Reju opens doors to first American research and development centre in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Reju, a textile to textile materials regeneration company, has opened a research and development centre in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, marking the company's first dedicated research facility in North America. Located within Technip Energy’s Advanced Materials and Catalysts' existing research centre, the lab will help Reju accelerate the deployment of its recycling technologies and circular solutions.
This marks the relocation of Reju's core research team from IBM’s Almaden Research Centre 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 industrialisation and supporting the infrastructure for true post-consumer textile to textile recycling at scale," says 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. It will also support the development and validation of technologies intended for deployment across Reju's future Regeneration Hubs.
The initiative 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 centre joins Reju's global infrastructure, including its 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,” says Breyta.
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
Green retail will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
