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Bangladesh: LafargeHolcim Bangladesh has expanded its waste management network through a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with textiles industry body the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). Under the MoU, LafargeHolcim Bangladesh’s waste management subsidiary Geocycle will begin providing its services to BGMEA’s member companies.

The Financial Express newspaper has reported that LafargeHolcim Bangladesh CEO Mohammad Iqbal Chowdhury said “BGMEA is committed to the sustainable waste management of the clothing industry and unique solutions like Geocycle can play a pivotal role in addressing the waste challenges of the industry.”

Poland: Vive Textile Recycling will be able to supply more alternative fuels from textiles to Cementownia Ożarów following an expansion of its production line. The company signed a three-year contract in December 2015 to supply fuel to the subsidiary of CRH, according to the Nowy Przemysl newspaper. Vive Textile Recycling, the only Polish producer of alternative fuel from textiles, is now able to produce 16,000 - 18,000t/yr of fuel.