𝗦𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆

Syntetica, a leading European deeptech startup, and the Center for Sustainable Materials (CMD) at Michelin Innovation Park – Cataroux in Clermont-Ferrand, are joining forces to accelerate the industrial development of a breakthrough nylon recycling solution in support of the circular economy.



#Syntetica will install its recycling process within an industrial environment that is secure, purpose-adapted, and conducive to its further development.


A collaboration to cross the industrialisation threshold

This collaboration will enable, for the first time, the industrial-scale recycling of #nylonrichmixedtextiles. It brings together Michelin’s expertise as a recognised leader in material science for over 130 years, and Syntetica’s proprietary chemical #recycling process.

The pilot installation will benefit from the industrial infrastructure, technical teams, and operational excellence made available by the #Michelin Innovation Park, transforming a laboratory innovation into a robust and reproducible industrial solution.


Addressing the major challenge of textile recycling across multiple industries

The global #textileindustry faces a major environmental challenge: today, less than 1 % of textiles are recycled. The majority of technical garments contain mixed synthetic fibres, making recycling complex, or even impossible, using conventional methods.


Syntetica has developed a proprietary, low-temperature chemical process capable of recycling nylon-rich mixed textiles directly, without pre sorting, to produce #Nylon6 and #Nylon66 of high purity, compatible with textile, automotive, and industrial applications.

The pilot at the CMD targets the recycling of several tonnes of textile waste from the initial phase, with a progressive scale-up towards industrial volumes for the future demonstrator facility from 2027.


A collaboration in service of the circular economy

This collaboration rests on a shared conviction: industrial players have a key role to play in the transition towards a more sustainable world. It is set within a structuring European regulatory context, marked by the mandatory separate collection of textiles from 2025 and by growing requirements for recycled content from 2027.


The pilot installation at the Center for #SustainableMaterials marks the first step in a broader ambition carried by Syntetica’s green chemistry platform, designed to extend to other polymers and open the way to a new generation of circular industrial solutions.


source : Michelin

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