EcoLog Recycling Japan Launches Apparel Materials Brand CX Apparel

EcoLog Recycling Japan Co., Ltd. of Fukuyama, Hiroshima, today announced the launch of CX Apparel, a materials brand for clothing production. Since its founding in 1994, the company has worked toward a circular society through the collection and recycling of unwanted clothing, textile products, and related items. Long before mass production, mass consumption, and mass disposal of apparel became a global issue, the company has continued to explore ways to reuse clothing as a valuable resource rather than something to be thrown away. CX Apparel aims to reconstruct essential materials for clothing production, including fabrics and accessories, from discarded clothing and other sources, and deliver them as part of circular manufacturing. “Everything is designed on the assumption that it will become clothing again.” When choosing materials and deciding forms, CX Apparel imagines the next garment that lies ahead. In addition to materials made from discarded clothing, the brand will incorporate highly recyclable polyester materials such as recovered PET bottles, reconstructing the diverse parts and materials used in clothing production. By introducing the perspective of circularity into every component of clothing, including fabrics, linings, interlinings, buttons, and zippers, CX Apparel seeks to define a new kind of material that people naturally want to choose. This is a design approach intended to prevent materials from ending after a single use. That is the mechanism behind this circular system. Giving clothing its expression through circular materials CX Apparel views clothing as a single structure. If materials and auxiliary materials are made from different substances, disassembly becomes more complex and circularity becomes harder to achieve. That is why the design philosophy is to align materials and avoid mixing them, so that garments can return to material form. Clothing must be beautiful when worn, while also having a structure that allows it to return smoothly to material form when its role is complete. To achieve this, CX Apparel combines 100% polyester fabrics with accessories designed from the same material. Included material items: outer fabric, lining, zipper, button, interlining, pocketing, and padding, as of April 2026. A sample book composed of materials designed with recycling in mind gives everyday clothing production the option of circularity. CX Apparel aims to be a partner to brands and manufacturers in advancing more sustainable clothing production. With practical proposals tailored to each project and a flexible development structure, the company will work on a range of initiatives while building relationships that allow circularity to integrate naturally into clothing production sites. For inquiries, please visit: https://www.cx-apparel.jp/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cx__apparel/ Operated by EcoLog Recycling Japan Co., Ltd. Since its founding in 1994, EcoLog Recycling Japan Co., Ltd. has worked toward a circular society through the collection and recycling of unwanted clothing, textile products, and related items. Long before mass production, mass consumption, and mass disposal of apparel became a global issue, the company has continued to explore ways to reuse clothing as a valuable resource rather than something to be thrown away. Company overview: Location: 3-11-8 Kusado-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan Representative: Akio Wada, Representative Director Established: March 1994 Capital: 265 million yen Business: Recycling business Website: https://www.ecolog.co.jp/