US textile recycling company Circ has reached a multi-year offtake agreement with fast fashion retailer Primark, under which Circ's planned commercial-scale plant will supply Primark with recycled polyester made from textile waste, reaching Primark's customers at scale and at affordable prices starting in 2029. This is Primark's first multi-year offtake agreement with a textile-to-textile recycler, and Circ's first long-term customer commitment secured before its industrial-scale textile-to-textile recycling plant begins production.

Key points

  • Circ and Primark have signed a multi-year offtake agreement, with recycled polyester supply starting in 2029; this is Primark's first multi-year agreement with a textile-to-textile recycler.
  • Supply will come from Circ's planned commercial plant, positioned as its first industrial-scale textile-to-textile recycling facility.
  • Feedstock will be sourced globally, covering both post-consumer and post-industrial textile waste, including the valorization of European textile waste.

Agreement details and capacity background

Circ said the partnership will bring its recycled polyester to Primark's consumers "at scale and at affordable prices," with supply beginning in 2029; the arrangement also serves Primark's goals of increasing its use of circular materials and reducing reliance on virgin polyester.

The recycled polyester covered by the agreement will be produced at Circ's commercial plant. The plant is designed to process textile waste at industrial scale, with feedstock sourced globally, including both post-consumer and post-industrial textile waste. Circ said global sourcing will include value-added use of European textile waste, with materials collected from multiple locations and shipped to the plant.

Because the agreement was signed before the commercial plant begins production, Primark's commitment establishes demand in advance for Circ's capacity under construction. Circ CEO Peter Majeranowski said such long-term commercial commitments are exactly what textile-to-textile recycling needs to move from innovation to industry standard; when a global fashion retailer commits to integrating recycled materials into future collections, it sends a signal to the entire industry that demand already exists, the materials are ready, and the opportunity to scale circular material supply chains is real.

Primark's circular strategy

The partnership is framed within Primark's Primark Cares strategy. This strategy includes goals such as extending the life of clothing and materials and reducing waste. Primark said it has already begun increasing its use of recycled fibers, launching products designed for recyclability, and improving supply chain traceability.

Lynne Walker, Director of Primark Cares, said that when Primark Cares launched, the focus was on improving clothing quality and durability and, in the process, proving that longer-lasting clothing does not have to cost more; since then the company has made visible progress, including increasing recycled fiber use, launching recyclable-design products, and strengthening supply chain traceability. She called the partnership an important milestone in accelerating the embedding of circularity into the business, helping scale innovative textile-to-textile recycling solutions that could be transformative for the future fashion industry.

Significance for the industry

This agreement represents an emerging commercial structure in textile-to-textile recycling: recycling technology companies pairing their own commercial-scale capacity with multi-year procurement commitments from brands, locking in downstream demand before capacity comes online. For a multinational sourcing system that uses European textile waste as one feedstock source, brands' long-term offtake also provides a stable outlet for recycled material, filling in a key link in the valorization of textile waste.

Source: Circ and Primark agree textile-to-textile recycled polyester partnership - letsrecycle.com · Originally published 2026-09-30