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Calvin Woolley, Formerly Responsible For Global Textile Sustainability At IKEA, Has Joined Cyclothe As Our Co-Founder & CEO

Textile World 新闻2026-10-12 23:11查看原文 ↗

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产业概括：宜家前纺织可持续负责人出任瑞典循环技术公司CEO

瑞典循环技术公司Cyclothe任命前宜家纺织可持续业务经理Calvin Woolley为联合创始人兼CEO。Woolley拥有超过25年国际纺织行业经验，其中15年在Inter IKEA推动全球纺织可持续与循环倡议。Cyclothe提供连接消费者、零售商、市政、生产者责任延伸体系和二级市场的智能收集网络与AI分拣物流基础设施，优先考虑再利用、维修和再制造。公司将从技术开发阶段转向北欧和欧洲的商业化部署。

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Cyclothe在北欧和欧洲的商业化部署进度与覆盖范围、欧盟纺织EPR相关立法的时间表与具体要求、品牌方对循环基础设施的采纳速度与投资规模、智能收集网络的实际处理量与分拣效率、二级市场对可追溯循环纤维的接受度与定价、其他循环技术公司的竞争格局与融资动态

判断边界本文仅为一则人事任命新闻，未提供Cyclothe的财务数据、客户合同、部署时间表或具体技术性能指标。无法据此推断循环基础设施对纺织供应链的实际渗透率，也无法判断其对批发市场商户、租金或客流的任何直接影响。欧盟EPR立法细节未在文中展开，不能推导具体合规成本或时间节点。

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SALTSJÖ-BOO, Sweden — October 12, 2026 — “Bringing Calvin into Cyclothe marks our deliberate transition from developing infrastructure to deploying it commercially at industrial scale. His deep command of the global textile value chain, global brand dynamics, and supply chain transformation gives us the exact leadership required to navigate this next phase,” says Halit Kosmaz, Founder of Cyclothe.

Cyclothe, the Swedish circular technology company, enters its next phase of commercial growth with the appointment of Calvin Woolley, former Sustainable Business Manager for Textiles at IKEA, as Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer.

Extensive industry experience

With more than 25 years of international textile industry leadership, including 15 years driving global textile sustainability and circularity initiatives at Inter IKEA, Calvin Woolley brings an intimate understanding of end-to-end supply chains, enterprise brand requirements, and the structural friction that has historically prevented circular systems from scaling.

“It is clear that the textile sector does not suffer from a lack of circular ambition. It suffers from a lack of functioning infrastructure. What we’re missing is an infrastructure capable of managing new legislation in a commercially viable way—an infrastructure where measurable, high-value reverse flows can actually be built at scale. Cyclothe is building that exact missing layer, linking people, products, cities, brands, and recyclers through one connected, intelligent system,” says Calvin Woolley.

Smart infrastructure system for circular solutions

The appointment of Calvin Woolley marks an intentional shift as Cyclothe moves from proprietary technology development to widespread commercial deployment. Rather than operating as an isolated recycling or waste-management vendor, Cyclothe offers an integrated infrastructure that connects citizens, retailers, municipalities, extended producer responsibility (EPR) systems, and secondary markets in a single, fully traceable resource loop. The technology combines smart intake points, AI-driven identification, and data-backed sorting logistics to systematically prioritize reuse, repair, and repurposing before recycling, keeping products and fibers at their highest financial and material value.

Scaling across the Nordics and Europe

Next, the company will accelerate rollouts of Cyclothe’s smart collection network and AI-powered sorting architecture across the Nordics and Europe. It will also expand its traceable downstream marketplace by establishing commercial channels for certified reuse, resale, and high-grade textile recycling partners. Calvin Woolley is excited to be on board:

“After more than two decades inside the global industry, I recognized that Cyclothe’s approach is the keystone the industry has been desperately waiting for, to translate its ambition into reality. That is why I am proud to join not only