CLIMATEX partners with Gütermann
From innovation to industry: As the textile industry moves from circular ambition to implementation, CLIMATEX is scaling its Dissolvable Thread Technologies for industrial use, with Gütermann as a key partner supporting the industrial rollout of STITCHLOCK™.
Zurich, April 2026 – Lock for performance, unlock for disassembly: with Dissolvable Thread Technologies, CLIMATEX is changing the status quo of the recycling paradigm – one thread at a time. Because in textile construction, sewing threads often determine whether a product can be disassembled and recycled. By enabling circular textile systems and directly integrating Design for Disassembly in textile construction, the Swiss company provides the industry with a future-proof solution for recycling readiness and extended product lifecycles – without compromising performance.
A Partnership to Scale Circular Textile Construction.
In a new partnership, Gütermann becomes a key distribution partner for STITCHLOCK™ SL.11 dissolvable sewing thread, bringing the technology into existing customer networks and accelerating industrial adoption – positioning STITCHLOCK™ for scale. «We believe that STITCHLOCK™ is an extremely promising approach to shaping the future of the textile industry. As a global company, we recognize our responsibility to promote innovations that enable true circularity,» states Steffen Kleissler, Regional Sales Manager Industry & TechTex at A&E Gütermann.
“We are convinced that this solution makes a positive contribution, meets Cradle to Cradle Material Health standards, and requires no additional machinery – integrating directly into existing industrial processes.”
«The partnership with Gütermann reinforces that thread is not a detail,» says CLIMATEX CEO-designate Camilla Skjønning Jørgensen, «Thread is a key enabler of circularity. Together, we are bringing STITCHLOCK™ into real production, where performance and disassembly need to work side by side.»
This partnership comes at a time when the industry is moving from circular ambition to industrial implementation.
Three Technologies. One Construction Principle.
Most textile recycling challenges originate from permanent construction. CLIMATEX technologies address this challenge directly at construction level by enabling controlled disassembly of textile structures through their precisely engineered lock-and-unlock capability with dissolvable threads – a small component with significant impact at end of life.
Integrated into stitching, weaving and knitting processes, STITCHLOCK™, WEAVELOCK™ and KNITLOCK™ ensure durability and performance during use, while enabling controlled disassembly, material separation and recycling at end of life, enabling efficient material recovery and high-quality feedstock.
The technologies integrate directly into existing processes and supply chains — without requiring new machinery – and are designed to enable controlled disassembly and high-quality material recovery. Lock for performance. Unlock for disassembly. CLIMATEX licenses its patented construction technologies to global partners, brands and manufacturers.