# ANDRITZ, Pellenc ST and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles to build textile sorting line in France

ANDRITZ partnered with Pellenc ST and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles to build the first industrial-scale automatic textile sorting line in France, combining automated sorting and recycling technology. The line will process post-consumer textile waste and start operations in mid-2023.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2023-05-05
- Where: France, France
- Status: under construction
- Products: recycled fiber for spinning, nonwoven and composite industries
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [ANDRITZ](https://endata.com/companies/2007.md) (partner)
- [Pellenc ST](https://endata.com/companies/68400.md) (partner)
- [Nouvelles Fibres Textiles](https://endata.com/companies/69719.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [textination.de](https://textination.de/en/news/archive?amp%253Bnewstype=210&newstype=11773&page=%2C27), 2023-05-05: "International technology group ANDRITZ entered a partnership with Pellenc ST and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles to set up the very first industrial-scale automatic textile sorting line in France combining automated sorting and recycling technology."

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