NUNOUS［ニューノス］　未活用の繊維素材を価値化する取り組み

NUNOUS［ニューノス］　未活用の繊維素材を価値化する取り組み 　NUNOUS　Initiatives for valorization of unused fiber materials

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1880 年の創業以来一貫して繊維業を営んでいる当社のあるべき姿と、繊維産業や地球環境の持続可能性を考えたとき、「活用されていない繊維素材」の活用は必然と考えた。繊維産業で発生する廃 棄や焼却は年間 3500 万 t 以上、排出される温室効果ガスは年間 12 億トンに上ると言われ ており、世界共通の課題です。布は誰しもが関わる非常に身近な素材ですが、布の規格外 品のリサイクルは技術的に難しく、価値化が困難なために、アップサイクルが進んでいま せん。もはや各社単体やファッション産業内だけでの解決は難しく、消費者と他分野の企 業との協業を実現できる仕組みや技術が必要だと考え、自社の規格外品を原料として、 2013 年から研究開発をはじめました。

When considering the ideal state of our company, which has been consistently engaged in the textile business since its establishment in 1880, and the sustainability of the textile industry and the global environment, we thought it was inevitable to utilize "unused textile materials". It is said that the textile industry generates more than 35 million tons of waste and incineration annually, and emits 1.2 billion tons of greenhouse gases annually, making it a common issue worldwide. Although cloth is a familiar material to everyone, upcycling has not progressed because it is technically difficult to recycle substandard fabrics, and it is difficult to value them. It is no longer possible for each company to solve problems alone or within the fashion industry, and I thought that we needed a scheme and technology that would allow us to collaborate with consumers and companies in other fields. In 2013, we started research and development using substandard textiles of our company.

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弊社が操業する岡山県、隣県である広島県東部、兵庫県西部は、繊維産業の集積している一大繊維産地であり、織布、染色、縫製など、様々な繊維製品製造にかかわる企業からは、毎日「未活用の繊維素材」が大量に発生しています。これらの一部は粉砕されて工業用のフェルトとして再生されるなど再利用されてもいますが、多くは産業廃棄物として処分されています。弊社はそれらをNUNOUSの原料として購入することで、地域の繊維産業の発展、継続に貢献しています。
また、工業用のフェルトは外観や加工性の観点から使用できる分野は限定されている。私たちは、新しいアップサイクル製法を開発し、2021年に特許を取得しました。この製法は、粉砕以外の再生手法には不向きな、様々な繊維の混ざった繊維素材にも対応しており、今まで再生に適さないとされてきた各種混合繊維もアップサイクルすることが可能です。切削、抜型裁断、縫製、印刷、接着など様々な加工に対応可能な素材に再生することで、ファッションにとどまらず、建築や文具など多彩な分野で繊維廃材の新しい用途を創造しています。

The textile industry is concentrated in Okayama Prefecture, where we operate, and in the neighboring prefectures of eastern Hiroshima and western Hyogo, which are major textile production areas. Every day, companies involved in weaving, dyeing, sewing, and other textile manufacturing processes generate large quantities of unused fabric materials. Although some of these materials are reused, such as being crushed and recycled as felt for industrial use, most are disposed of as industrial waste. By purchasing them as raw materials for NUNOUS, we are contributing to the development and continuation of the local textile industry.
In addition, the fields where industrial felt can be used are limited in terms of appearance and processability. We have developed a new upcycling process and patented it in 2021.This process can be used for fabric materials with a mixture of various fibers that are unsuitable for regeneration methods other than pulverization, and it is possible to upcycle various types of mixed fibers that have been considered unsuitable for regeneration. By recycling into materials that can be processed in various ways, such as cutting, die cutting, sewing, printing, and gluing, we are creating new applications for fabric waste not only in the fashion industry, but also in various fields such as construction and stationery.

弊社が操業する岡山県、隣県である広島県東部、兵庫県西部は、繊維産業の集積している一大繊維産地であり、織布、染色、縫製など、様々な繊維製品製造にかかわる企業からは、毎日「未活用の繊維素材」が大量に発生しています。弊社はそれらをNUNOUSの原料として購入することで、地域の繊維産業の発展、継続に貢献しています。また、ファッションにとどまらず、建築や文具など多彩な分野で繊維廃材の新しい用途を創造しています。

The textile industry is concentrated in Okayama Prefecture, where we operate, and in the neighboring prefectures of eastern Hiroshima and western Hyogo, which are major textile production areas. Every day, companies involved in weaving, dyeing, sewing, and other textile manufacturing processes generate large quantities of unused fabric materials. By purchasing them as raw materials for NUNOUS, we are contributing to the development and continuation of the local textile industry. In addition to fashion, we are also creating new applications for fabric waste not only in the fashion industry, but also in various fields such as construction and stationery.

NUNOUSの原料は2つ。繊維廃材（未活用の繊維資源）と、サトウキビの非可食成分由来のバイオポリマーだけです。共に元来活用されていなかったものなので、NUNOUSの製造は廃棄物の削減に直結しています。また、NUNOUSの製造過程で発生する端材も、大きなものは再びNUNOUSの材料として使い、小さなものは協力工場で産業用の固形燃料にして、さらなる廃棄物の削減に努めています。また、素材の色や柄を残して積層された塊から切り出された表面には、装飾材として使用可能な意匠性だけでなく、由来を顕す物語性も備わっており、「自身に由来のある再生素材を創って自ら使う」という新しい価値となり、ユーザーが積極的に未活用の繊維素材の活用にかかわる動機となっています。

NUNOUS has two raw materials. Textile waste (an unused textile resource) and biopolymer derived from the inedible components of sugarcane are the only two ingredients.
Since both were originally unutilized, the production of NUNOUS is directly related to the reduction of waste. Also, large remnants generated during the process of manufacturing are reused as a material for additional NUNOUS production. Smaller pieces and sawdust are transformed into industrial solid fuel at cooperating factories to reduce the amount of waste and fossil fuel usage. The surface cut out of the stacked mass, retaining the color and pattern of the material, has not only a design quality that allows it to be used as a decorative material, but also a story that reveals its origin, which is a new value of "creating and using recycled materials that have their own origin" and a motivation for users to be proactive in utilizing unused fabric materials.