Syre and Selenis have entered into a strategic partnership to establish a textile-to-textile recycling plant in North Carolina, USA. Both companies are leaders in advanced recycling technologies, united in a shared mission to decarbonize and dewaste the textile industry.
This plant will combine cutting-edge depolymerization and polymerization technologies in a single, integrated site. The result is a cost-efficient, industrial-scale recycling operation capable of producing up to 10,000 metric tons of circular polyester annually. Operations are set to commence by mid-2025, with first commercial sales expected later that year.
This is truly an important milestone on our journey to drive the great textile shift, with more than two years of planning now moving into action. We call this establishment a Blueprint Plant since the work there will lay the foundation for Syre’s continued global expansion, with the process being mirrored and scaled up in our upcoming gigascale plants globally.
Dennis Nobelius, CEO at Syre.
Launched in March 2025, Syre is on a bold mission to build gigascale textile-to-textile recycling plants worldwide. By producing circular polyester, Syre aims to cut CO2 emissions by up to 85% compared to the manufacturing of virgin, oil-based polyester.
The new facility will be developed alongside the existing Selenis production plant in Cedar Creek, creating a continuous production flow that spans pre-processing, depolymerization, polymerization, and PET chip production.
The partnership is a strong statement in driving innovation in advanced recycling technologies that deliver real-world sustainability solutions and importantly a positive impact on the LCA of final products. We are excited about this journey with Syre as it also allows us to further invest in the US market with existing asset expansion and bring the benefits of new technologies closer to customers.
Duarte Gil, CEO at Selenis.
The collaboration is driven by a shared focus on sustainability, innovation, and scalable green transformation.
When scouting locations for our plants, we have to carefully balance critical factors such as renewable energy, infrastructure, cost, and access to feedstock. I am really excited to partner with the Selenis team, having a similar sustainability direction and ambition to drive green transformation at scale.
Dennis Nobelius, CEO at Syre.
As the project advances, both Syre and Selenis envision the site evolving into a hub of innovation and R&D in textile recycling, reinforcing their joint role as industry leaders in sustainable textile solutions.
As the two companies move through this exciting journey in tackling the impact of textile waste and the problems that it creates, together we have a vision of an innovation hub for textile recycling, parallelled with R&D investment, with the specific focus on being leading recyclers supporting the textile industry in becoming more sustainable – creating a unique space where pre-poly, depoly and polymerization happen all in the same site.
Eduardo Santos, Head of Corporate Strategy at Selenis.
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