Zerow Srl is an innovative Italian startup specializing in the online resale of deadstock textiles and leathers from major luxury brands such as Kering Group and Richemont. Combining traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design, Zerow creates stylish and durable products while giving high-quality materials a second life. Through its Zerow Recycling division, the company offers open and closed loop processes (fiber-to-fiber and fiber-to-other) for fashion brands, collaborating with over 100 partners worldwide to transform waste into sustainable solutions. By bridging luxury fashion and circular economy practices, Zerow promotes both creativity and environmental responsibility.
Yuantian Biotechnology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd
Founded in October 2022, Yuantian Biotechnology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. is a biotechnology company mainly focused on the technology research and development and commercial application of enzymatic recycling of waste PET plastics. The company’s R&D team is mainly from the State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering of Tianjin University. With the comprehensive technologies of enzyme engineering, genetic engineering, bioinformatics,fermentation engineering and chemical engineering, Yuantian Biotech has developed efficient and specific PET degrading enzymes, which can degrade all kinds of waste PET materials (polyester fabric,beverage bottles, PET film, etc.) under normal pressure and temperature. After PET crystallization and distillation, the monomer r PTA and r EG can be obtained. The two monomers can then be polymerized to reborn-PET(rb PET), which can be further used in the production of food packaging, textile fibers,engineering materials and optical devices, in order to achieve upgrade recycling and unlimited cyclic utilization.
Worn Again Technologies
Worn Again is dis-Solving Textile Waste using a proprietary chemical recycling technology which extracts high value polymers from mixed feedstocks containing polyester and cotton, which are the most popular fibre materials in clothes. The solvent based system is able to decontaminate and decolour textiles and is especially effective at separating elastane which is a known challenge for conventional systems. Worn Again is currently scaling its technology in Switzerland, where it operates a Textile-to-Fibre Accelerator plant for industrial demonstrations.
Wire Waste
Trace Waste – Design Circularity. Wire Waste is a Textile Circularity Platform Enabling Brands to Redesign Recycled Products with End-to-End Traceability. Our platform equips the entire verified value chain with Traceability, Circularity, Landfill Diversion, Carbon Footprint insights, and Waste‑to‑Value Design through our exclusive Trace and Design software. We support brands, manufacturers, and recyclers in building a transparent and standardized secondary material supply chain, extending it into a fully integrated circular ecosystem. By strengthening global waste management practices, Wire Waste enables the industry to move beyond disposal and towards a truly circular value chain that unlocks new opportunities for growth and sustainability.
Trosort
Trosort – Transforming Textile Sorting with AI & Automation Trosort introduces its Sort Mate system to revolutionize the textile sorting operations. By integrating conveying, 360° imaging, NIR sensors, and AI-driven decision-making into a single, high-speed operation, Sort Mate maximizes efficiency and value recovery. Visit our booth or contact us to secure a spot on our limited showroom list. Whether you’re a textile sorting center or a fashion brand, Trosort helps you turn textile waste into opportunity. Sorting for Resale Sort Mate automatically assesses garments’ resale value in real-time using live market data, analyzing brands, materials, categories, grades, colors, and more to optimize sorting decisions. Adaptable Sorting Our system adapts to your changing needs, allowing you to customize sorting parameters for a tailored process that suits your business requirements. Sorting for Recycling For non-reusable textiles, Sort Mate automates sorting for the most suitable recycling pathways by aligning with recycling center requirements. Data Acquisition Gain full visibility into textile streams and support brand take-back programs with data-driven insights. Trosort transforms sorting into a scalable, service-driven model for fashion brands and sorting centers. Empower Your Workforce Increase throughput and precision while making sorting smarter, faster, and more intuitive, reducing the need for extensive employee training.
Syntetica
Syntetica is a materials company developing green-chemistry recycling technologies to convert mixed plastic waste into high-quality raw materials. Its focus is nylon, widely used in sportswear, lingerie, outdoor gear and automotive components. Most nylon textiles contain blends of nylon 6, nylon 6.6 and elastane, making them difficult to recycle mechanically or chemically. Less than 1% of textile waste becomes new fibres [Textile Exchange, 2024]. Nylon is petroleum-derived with a high carbon footprint, and elastane blends make recovery even harder. Syntetica addresses this with a low-temperature recycling process using proprietary green chemistry. It breaks down mixed nylon and elastane waste to molecular components and rebuilds them into regenerated nylon 6 and nylon 6.6. These materials match virgin nylon mechanically and aesthetically while cutting carbon emissions by up to 80% [Quantis, 2025]. The process also recovers value from elastane and blended materials usually considered unrecyclable, supporting circular textile systems. The regenerated nylon functions as a drop-in replacement compatible with existing manufacturing, allowing adoption without any equipment changes. It can be recycled repeatedly, improving resource efficiency and reducing petroleum dependence. Syntetica materials suit apparel, sportswear, underwear, outdoor textiles and industrial plastics. Based in Paris, it works with Uniqlo, Lycra, Victoria’s Secret and ETAM. With over USD 25 million raised, it is preparing a commercial demonstration facility in France to scale circular, low-carbon plastics.
Spinnova Plc
Spinnova transforms the way textiles are manufactured globally. Based in Finland, Spinnova has developed breakthrough patented technology for making textile fibre from wood pulp or waste, such as leather, textile or agricultural cropping waste, without harmful chemicals or dissolving. Spinnova creates no side streams in the fibre production process, and the SPINNOVA® fibre has minimal CO2 emissions and water use, as well as being biodegradable and recyclable. Spinnova uses a mechanical process which gives the fibre the look and feel of a natural cellulosic fibre such as cotton.
Refiberd
Refiberd is a US-based startup developing AI-powered software and hardware solutions to enable circularity in the textiles and apparel industry. Our technologies include a material identification system which uses hyperspectral imaging and machine learning to accurately detect the fiber composition of textiles within 2% of actual composition, and a resale/reuse sorting system which uses RGB detection and automated quality inspection which identifies post consumer textile item defects.
Redivivum
To build a truly circular textile economy, we must start by reusing what we can — following the waste hierarchy before recycling. Redivivum makes large-scale reuse a reality. Our AI-powered co-pilot helps warehouses and logistics centers efficiently process and sell high volumes of pre-loved apparel through online secondary markets. We unlock the reuse layer, so other innovations can focus on what’s left for recycling.
Re.Nova Plast s.r.l.
Re.Nova Plast specializes in the production of recycled, traceable, and certified thermoplastic compounds derived from the recovery of pre- and post-consumer waste. Our tailor-made polymers are mainly used in the footwear industry, where we originated, but they are also used in other sectors (construction, industrial, furniture, etc.). Their performance is validated by laboratory tests and supported by structured technical and environmental dossiers, guaranteeing quality, traceability, and compliance.