Reju is expanding its push to commercialize textile-to-textile recycling with the opening of its first U.S. Research & Development Center in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

 

The new facility, located within Technip Energies' Advanced Materials and Catalysts research center, is designed to accelerate the company's recycling technologies and speed development of next-generation circular materials solutions. The lab also marks Reju's first dedicated research facility in North America.

 

The opening coincides with the relocation of Reju's core research team from IBM's Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California, where the company's VolCat depolymerization technology was originally developed. The catalytic chemical recycling process breaks down polyester into reusable raw materials, forming the foundation of Reju's textile regeneration platform.

 

"I am excited to be joining such an innovative company and to be part of the team moving the technology towards industrialization and supporting the infrastructure for true post-consumer textile-to-textile recycling at scale," said Gregory Breyta, Reju's Director of Research & Development.

 

The R&D center will support every stage of technology development, from early feasibility studies to kilo-scale production. Research will focus on polyester recycling, mixed-fabric processing and new circular chemistry pathways, with the goal of accelerating commercialization and validating technologies for deployment across Reju's planned Regeneration Hubs.

 

By operating within Technip Energies' existing research infrastructure, Reju will gain access to the company's expertise in catalysis, process development, technology integration and industrial-scale manufacturing.

 

The new lab is part of Reju's broader strategy to build a global closed-loop recycling network that transforms discarded textiles into new raw materials. It joins the company's expanding international footprint, including Regeneration Hub Zero in Frankfurt, Germany, and planned facilities in Sittard, the Netherlands; Lacq, France; and Rochester, New York.

 

"Together, these facilities form a replicable global circular infrastructure designed to turn today's textile waste into tomorrow's raw materials," said Breyta.