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The polyester in your “sustainable” fabric almost certainly isn't.

We recover terephthalic acid from the worst mixed textiles on earth - torn, soiled, headed for landfill - purify it to virgin-grade, and supply it to yarn manufacturers ready to close the polyester loop.

99.5 - 99.9%
VerdiPTA purity - cleaner than industrial-grade virgin
120°C
Water-based, low-energy extraction
Zero
Waste out - residual becomes VerdiMIX

Polyester recycling barely exists.

The global textile industry produces around 100 million tonnes of fibre a year. Over 60% of that is polyester - petroleum-derived, energy-intensive, and at end-of-life, almost entirely incinerated or landfilled.

Mechanical recycling downgrades quality. Bottle-to-fibre only solves a fraction of the problem. And mixed fabrics - the polycotton blends, the soiled rejects, the torn garments nobody wants - are effectively considered unrecyclable.

That's where we start.
~100M tonnes
Global textile fibre produced each year
60%+
Of that fibre is polyester - petroleum-derived
<1%
Of post-consumer textiles get recycled back into fibre

We extract. We purify. We supply.

Using our patented VerdiCycle process - the same chemo-mechanical chemistry we use for multilayer plastic - we depolymerise post-consumer, rejected mixed textile waste at 80 - 120°C, without organic solvents, to recover crude terephthalic acid, which we then purify to virgin equivalent-grade.

We then supply that PTA(purified) - under the VerdiPTA brand - to yarn manufacturers and material processors working to close the polyester loop.

01

Extract

Chemo-mechanical depolymerisation of mixed textile waste at 80 - 120°C, 1-2 ATM, water-based. Same VerdiCycle reactor as our MLP line.

02

Purify

Patent-pending purification step that doesn't use recrystallisation. Critical impurity 4-CBA - the impurity that breaks polymer chains during polymerisation: below detection.

03

Supply

PTA delivered to yarn manufacturers, fibre producers, and material processors. Ready for polymerisation.

We don't spin yarn. We don't weave fabric. We make the building block that your process needs.

From textile waste to PTA to yarn.

01
Feedstock

The worst textile waste on earth

Torn, soiled, mixed textile waste. Polycotton blends. Garment factory rejects. Material that has no viable end-of-life path today.

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Sources include post-consumer apparel rejected by mechanical recyclers, garment factory trims, and soiled rags typically incinerated. Polycotton blends are notoriously difficult for existing recyclers - we process them as-is.

02
VerdiCycle extraction

Chemo-mechanical depolymerisation

80 - 120°C, 1-2 ATM, water-based. No organic solvents. Patent-pending purification - no recrystallisation.

Residual becomes VerdiMIX. Zero waste.

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Alkaline hydrolysis in aqueous media. Operates at near-atmospheric pressure unlike competing glycolysis or methanolysis routes (which typically need 200-250°C and high pressure). Patent-pending purification avoids energy-intensive recrystallisation while hitting below-detection on 4-CBA.

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VerdiPTA supply

Yarn-grade purified TPA (PTA)

Purified terephthalic acid, tested to polymer-grade specifications. Ready for polymerisation into recycled PET yarn, recycled PBT, DOTP, or recycled BHET monomer.

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Pilot-scale polymerisation trials achieved IV ≥ 0.654 dl/g on first attempt - comfortably inside polymer-grade yarn specifications. Packaging, logistics and batch documentation handled by our team.

80 - 120°C
Process temp
1-2 ATM
Pressure
Water
No organic solvents
Zero
Waste residual

Cleaner than industrial-grade virgin.
From the worst feedstock.

Our first polymerisation attempt hit yarn-grade intrinsic viscosity. That's the bar we're working from.

