Polyester recycling firm Reju opens first facility

Introduced in 2015, Reju is concentrated on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fabric recycling, using innovation developed with a collaboration with IBM, Under Armour and Technip Energies. This innovation functions as a molecular sorter, potentially permitting pet dog fabrics to be “restored definitely,” according to a news release introducing the company’s launch.

“The globe creates 92 million tons of textile waste annually, yet less than 1% is recycled,” Frisk said in the release. “It is a system that draws out finite sources producing textile waste without obligation for end-of-life. Reju is going to transform that by unlocking a brand-new system with vital partnerships around the globe.”

Reju CEO and former Under Armour chief executive officer Patrik Frisk (left) with Reju COO and Technip Energies exec Alain Poincheval. In October, Reju opened its initial facility to produce recycled polyester.
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Reju will “ensure textile-to-textile traceability from textile waste that would certainly or else be buried, burned or dumped,” per the launch, which kept in mind that the Frankfurt center, called Regrowth Hub No, is the company’s first major turning point towards that objective.

Frisk is a fashion industry expert. Before joining Reju, he was CEO of Under Armour Inc., Chief Executive Officer of Aldo Team and held executive leadership functions at VF Corp. consisting of head of state of Forest and vice head of state and basic manager of The North Face.

Frisk claimed the business intends to open up two extra plants by 2027– one in Europe and one in the united state– each with the capability to produce 50,000 metric tons of Reju’s recycled polyester, which is expected to have a 50% lower carbon footprint than virgin polyester.

The Frankfurt, Germany-based plant is anticipated to generate 1,000 statistics lots of the business’s proprietary product, called Reju Polyester, CEO Patrik Frisk stated at a Wednesday occasion announcing the initiative. Reju expects to begin distributions in 2025, per the release, although no brand name partners have actually been announced.