RE&UP Recycling Technologies

What RE&UP Recycling Technologies does

RE&UP Recycling Technologies is a Dutch circulartech company founded in 2023 and headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands, with manufacturing operations in Gaziantep, Turkey. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SANKO Group, a diversified Turkish industrial conglomerate with more than 100 years of textile heritage and a portfolio of over 330 patents in textile technology. The company sells recycled textile fibers — Next-Gen Cotton and Next-Gen Polyester — to global apparel brands, denim manufacturers, and workwear producers as drop-in replacements for virgin fibers.

The company's core technology is a proprietary, patent-pending feedstock-agnostic recycling process capable of handling cotton, polyester, and polycotton blends. It operates two parallel processing paths — one optimized for high cotton-content inputs and one for high polyester-content inputs — together with a specialized decolorization step that allows the output fibers to integrate directly into conventional spinning and weaving lines. RE&UP was the first company in the textile industry to achieve Cradle to Cradle Certified® Circularity across its full product range (Platinum for recycled cotton, Silver for recycled polyester chips), and holds GRS, SA8000, Oeko-Tex, and ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001 certifications. Two factories in Gaziantep reached full operational status in 2024 with a combined capacity of 80,000 metric tons per year, supported by a €70 million loan from Proparco, with stated ambitions to reach 200,000 tons by 2025 and over 1 million tons by 2030.

RE&UP operates a B2B enterprise sales motion targeting major global fashion and apparel brands, with named commercial relationships including Puma, ONLY, Madewell, and ISKO. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-based sales of recycled fiber, supplemented by textile-waste processing services for waste-management partners. In June 2026 the company launched the RE&UP Fiber Club, a consortium-style channel modeled on the Fashion for Good framework that aggregates fragmented brand demand into consolidated bulk orders, offers tiered bulk pricing, and enables brands to feed their own textile waste back as feedstock. Distribution is handled through direct enterprise sales augmented by industry-event-driven engagement at Global Fashion Summit, Techtextil, Ecomondo, and the Textile Exchange Conference.

Name

RE&UP Recycling Technologies

Legal name

RE&UP Technologies Holding BV

Website

https://reandup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

RE&UP Recycling Technologies is a Dutch circulartech subsidiary of SANKO Group that produces Next-Gen recycled cotton and polyester fibers from textile waste via proprietary feedstock-agnostic technology, serving global fashion, denim, and workwear brands including Puma, Madewell, ONLY, and ISKO.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile Recycling

NAICS

Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills (31311), Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (32522)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Regenerated & Recycled Fiber Production (rPET/rNylon/Regenerated Cellulose) (IMAOAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mechanical Fiber Recycling (Shredding/Open-End/Re-fiberization) (IMAOAMAB), Textile & Apparel Recycling and Sorting (Non-E-waste) (BPALADAL)

Keywords

• Textile-to-textile recycling
• Recycled cotton fibers
• Recycled polyester fibers
• Circular fashion materials
• Textile waste processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Next-Gen Cotton Fiber Sales: Sale of recycled cotton fibers produced from pre-consumer and post-consumer textile waste. Fibers are sold to fashion brands and textile manufacturers for use in new clothing and fabric production.
2. Next-Gen Polyester Fiber Sales: Sale of recycled polyester chips and fibers derived from textile waste, replacing virgin petroleum-based polyester for various industrial applications.
3. Textile Recycling Processing Services: Processing services for textile waste streams, converting end-of-life garments into usable raw materials for fashion brands and manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RE&UP Recycling Technologies transforms pre- and post-consumer textile waste — including cotton, polyester, and polycotton blends — into high-quality Next-Gen recycled fibers using a proprietary patent-pending feedstock-agnostic recycling process that combines advanced mechanical and thermomechanical technologies. The company operates two factories in Turkey with 80,000 metric tons of annual capacity (targeting 200,000 tons by 2025 and 1 million tons by 2030), producing recycled cotton and polyester fibers that match virgin material performance for use in fashion, denim, workwear, and industrial textile applications.

Product overview

RE&UP Recycling Technologies is a circulartech company offering a one-stop solution for textile recycling, producing two core fiber products—Next-Gen Cotton and Next-Gen Polyester—that maintain the same performance as virgin fibers. The company's proprietary patent-pending feedstock-agnostic technology can effectively recycle cotton, polyester, and polycotton blends, separating polycotton into pure materials for recycling. Additionally, the RE&UP Fiber Club provides a collaborative consortium framework that aggregates brand demand into consolidated orders, enabling circular sourcing at scale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Next-Gen Cotton Recycled cotton fibers that match virgin fiber performance, with full decolorization, 100% traceability, and complete adaptability to conventional spinning methods for immediate industrial application in large-scale fashion collections, denim, and apparel production. Sold to fashion brands and textile manufacturers.
• Next-Gen Polyester Recycled textile-grade polyester produced from textile waste, replacing oil-derived synthetic raw materials while maintaining performance, traceability, and versatility for multiple industries including fashion, technical textiles, and workwear.
• RE&UP Fiber Club Collaborative consortium that aggregates fragmented brand demand into consolidated high-volume orders for recycled fibers, offering tiered bulk pricing, standardized material specifications, and enabling brands to funnel their own textile waste back as feedstock for future collections. Built for fashion brands and textile manufacturers seeking industrial-scale circular sourcing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in water usage compared to virgin materials
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered emerging, major, core and supporting.

• MARTANemergingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026GFA innovation program grand prize winner officially paired with RE&UP. RE&UP mentors MARTAN to explore how circular solutions can be integrated from design concept through final delivery.
• MadewellmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026RE&UP serves as circular recycling partner for Madewell's textile-to-textile recycled denim capsule. Processed approximately 20,000 pairs of post-consumer jeans into Next-Gen Cotton and Polyester fibers.
• T2T Alliance (with Circ, Syre, Circulose)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2025Founding member of T2T Alliance coalition advocating for policies enabling true textile-to-textile recycling. Formed with leading recyclers Circ, Syre, and Circulose to place T2T recycling at heart of Europe's circular economy.
• Textile ExchangemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal non-profit advancing lower-impact fibers and materials. RE&UP engages to adopt best practices and support credible, responsible sourcing. Andreas Dorner contributed to Textile Exchange's 'Case for Change' report.
• Global Fashion AgendamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry forum accelerating circularity and sustainable innovation in fashion. RE&UP collaborates to shape strategies and drive system-wide change. Participated in Global Fashion Summit Copenhagen 2026.
• UN Global CompactmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's largest corporate sustainability initiative. RE&UP commits to aligning with its principles and contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• ISKOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration for denim and workwear applications. RE&UP partners with ISKO to demonstrate Next-Gen circularity in ISKO Pro workwear at Techtextil 2026. ISKO weaves GRS-certified fabrics using RE&UP's recycled fibers.
• QuantissupportingTechnology or IntegrationRE&UP is currently working with Quantis on updated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for their recycled fibers to quantify environmental impact reduction.
• PumamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal brand collaboration proving RE&UP's recycled fibers are ready for commercial production. Puma among brands demonstrating technology scalability beyond experimental phase.
• ONLYmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal brand partnership using RE&UP's recycled materials for sustainable product lines. Collaborations demonstrating commercial viability of circular textiles.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Syre: Textile-to-textile polyester recycler backed by H&M and Inditex, scaling large-volume recycled polyester from textile waste. Direct competitor for the same polyester-recycling demand pool that RE&UP targets, with stronger demand-side captive commitments.
• Worn Again Technologies: UK-based recycler separating polyester and cellulose from blended textile waste. Comparable technology approach to RE&UP's dual-process system and overlapping target customer base of fashion brands.
• Circ: US-based textile-to-textile recycler using hydrothermal processes to separate polycotton blends into cellulose and PET monomers. Co-founder with RE&UP in the T2T Alliance and a direct competitor for recycled polyester and cotton from blended feedstock.
• Circulose: Sweden-based recycler producing Circulose® pulp from textile waste for regenerated cellulosic fiber production. Fellow T2T Alliance founder and direct competitor addressing cotton-rich textile waste streams.
• Infinited Fiber Company (Infinna): Finnish company producing regenerated cellulose fiber (Infinna) from textile waste, comparable in cotton-recycling ambitions. Competes for the same recycled cotton fiber demand from fashion brands.

Emerging players

• Ambercycle: US-based startup producing regenerated polyester (Cycora®) from textile waste. Overlaps with RE&UP's polyester offering with a chemical depolymerization approach versus RE&UP's thermomechanical route.
• Evrnu: US-based textile recycler using chemical processes to regenerate cellulose from cotton-rich textile waste. Comparable in recycling textile waste back to fiber with brand partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• Lenzing: Austrian producer of regenerated cellulosic fibers (Tencel, Lyocell) including recycled-content variants. A broader incumbent in sustainable fiber supply that competes with RE&UP's recycled cotton for fashion brand sourcing slots.
• Birla Cellulose: Large Indian producer of man-made cellulosic fibers including recycled variants, with significant scale and brand relationships. Competes for sustainable fiber share with fashion brands that RE&UP also targets.

Others

• ISKO: Major Turkish denim/textile manufacturer and SANKO partner. Both customer and strategic collaborator for RE&UP recycled fibers in denim and workwear, making it a hybrid partner/competitor depending on vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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