Reju™, a textile-to-textile regeneration company based in Paris, France, announced it has opened its first operating unit, Regeneration Hub Zero, in Frankfurt, Germany.
This is Reju’s first major milestone after being incorporated just 12 months ago in Paris, France. The Hub is expected to begin deliveries in 2025.
Owned by Technip Energies, an engineering and technology company, Reju uses technology invented by IBM research. Reju is creating a new circular system and infrastructure for recovering, regenerating and recirculating textile waste at scale starting with polyester.
Reju will guarantee textile-to-textile traceability from textile waste that would otherwise be buried, burnt or dumped. The end product is Reju Polyester, which has a 50% lower carbon footprint than virgin polyester.
“We’re starting with the most urgent problem in textile waste – polyester,” says Patrik Frisk, CEO of Reju. “The world produces 92 million tons of textile waste each year, yet less than 1% is recycled. It is a system that extracts finite resources creating textile waste with no responsibility for end-of-life. Reju is going to change that by unlocking a new system through critical partnerships around the world. We will build infrastructure, scale technology, comply with regulations and, in the end, help the textile industry evolve and enable a change in behavior. Our Regeneration Hub Zero in Frankfurt is a significant milestone, showcasing how this advanced technology addresses the global textile waste problem.”
“Technip Energies brings over 65 years of engineering experience. We are present in 34 countries,” says Alain Poincheval, COO of Reju. “It has proven its expertise in accelerating climate solutions, combining engineering and construction capabilities with technological know-how as it drives towards a less carbon-reliant economy of tomorrow.”
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