REMADE Institute

What REMADE Institute does

REMADE Institute (legally Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance Corp.) is a private, non-profit public-private partnership founded in 2017 and headquartered in Rochester, New York at Rochester Institute of Technology's Golisano Institute for Sustainability. The organization is the only U.S. national institute focused entirely on developing technologies to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, specifically targeting increased reuse, remanufacturing, recycling, and recovery of energy-intensive materials including metals, polymers, fibers, and e-scrap. Its technology portfolio spans eight major initiatives: Critical Minerals Recovery & Recycling, AI Integration, MRFnxtgen™ (next-generation materials recovery facilities), Circular Design, Fashion & Textiles, Electronics Recycling, Digital Remanufacturing, and Polymers Recycling. The institute has invested nearly $100 million in nearly 100 R&D projects across its portfolio.

The business model is consortium-based: REMADE operates as a member-funded and federally funded research organization, with primary capital from the U.S. Department of Energy under Award Number DE-EE0007897 via the Office of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies. Additional revenue streams include membership fees from industry, academic, and trade organization members (spanning 44 states and representing 6,900+ organizations through trade associations), plus annual conference registration at the Circular Economy Technology Summit & Conference ($1,199 member / $1,299 non-member / $599 student). Members include Fortune 500 enterprises (Nike, Adidas, Ford, BASF, Dow, Caterpillar, Braskem, First Solar, Trane Technologies) and academic institutions (MIT, Penn State, University of Michigan, RIT), alongside DOE national laboratories (Argonne, Oak Ridge, NREL, PNNL, Sandia, Idaho National Lab, NIST). Distribution channels include direct membership engagement, Strategic Interest Groups focused on specific technology verticals, member meetings, and the annual Washington D.C. summit co-hosted with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

Name

REMADE Institute

Legal name

Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance Corp.

Website

https://remadeinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

REMADE Institute is a U.S. public-private partnership and DOE-funded Manufacturing USA institute that develops circular economy technologies for recycling, remanufacturing, and recovery of energy-intensive materials, serving a consortium of 100+ industry, academic, and national lab members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advanced Manufacturing R&D and Circular Economy Technologies

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services (7600)

akta.pro primary industry

Repair, Refurbishment & Remanufacturing Services (EUAIANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parts Harvesting & Component Reuse (EUAIANAF), Textile & Apparel Sorting/Recovery Facilities (EUAIADAJ), Electronics Refurbishment, Repair & Reuse (Remarketing/Resale) (BPALAIAD), Change Management & Transformation (Org/HR) (BPACAJAD)

Keywords

• Circular economy research
• Materials recycling technology
• Remanufacturing solutions
• Critical minerals recovery
• Sustainable manufacturing R&D

Headquarters

HQ city

West Henrietta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. U.S. Department of Energy Funding: Primary funding from DOE's Office of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (AMMTO) through Award Number DE-EE0007897. Public-private partnership model with government support.
2. Membership Fees: Organization generates revenue through membership fees from industry, academia, and trade organizations. Members gain access to exclusive dashboard content, project participation, and member-only events.
3. Conference Registration Fees: Annual circular economy technology summit and conference with tiered pricing: Members $1,199, Non-members $1,299, Students $599

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

REMADE Institute is a public-private partnership consortium that develops and deploys technologies to enable the reuse, remanufacturing, recycling, and recovery of energy-intensive materials (metals, polymers, fibers, e-scrap) for U.S. manufacturers. The institute operates through a membership model, coordinating collaborative R&D across industry, academia, national laboratories, and trade organizations via eight major technology initiatives, an R&D project portfolio of nearly 100 projects, an annual conference, and member-only dashboard access.

