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Polyamide Recycling: Discover REC in Video

What if complex textiles currently considered waste could become a new resource for industry tomorrow? This is the ambition of REC, which is developing a technology dedicated to recovering and regenerating the polyamide contained in these materials. Discover our new motion design film to easily understand our technology, our approach and our vision for circularity.
September 15, 2026 / ,
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New laboratory in Joigny: REC strengthens its R&D to industrialise polyamide recycling

From research to industry, REC is taking a new step forward. With its new laboratory in Joigny, the company is strengthening its R&D capabilities and preparing to scale up its polyamide recycling technology. Discover why this laboratory plays a key role in developing a new recycling industry for complex textiles.
August 28, 2026 /

European Textile EPR: What Do the New Rules Change for Textile Recycling ?

What will the new European textile EPR change for recycling? European legislation strengthens Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and is expected to help finance the collection, sorting, reuse and recycling of textiles. But beyond the regulatory framework, the entire value chain needs to become more structured in order to improve the recovery of complex textiles. Discover what these new rules could mean for polyamide recycling and the industrialisation of new textile circularity solutions.
April 23, 2025 /

Industrial Innovation and Textile Recycling: When Deeptech Addresses Environmental Challenges

How can industrial innovation provide concrete solutions to today’s major environmental challenges? From reducing waste to preserving resources, recycling technologies are opening up new ways to transform industrial models. Discover how REC is developing a Deeptech solution to recover and regenerate polyamide from complex textiles, and why scaling up the technology and building an industrial value chain are essential to achieving a lasting impact.
April 15, 2025 /

Women in Industry and Tech: Why Diversity Drives Innovation

What role do women play in industry, technology and Deeptech? Faced with the challenges of reindustrialization and the ecological transition, companies need diverse scientific, technical, industrial and managerial skills. A look back at REC’s participation in Lady’J Tech and at the role diversity plays in developing new technologies, particularly in industrial recycling and the circular economy.
March 27, 2025 /

Circular Fashion: Why Collaboration Between Brands, Companies and Recyclers Is Essential

What if one meeting could change the course of a project? In 2022, Ecollant, which became REC, won the European Circular Fashion Trophies, a distinction that above all helped create decisive meetings and collaborations. From collecting end-of-life textiles to exchanges with brands and fashion industry stakeholders, discover how an event can help an innovation grow and lay the foundations for a more circular textile industry.
March 25, 2025 /

Global Industrie 2025: Reindustrialization, the Circular Economy and Industrial Scale-Up

How can French industry accelerate its transition towards a more circular and sovereign model? After four days at Global Industrie 2025, Ecollant, now REC, looks back at the major challenges transforming industry: reindustrialization, decarbonization, industrial sovereignty, innovation and the circular economy. Discover why polyamide recycling is at the heart of these transformations and how REC is preparing to scale up its technology for industrial deployment.
March 17, 2025 /

Industrial Pilot and Scale-Up: A Decisive Step Towards the Industrialisation of Polyamide Recycling

What is an industrial pilot and why is it essential for polyamide recycling? Positioned between laboratory development and full-scale industrial production, an industrial pilot makes it possible to test process performance at a larger scale and assess yields, recycled material quality and process stability. Discover how this stage supports REC’s scale-up and the development of an industrial value chain dedicated to recycling complex textiles containing polyamide.
March 4, 2025 / ,

How is the French textile industry adapting to the challenges of the future ?

How can the French textile industry remain competitive while accelerating its ecological transition? Reindustrialisation, innovation, cooperation, industrial sovereignty and the circular economy are now at the heart of the transformation of the sector. Discover the major challenges facing the French textile industry and why recycling polyamide from complex textiles can contribute to building a more resilient and circular industry.
March 3, 2025 / ,

14 Tonnes of Textiles Collected in 2024: How REC Is Building Its Polyamide Collection Network

How can a collection network be built to supply an industrial polyamide recycling value chain? In 2024, Ecollant, which became REC, reached a new milestone, with 14 tonnes of textiles containing polyamide collected through more than 60 active collection points. A look back at a year of mobilisation, partnerships and awareness-raising efforts that are helping secure the feedstock needed to develop the recycling of complex textiles.
March 3, 2025 /

ECOLLANT at Global Industrie 2025: A First Spool of Recycled Yarn Made from Textiles Containing Polyamide

Polyamide recycling: how can textile waste be transformed into a new raw material? At Global Industrie 2025, Ecollant, now REC, presented a first spool of yarn made from polyamide recovered from end-of-life textiles. This concrete demonstration highlighted the progress of our complex textile recycling technology and REC’s ambition to build an industrial recycled polyamide value chain. Discover the story behind our participation and the next steps towards industrialisation.
February 26, 2025 /

2025: From Laboratory to Scale-Up, Preparing for the Industrialisation of Polyamide Recycling

How do you move from a laboratory-developed technology to an industrial polyamide recycling process? In 2025, Ecollant, now REC, reached a strategic milestone with the scale-up of its technology for recycling complex textiles containing polyamide. This phase helped consolidate the process, assess its robustness and prepare for the transition to a larger scale. Discover the technological challenges involved in this key step towards industrialisation.
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Ecollant x Ambition Day: From Idea to Industrial Prototype

How can an innovative idea be transformed into an industrial prototype? On the occasion of Ambition Day, Ecollant looked back at the early stages of developing its technology dedicated to recycling polyamide contained in complex textiles. From the origins of the project to the first experiments, discover how a Deeptech innovation is progressively developed through R&D, collaboration and the validation of the first technological milestones.
January 16, 2025 / ,

Our Best Wishes for 2025: A Decisive Year for the Industrialisation of Polyamide Recycling

2025 was a decisive year in preparing for the industrialisation of polyamide recycling. After several years of research and development, Ecollant, which became REC in 2026, reached a new milestone with the scale-up of its technology for recycling polyamide from complex textiles. Discover the key developments, technological challenges and collaborations that shaped this pivotal year, ahead of REC’s industrial site becoming established in Joigny.
January 8, 2025 / ,

Planned Obsolescence in Textiles: What Are the Challenges for Recycling ?

What is planned obsolescence in textiles, and what impact does it have on recycling? Not all garments are necessarily designed to become unusable quickly, but their lifespan depends on many factors: quality, fashion trends, care, repairability and material composition. Discover the challenges surrounding garment lifespan, the end-of-life of complex textiles, and the solutions developed by REC to recycle the polyamide and nylon contained in certain textiles.
December 10, 2024 / ,
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