PARIS, France, 12 February 2026 — Reju, a France-based textile-to-textile regeneration specialist owned by Technip Energies, has selected Lacq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques as the location for its planned industrial-scale Regeneration Hub. The facility will be developed on the Induslacq platform, strengthening the company’s footprint in France as it works to scale solutions that turn discarded textiles into new raw materials.
The announcement comes against a stark waste backdrop: around 121 million tonnes of textiles are thrown away each year, while only 1% is recycled into new garments. Most used clothing and household textiles are either landfilled or incinerated, intensifying emissions and environmental pressure. Reju says its model is designed to reverse that pattern by regenerating post-consumer textile waste into materials that can re-enter manufacturing loops.
Reju’s hub is positioned as a contribution to France’s ambitions in circular, lower-carbon industrial innovation. Supported by Technip Energies’ engineering capability, the plant is expected to deploy Reju’s proprietary depolymerization process to use post-consumer textiles from national waste streams as feedstock. The output will be rBHET, a regenerated intermediate for producing new polyester from textile waste, which will then be repolymerized into Reju PET.
The project remains subject to a final investment decision by Technip Energies’ board.
If approved, Reju expects the development to support a new local circular-textiles value chain and contribute to decarbonization. The company estimates the project would create 80 direct jobs and more than 300 indirect jobs. “This French Regeneration Hub builds on our strategy to industrialize a circular post-consumer textile-to-textile model,” said Patrik Frisk, CEO of Reju. “By leveraging France’s ambitious circular-economy agenda and advancing our technology to new markets, we are reinforcing our mission to transform textile waste into valuable, circular resources.”
Reju says the French hub is intended to help build scalable circular infrastructure across France and Europe, including improved textile-to-textile traceability and closed-loop fibre use. The initiative aligns with Reju’s broader rollout, including Regeneration Hub Zero in Frankfurt, an announced site in Chemelot, Sittard-Geleen (the Netherlands), and a recently announced US hub planned for Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York.
The Lacq facility will be located on the Induslacq platform, which is owned by TotalEnergies.
Regional stakeholders also welcomed the site choice. “Chemparc, a development agency supported by the State, local authorities (Region NouvelleAquitaine, Community Lacq-Orthez), and industry, is pleased to announce the selection of Lacq as the site for Reju’s first Regeneration Hub in France. This decision underscores the attractiveness of our industrial basin and illustrates the role of our Public Interest Group as a catalyst for this attractiveness. In line with our industrial strategy, this decision marks a new step in the development of a low-carbon circular economy. CHEMPARC is committed to continuing its support with diligence and energy for the success of this industrial project in the Lacq Basin” said Audrey Le-Bars, Chief Executive Officer of Chemparc.
Reju, owned by Technip Energies, uses proprietary technology developed in collaboration with IBM Research to recover, regenerate and recirculate textile waste, beginning with polyester. The company also participates in industry groups including ReHubs, Petcore and Evolen, as it works toward a traceability-led circular ecosystem that supports a textile-to-textile sector in France aligned with European requirements.