Reju Opens First U.S. R&D Center in Pennsylvania to Advance Textile-to-Textile Recycling Technology

Reju, a textile-to-textile recycling technology company, has opened its first research and development center in North America, establishing a new facility in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania focused on advancing chemical recycling solutions for polyester and mixed-fabric waste streams.

The R&D center is located within Technip Energies’ Advanced Materials and Catalysts research infrastructure and brings together Reju’s core research activities under one site. The company said the facility will support development work ranging from early-stage feasibility testing to kilo-scale production, with a focus on scaling its textile regeneration technologies for industrial deployment.

As part of the transition, Reju has relocated its core research team from IBM’s Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California, where its VolCat depolymerization process was originally developed. The technology uses catalytic chemical recycling to break down polyester into reusable raw materials, forming the basis of Reju’s textile-to-textile recycling approach.

The company said the new center will support work across polyester recycling, mixed-fiber processing and circular chemistry pathways, with the aim of accelerating development of technologies intended for deployment across its planned “Regeneration Hub” network.

Gregory Breyta, Reju’s Director of Research and Development, said the facility will help advance the industrialization of textile recycling technologies and support the infrastructure required for post-consumer textile recovery at scale.

By situating the R&D center within Technip Energies’ existing site, Reju gains access to established capabilities in catalysis, process development and industrial scale-up. Technip Energies provides engineering and technology services across energy and materials sectors, including process design for large-scale chemical systems.

The launch is part of Reju’s broader strategy to build a closed-loop textile recycling system that converts post-consumer fabrics into new raw materials. The company is developing a global network of “Regeneration Hubs,” including Regeneration Hub Zero in Frankfurt, Germany, and planned facilities in Sittard in the Netherlands, Lacq in France, and Rochester, New York.

Reju said the Conshohocken facility will play a central role in validating and scaling its technologies as it moves from laboratory development toward commercial deployment across multiple regions.

Source: Reju

SUNSHINE Spotlight: Reju’s new U.S. R&D center strengthens its capacity to scale textile-to-textile recycling technologies, supporting the transition from laboratory development to industrial circular fiber systems.