The lab will help Reju accelerate the deployment of its recycling technologies and will help develop Reju’s next-generation circular solutions.
The R&D Centre marks the relocation of Reju’s core research team from IBM’s Almaden Research Centre in San Jose, California, where Reju’s Volcat depolymerisation technology, a catalytic chemical recycling method breaking down polyester into reusable raw materials, was first developed.
Go deeper with GlobalData
Discover B2B Marketing That Performs
Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.
The facility will be focused on the full development spectrum, from early-stage feasibility through to kilo-scale production. It will span polyester recycling, mixed-fabric solutions, and new circular chemistry pathways, enabling rapid iteration and accelerating Reju’s path from concept to industrial reality. The new R&D centre will support the development and validation of technologies intended for deployment across Reju’s future Regeneration Hubs.
By locating the facility within Technip Energies’ existing research infrastructure, Reju will benefit from direct access to decades of Technip Energies’ expertise in catalysis, process development, technology integration and industrial scale-up.
The establishment of the R&D Centre is a component of Reju’s broader strategy to build a closed-loop recycling ecosystem that converts discarded fabric and textiles back into quality products. The centre joins Reju’s growing global infrastructure, including their first textile-to-textile facility, Regeneration Hub Zero in Frankfurt, Germany and future Regeneration Hubs that have been announced in Sittard (Netherlands), Lacq (France), and Rochester, New York (USA).
“Together, these facilities form a replicable global circular infrastructure designed to turn today’s textile waste into tomorrow’s raw materials”, said Gregory Breyta, Reju’s director of research & development.
