Lab deepens Reju's scientific capabilities, bridging innovation with commercial-scale solutions
PARIS, France and CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 1, 2026 — Reju, the textile-to-textile materials regeneration company, announced the opening of its first dedicated North American R&D Center in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Located within Technip Energies’ Advanced Materials and Catalysts research facility, the center will accelerate the deployment of Reju’s recycling technologies and support the development of next-generation circular solutions.
The R&D Center marks the relocation of Reju's core research team from IBM’s Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California, where Reju's Volcat depolymerizaztion technology, a catalytic chemical recycling method breaking down polyester into reusable raw materials, was first developed.
“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 facility will be focused on the full development spectrum, from early-stage feasibility through to kilo-scale production. It will span polyester recycling, mixed-fabric solutions, and new circular chemistry pathways, enabling rapid iteration and accelerating Reju's path from concept to industrial reality. The new R&D center will support the development and validation of technologies intended for deployment across Reju's future Regeneration Hubs.
By locating the facility within Technip Energies’ existing research infrastructure, Reju will benefit from direct access to decades of Technip Energies’ expertise in catalysis, process development, technology integration and industrial scale-up.
The establishment of the R&D Center is a component of Reju's broader strategy to build a closed-loop recycling ecosystem that converts discarded fabric and textiles back into quality products. The center joins Reju's growing global infrastructure, including their first textile-to-textile facility Regeneration Hub Zero in Frankfurt, Germany and future Regeneration Hubs that have been announced in Sittard (Netherlands), Lacq (France), and Rochester, New York (USA).
“Together, these facilities form a replicable global circular infrastructure designed to turn today's textile waste into tomorrow's raw materials”, said Breyta.