to the global fashion and textile industry.