Goal: Establishing a Circular Textile Ecosystem
Reju, a textile-to-textile regeneration company headquartered in France, and Cibutex, a cooperative of companies based in the Netherlands, have signed a partnership. Through this collaboration, both partners aim to establish an ecosystem among Cibutex member companies.
This partnership would deliver a feedstock supply of secondary raw materials derived from post-consumer textile waste to Reju for the recycling and production of regenerated Reju Polyester, the information said. “This provides circular regeneration opportunities using Reju’s innovative textile-to-textile recycling technology.” As reported, the France-based company is pioneering a global infrastructure for large-scale textile waste regeneration, starting with polyester. Reju Polyester would have a 50 percent lower carbon footprint compared to virgin polyester and can be regenerated infinitely. This partnership with Cibutex would see materials from the cooperative’s member companies processed at Reju’s Regeneration Hub Zero in Frankfurt (Germany), which will be fully operational in 2025 and at future Reju Regeneration Hubs.
“Cibutex brings together companies from the textile service sector to collect and process post-use business textiles, creating a pathway for these materials to be reintroduced into the production cycle,” Reju informed. “It aims to close the loop on business textile production, ensuring that B2B post-use textiles are collected and transformed into valuable raw materials. By integrating Reju’s proprietary regeneration technology, this union ensures traceability and scalability, key components of a truly sustainable and circular textile supply chain.”
(Published in GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine 1/2025, Page 20)