Product overview

REMADE Institute is a public-private partnership and the only national institute focused entirely on developing innovative technologies to accelerate the U.S. transition to a Circular Economy. The organization operates as a consortium offering a portfolio of eight major technology initiatives including Critical Minerals Recovery & Recycling, AI Integration, MRFnxtgen™, Circular Design, Fashion & Textiles, Electronics Recycling, Digital Remanufacturing, and Polymers Recycling. Additional offerings include an R&D Project Database of nearly 100 projects with nearly $100 million invested, an annual Circular Economy Technology Summit & Conference, and a Membership Program for industry, academic, and national lab collaboration. The organization is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (AMMTO) and is a member of Manufacturing USA®.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MRFnxtgen™: A major initiative focused on transforming the U.S. recycling system by developing technologies that will revolutionize materials recovery facilities (MRFs).
• REMADE Polymers Recycling
• Fashion & Textiles
• Critical Minerals Recovery & Recycling
• MRFnxtgen®
• AI Integration
• Circular Design
• Digital Remanufacturing
• Electronics Recycling

Products and services

• Critical Minerals Recovery & Recycling Technology initiative developing advanced technologies to recover and recycle 11 critical minerals (aluminum, copper, lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, palladium, silicon, silver, tin, and rare earth elements) for U.S. manufacturing, targeting 40-60% of U.S. critical minerals demand by 2050.
• AI Integration for Re-X Technology initiative integrating AI into recycling, remanufacturing, resource recovery and material optimization, encompassing 23 AI projects covering sorting technologies, condition assessment, assembly/disassembly operations, design tools for remanufacturing and recycling, and part/feature recognition using machine learning and computer vision.
• MRFnxtgen™ Materials Recovery Technology initiative transforming the U.S. recycling system by developing technologies to revolutionize materials recovery facilities (MRFs), with goals to double material recovery rates and improve recycling economics.
• Circular Design (Design for Re-X) Technology initiative providing design frameworks and tools to help designers evaluate end-of-life options, impact of design decisions on remanufacturability, automation potential, and recycled content in products.
• Fashion & Textiles Recycling Technology initiative developing advanced sortation technologies (NIR spectroscopy, XRD, robotic disassembly, AI) and materials recovery for fiber-to-fiber textile recycling, addressing the less than 1% textile fiber recovery rate and 85% textile waste going to landfills.
• Electronics Recycling Technology initiative developing technologies to double the recycling rate of e-scrap and recover precious metals from consumer and industrial electronics, addressing the less than 20% collection rate of consumer electronics.
• Digital Remanufacturing Technology initiative developing digital remanufacturing technologies including AI, robotics, and automation for inspection, disassembly, and restoration across construction, aerospace, automotive, defense, and consumer electronics sectors, with remanufacturing reducing new material requirements by 80-98% versus new build production.
• Polymers Recycling Technology initiative developing advanced technologies for collection, sorting, separation, reprocessing, chemical recycling, solvent extraction, and purification of domestic plastic waste with goals to triple the plastic recycling rate.
• R&D Project Database Browseable database of nearly 100 advanced manufacturing R&D projects with investment of nearly $100 million for increasing U.S. manufacturing competitiveness and supply chain resilience, available to members and the public.
• Circular Economy Technology Summit & Conference Annual conference held in Washington D.C. (and scheduled for March 11-12, 2026), with tiered pricing for members ($1,199), non-members ($1,299), and students ($599), featuring keynotes, panels, paper presentations, and networking, co-hosted with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
• REMADE Membership Program Three-step membership application program providing access to member-only content, dashboard access, and collaboration opportunities with industry, academia, and national labs. Members include manufacturers, academic institutions, trade organizations, and national laboratories across 44 U.S. states.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly $100 million invested in advanced manufacturing R&D projects
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• U.S. Department of EnergyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Primary funding partner through the Office of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (AMMTO). Award Number DE-EE0007897. DOE provides federal funding to support REMADE's circular economy research and development initiatives.
• Ellen MacArthur FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerConference partnership for annual Circular Economy Technology Summit & Conference. Joint hosting of events and collaboration on circular economy acceleration initiatives. Foundation founded by Dame Ellen MacArthur in 2010 to accelerate transition to circular economy.
• Manufacturing USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProud member of Manufacturing USA network of 17 federally funded advanced manufacturing research and development institutes. Network advances technological innovations and protects U.S. manufacturing enterprise.
• NikecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry member participating in circular economy R&D projects, particularly in sustainable fashion and textile recycling initiatives.
• AdidascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry member focused on sustainable fashion, textiles, and circular economy initiatives.
• BASFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry member in materials science contributing to polymers recycling and chemical recycling research.
• DowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry member in materials science and circular economy contributing to plastics recycling and polymer research projects.
• CaterpillarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry member leading remanufacturing initiatives. Caterpillar Reman division has been operating since 1973, focused on high-quality replacement parts remanufactured from genuine components.
• Ford Motor CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry member contributing to automotive materials research, aluminum and steel recycling, and circular design initiatives.
• BraskemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry member focused on bio-based materials and polymers recycling initiatives.
• Rochester Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic member hosting REMADE headquarters at Golisano Institute for Sustainability. CEO Nabil Nasr also serves as Director of the Golisano Institute and Associate Provost for Academic Affairs at RIT.
• Trane TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGold level conference sponsor and industry member contributing to HVAC circular economy and sustainable materials research.
• Argonne National LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational laboratory member participating in battery recycling, critical minerals recovery, and materials research projects.
• Oak Ridge National LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational laboratory member contributing to advanced manufacturing and materials science R&D projects.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational laboratory member contributing to renewable energy materials and sustainability research.
• Pennsylvania State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic member contributing to materials science, manufacturing engineering, and circular economy research across multiple initiatives.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic member contributing to materials science, manufacturing, and sustainability research.
• University of MichigancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic member contributing to manufacturing, materials engineering, and circular economy research.
• Electronic Recyclers International (ERI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry member specializing in electronics recycling with direct drop-off locations across the U.S.
• First SolarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry member contributing to solar module recycling technologies and silicon recovery research.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI): Trade association representing the U.S. scrap recycling industry with member organizations across materials recovery, electronics recycling, and MRFs. Directly overlaps with REMADE's MRFnxtgen, electronics recycling, and circular design initiatives and serves a similar member base.
• Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Founder-aligned circular economy non-profit and REMADE's flagship conference co-host. Operates a global membership and thought-leadership network targeting the same circular economy transition theme, making it a direct peer in convening influence and policy positioning.
• The Recycling Partnership: Non-profit focused on improving U.S. residential recycling through public-private partnerships with brands, governments, and material processors. Targets the same MRF transformation and recycling-rate uplift goals as REMADE's MRFnxtgen initiative.
• Closed Loop Partners: U.S.-focused circular economy investment firm with a member network of consumer goods companies, retailers, and packaging firms. Comparable to REMADE in convening industry around recycling and reuse, but operates via investment vehicles rather than a federally funded R&D consortium.

Others

• Argonne National Laboratory: DOE national laboratory that is itself a REMADE member and collaborator on battery recycling and critical minerals R&D. Listed as a peer because it functionally executes overlapping research and competes for the same DOE funding envelopes.

Broad incumbents

• BioMADE: Manufacturing USA institute focused on bio-industrial manufacturing. Shares the public-private partnership, DOE funding, and member consortium structure with REMADE, making it a structural peer for funding and operating comparisons.
• LIFT (Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow): Another Manufacturing USA institute focused on lightweight metals manufacturing. Sister institute under the same federal network, with comparable consortium operations, member engagement, and R&D project portfolio approach.
• Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI): Large, established clean energy and sustainability research non-profit. While broader in scope than REMADE, it operates overlapping work on circular economy, materials, and industrial decarbonization with comparable member and funder models.
• America Makes: Fellow Manufacturing USA institute focused on additive manufacturing. Same federally funded consortium model with industry, academic, and government members; comparable operating structure and DOE funding mechanism.

Regional players

• Circularity GAP Reporting Service (Circle Economy): Europe-based non-profit measuring global circular economy metrics and convening circular economy stakeholders. Operates in the same theme and convening role as REMADE but primarily serves a European constituency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments2 records

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