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Startups and the Ecological Transition of Fashion: What Role Does Industrial Innovation Play?

What role can startups play in the ecological transition of the fashion industry? Faced with challenges related to resources, waste and textile end-of-life, Deeptech startups are developing new solutions to overcome technological barriers. From recycling complex textiles to producing recycled materials, discover how industrial innovation can help transform the textile industry and why scaling up is essential to creating real impact.
April 1, 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.
January 16, 2025 / , , , ,

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 / ,

Créer Demain and French Tech Night: REC at the Heart of the Regional Innovation Ecosystem

How does an industrial Deeptech company move from innovation to industrialisation? At Créer Demain and the 2024 French Tech Night in Dijon, Ecollant, now REC, looked back on its journey, its regional ecosystem and the development of its polyamide recycling technology for complex textiles. Discover the meetings, partners and milestones that have supported REC on its path towards industrialisation.
December 8, 2024 / ,

REC (formerly Ecollant) Wins the 2024 WeImpact Competition – Decarbonisation Challenge

A victory recognising innovation in support of decarbonisation. In 2024, Ecollant, now REC, won the We Impact – Decarbonisation Challenge for its project to recycle nylon and polyamide from complex textiles. Discover the story behind this recognition and how recycling existing materials can help reduce reliance on virgin resources and accelerate circularity in the textile industry.
November 20, 2024 / , ,

REC at the 2024 Deeptech Tour in Dijon: From Incubation to Industrialisation

How does an industrial Deeptech company move from innovation to industrialisation? At the 2024 Deeptech Tour in Dijon, Ecollant, now REC, looked back on its journey, the support it received from the regional ecosystem, and the development of its PA6 and PA6.6 polyamide recycling technology. Discover an important milestone in REC’s history and how far we have come since 2019.
November 16, 2024 / , ,