What SaXcell does

SaXcell B.V. is a Dutch materials company, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Enschede, Netherlands, that produces regenerated virgin-grade Lyocell textile fibers from chemically recycled domestic cotton waste. Its core technology is a closed-loop Lyocell production process that converts post-consumer and post-industrial textile waste into dissolving pulp and ultimately into cellulosic fibers, with claimed substantial reductions in water and chemical consumption compared with conventional cotton processing. The company sells into textile and fashion manufacturers seeking sustainable, circular fiber inputs as alternatives to virgin cotton or synthetic fibers, via a direct B2B sales motion focused on European customers. The single disclosed product is "Sustainable Lyocell Fibres," marketed through the company's saXcell Material line.

SaXcell is currently in a capital-intensive scale-up phase. In September 2025 it closed a €4 million funding round led by three Turkish textile manufacturers — Modeco Textile, Selin Tekstil, and Uğurlular Tekstil — to finance the construction of its first commercial production plant and a new pulp development centre at its Ijzersteden 6 site in Enschede. The investor mix suggests embedded offtake relationships in the Turkish textile supply chain and a strategic intent to bridge European recycling know-how with Turkish apparel manufacturing capacity. Headcount is in the 11–50 range and no commercial revenue, pricing, or customer contracts are publicly disclosed, indicating the business is still pre-commercial or in early pilot shipments.

Commercially, SaXcell uses a direct, business-development-led go-to-market: a corporate website, content/resources library, and trade-event presence (including Techtextil 2026) targeting enterprise textile buyers. There is no disclosed software, API, or digital product layer; the company's defensibility rests on its proprietary chemical recycling process, its alignment with tightening EU circular-economy regulation, and feedstock access. Founder equity, institutional venture backing, patents, certifications, and management team composition are not disclosed in the available sources.

Name

SaXcell

Legal name

SaXcell B.V.

Website

https://saxcell.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SaXcell B.V. is a Dutch materials company that produces regenerated virgin-grade Lyocell textile fibers from chemically recycled domestic cotton waste, selling directly to European textile and fashion manufacturers as a sustainable alternative to virgin cotton and synthetic fibers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regenerated Cellulose Fibers

NAICS

Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (31311), Textile Mills (313)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Regenerated & Recycled Fiber Production (rPET/rNylon/Regenerated Cellulose) (IMAOAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bio-based Textiles & Fibers (lyocell/viscose, cellulose filament, nonwovens) (IMAMALAK), Biobased, Compostable & Low-Impact Material Innovation (Bio-polymers/Dope Dyeing) (IMAOAMAM), Biodegradable Fibers & Nonwovens (industrial textiles, wipes) (IMAEAOAG)

Keywords

• Regenerated cellulose fibers
• Textile waste recycling
• Lyocell fiber production
• Sustainable textile materials
• Circular fashion materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Enschede

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SaXcell manufactures and sells regenerated virgin Lyocell textile fibers produced from chemically recycled domestic cotton waste. Its single core product is sold as a sustainable raw material to textile and fashion manufacturers seeking circular alternatives to conventional cotton and synthetic fibers, with the company building a dedicated production plant and pulp development centre in Enschede, Netherlands to scale output.

Product overview

SaXcell offers a single core product: Sustainable Lyocell Fibres produced from textile waste. The company operates a circular textile production process that converts textile waste into Lyocell fibres, with the aim of significantly reducing water and chemical use compared to conventional cotton processing. The company is building a production plant and pulp development centre in Enschede, Netherlands to scale operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sustainable Lyocell Fibres Regenerated virgin-quality Lyocell textile fibers produced from chemically recycled domestic cotton waste using SaXcell's circular production process, which significantly reduces water and chemical use compared to conventional cotton processing. Sold as a sustainable raw material input to textile and fashion manufacturers seeking circular-economy-compliant alternatives to virgin cotton and synthetic fibers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly reduces water and chemical use compared to conventional cotton processing

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Birla Cellulose (Aditya Birla Group): Birla Cellulose is one of the world's largest producers of viscose and modal (regenerated cellulose) fibers and has been developing recycled-content variants. It is comparable to SaXcell as a large-scale incumbent in regenerated cellulose fiber manufacturing.
• Eastman (Naia Renew): Eastman produces Naia Renew cellulosic fiber from recycled and bio-based feedstocks for apparel. It is a comparable broad incumbent with industrial-scale capacity, sustainability positioning, and a focus on circular cellulose fibers for the textile industry.
• Lenzing AG: Lenzing is the global leader in lyocell production under the Tencel brand, including recycled-content variants. It is the most direct incumbent competitor for SaXcell, producing regenerated cellulose fibers for apparel and home textiles at industrial scale worldwide.
• Södra (OnceMore): Södra produces dissolving pulp (OnceMore) from recycled cotton textiles blended with wood pulp, a feedstock used in lyocell and viscose production. As an established pulp producer entering textile recycling, it is a comparable upstream player in the regenerated cellulose supply chain.

Emerging players

• Worn Again Technologies: Worn Again Technologies is a UK-based chemical recycler that recovers polyester and cellulose from end-of-life textiles for re-use in new fibers. It is comparable to SaXcell as a textile-to-textile recycler targeting the same circular fashion value chain.
• Circ: Circ is a US-based emerging player that uses hydrothermal processes to separate and recover polyester and cellulose from blended textile waste for reuse in fiber production. It addresses the same circular textile feedstock problem SaXcell targets, with technology overlap on cellulose recovery.
• Evrnu: Evrnu is a US-based textile recycling startup that regenerates cotton textile waste into cellulosic fibers (NuCycl) for apparel. It targets the same cotton-to-fiber regeneration opportunity as SaXcell, with comparable technology positioning.

Direct peers

• Re&Up (Marchi & Fildi Group): Re&Up operates an industrial-scale textile-to-textile recycling facility in Italy producing recycled cotton fibers and yarns from post-consumer garments. It is a direct peer in converting textile waste into regenerated cellulose-based fiber products for fashion brands.
• Infinited Fiber Company: Infinited Fiber Company produces regenerated textile fibers (Infinna) from cotton-rich textile waste using a cellulose carbamate process. It is a direct peer pursuing textile-to-textile fiber regeneration from post-consumer waste, with a commercial-scale plant under development.
• Renewcell (Circulose): Renewcell produces Circulose, a dissolving pulp made from recycled cotton textiles, used as feedstock for regenerated cellulose (including lyocell) fiber production. SaXcell operates at a similar upstream step in the textile-to-textile recycling value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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