Powering the new era of textile recycling.

The world's first salt-free hydrolysis

Built for complex feedstock

Globally, textile waste exceeds 92 million tonnes a year — most of it polyester, blended with dyes, finishes, and other fibers. Our process is engineered for exactly that complexity: isolating polyester while managing dyes and impurities that defeat conventional recycling.

Electrified and almost waste free

Conventional textile recycling relies on harsh chemicals and leaves behind hazardous salt waste. Our water-based, salt-free hydrolysis runs on electricity instead of chemicals — cutting both carbon emissions and chemical waste.

Virgin-quality affordable raw materials

Our output is terephthalic acid (PTA) and ethylene glycol (MEG) — the same raw materials virgin polyester plants already run on. No new infrastructure, no compromise on quality: a true drop-in.

Textiles to

raw materials to

new textiles.

We leverage electrochemistry

Conventional recycling methods produce enormous quantities of chemical waste and leave a significant water footprint. Our recycling technology uses electricity instead of chemicals, and is designed to recover water and auxiliary chemicals.

-94%

Chemicals

-74%

Water

No waste salt

Awards

We are proud that our technology and mission have been recognized across Europe. Recently, we received the Techtextil Innovation Award 2026 for our novel recycling technology and won the GFC Dornbirn Innovation Award, earning strong endorsements from the global textile community. Internationally, we secured third place at the Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) 2025.

Our scientific foundation and business model have also been honored with the ACHEMA Start-up Award, the RWTH Spin-off Award, recognition as a Falling Walls Finalist, and a spot among Circulaze’s Top 21 Circular Economy Start-ups. Together, these accolades validate our trajectory as we scale circular polyester technology globally.

Techtextil Innovation Award 2026

Recognized in the category New Recycled Materials & Recycling Technologies at Techtextil in Frankfurt. The award honors our novel chemical recycling technology, which utilizes electrochemically assisted hydrolysis to eliminate chemical salt waste and make circular polyester economically feasible.

Dornbirn-GFC Innovation Award 2025

Winner of the Innovation Award at the 64th Global Fibre Congress in Dornbirn. Selected by an international jury of fibre experts, this award recognizes our technology for producing circular, affordable polyester from mixed textile waste while minimizing chemical, water, and CO2 footprints.

Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) 2025

Placed 3rd overall out of 42 international university spin-offs at the world’s largest graduate startup competition — proving the global commercial potential and investment readiness of our technology.

Partners

This project is funded by the grants from the EFRE/JTF Program NRW (Zirkuläre Produktion.NRW), EFRE NRW (Grüne Gründungen.NRW), and the European Union (European Regional Development Fund, ERDF). See more