WE ARE ON A MISSION TO KICK-START THE BIO-ECONOMY
Nanoweave is pioneering biobased materials by transforming agricultural waste (biomass from industrial crop
residues) into cellulose. Further processing the cellulose into high-performance materials such as textiles, using
cutting-edge nano-cellulose technology.
Our mission is to replace fossil-based fibres by providing cost-effective, high-performance alternatives to
unsustainable materials (such as polyester and nylon), while improving the outcomes for our customers across
multiple textile value chains like cellulose users, textile producers and apparel companies. Our process also fixes
nitrogen into waste products left over from our intake agricultural residue, such that it can output fertiliser to
farmers who provide us with substrate. For our agricultural suppliers and textile/materials customers alike, we aim
to reduce agricultural waste, lower GHG footprints, and create sustainable materials at a global scale.
Solving the fossil-based materials problem
We are innovating to solve two relevant problems with high value: the agricultural waste / fertiliser axis; the fossil
fuel based textiles and materials economy.
- 80% of all agriculture waste rots in the fields, generating GHG like methane, on top of that
- 70% of all fresh water is used in agriculture and left untreated reducing fresh water supply.
- Processing and cleaning agricultural waste is hampered by decentralised and inconsistent supply chains, increasing 10X the cost of utilising the waste due to logistics and technology (link to current waste treatment costs for palm oil).
On the other hand, the trend towards moving away from fossil based materials, which accounts for more than 70%
of the total materials used in sectors like textiles, consumes 110 Million tons of fibers every year, continues to
accelerate as new policy and legislation compels the sector to find sustainable alternatives.
We address these two problems with our technology platform, initially transforming agriculture waste into cellulose
and fertilizers, leaving clean water that is returned to its natural cycle. Then, we transform the cellulose into high
performance materials reducing our customers dependency on fossil fuels and supporting their consumer- and
compliance-driven supply chain shifts. With this we will not only save more than 112 Megaton/yr of waste to rot
(more than corn and wheat production per year) and contaminate water but we will be producing 3.2 Megaton/yr
of cellulose as bio-based feed stock for textiles (enough to make 300M jackets per year).*
*Calculation is made taking world wide production of palm oil (80 Megaton/yr) and considering that production of 1
ton of palm oil produces about 40 kg of cellulose as waste product, other crops such as sugarcane and pineapple
leaves can be also utilised.