“Below detection” on the polymerisation-hindering impurity. First try.
Metric
Virgin PTA
ASTM D7976
VerdiPTA
Purity
99.5 - 99.9%
99.5 - 99.9%
+
Why it matters Polymerisation-grade TPA needs ≥99.5% purity. Anything lower shows up as yellowing, reduced tensile strength, and batch-to-batch inconsistency in the final yarn. We sit comfortably inside the virgin-grade window - from textile waste feedstock that other processes can't touch.
4-CBA (critical impurity)
25 - 36 ppm
Max 25 ppm
Below detection
+
Why it matters 4-Carboxybenzaldehyde is the impurity that hinders polymerisation and caps chain length. Even low-ppm residuals prevent yarn-grade molecular weight build-up. Our patent-pending purification drops 4-CBA below instrument detection limits - well inside polymer-grade requirements. This is the metric that makes or breaks downstream compatibility.
p-Toluic acid
100 - 170 ppm
< 50 ppm
+
Why it matters p-Toluic acid is a monofunctional impurity that caps growing polymer chains during polymerisation, limiting molecular weight build-up. At <50 ppm, VerdiPTA sits well inside typical petrochemical virgin PTA levels (100–170 ppm). A secondary contributor - less critical than 4-CBA, but still relevant for high-IV applications like textile yarn and fibre-grade polyester.
rPET IV (polymerised)
0.661 dl/g
0.640 ±0.01 (yarn)
0.654 dl/g
+
Why it matters Intrinsic viscosity (IV) is a direct measure of polymer molecular weight - longer chains mean better spinnability, drawability, and final fibre tensile strength. Yarn-grade rPET typically targets 0.62–0.68 dl/g; below this range fibres break during drawing, above it melt processing becomes difficult. Our first polymerisation run hit 0.654 dl/g - comfortably inside the window, first attempt, no formulation tuning. Result from a partner-operated polymerisation pilot, not in-house.

Tested in-house at 2L-50L batch scale. Validation at demo-plant level in progress. Click any row to see why the metric matters.

Honest caveat

VerdiPTA is currently at pilot stage. The current product meets polymer-grade requirements, but there's room for improvement - we're actively working to refine the process and tighten product consistency. If you're a yarn manufacturer or material processor interested in an early-stage supply partnership, we want to hear from you.

One feedstock.
Four potential applications.

Click a tab to explore each application - market, use cases, partner profile we're looking for.

The big volume play

rPET – Recycled polyester fibre and resin

Polymerising VerdiPTA with mono-ethylene glycol yields recycled PET suitable for textile filaments, staple fibre, and packaging resin. This is where closing the polyester loop has the biggest volume impact - every kilogram of yarn spun from textile waste displaces virgin polyester.

We're especially interested in partnerships with polyester spinners, weavers, and brand-direct textile innovation teams ready to integrate circular polyester into their supply chains.

Market size ~70M tonnes PET / year globally
Key use cases Apparel yarn, staple fibre, bottles, packaging film
Partner we're looking for Polyester spinners, polymerisation partners, yarn manufacturers
Higher value, lower volume

rPBT – Engineering thermoplastic

PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) is the go-to engineering plastic for automotive connectors, electrical components, and precision-moulded parts. Combining VerdiPTA with 1,4-butanediol yields recycled PBT with virgin-like performance - a material traditionally made entirely from petrochemical feedstocks.

The value density is much higher than rPET, making this commercially attractive even at modest volumes. Early conversations with automotive Tier 1 suppliers are open.

Market size ~1.5M tonnes PBT / year globally
Key use cases Automotive connectors, electrical housings, appliance parts
Partner we're looking for Compounders, automotive Tier 1/2 suppliers, consumer electronics
Regulatory tailwind

DOTP – Non-phthalate plasticiser

DOTP (dioctyl terephthalate) is the leading phthalate-free plasticiser for flexible PVC - flooring, cables, medical tubing, toys, automotive interiors. Demand is growing aggressively as phthalate regulations tighten in the EU, US, and India.

VerdiPTA is a direct drop-in for the DOTP synthesis route. For plasticiser manufacturers, this is a way to offer a genuinely circular, non-phthalate product without changing existing production lines.

Market size ~1.3M tonnes DOTP / year, 6-8% CAGR
Key use cases Flexible PVC - flooring, cables, medical, toys
Partner we're looking for Plasticiser manufacturers, PVC compounders, FMCG packaging
Modular downstream

rBHET – Monomer feedstock

BHET (bis-hydroxyethyl terephthalate) is the intermediate monomer used by some chemical recyclers for further processing. Supplying VerdiPTA-derived BHET unlocks a modular downstream route where partners can polymerise, re-depolymerise, or reformulate on their own timelines.

Useful for R&D groups, advanced recycling operators, and any partner building a multi-product pipeline from a single TPA source.

Market size Specialty - tied to advanced recycling capex
Key use cases R&D feedstock, advanced recycler inputs, speciality polyesters
Partner we're looking for Chemical recyclers, corporate R&D, materials startups

Same reactor.
Same chemistry.
Different feedstock.

VerdiCycle isn't a single-trick process. The same chemistry that turns chip packets and sachets into recycled polyolefins also extracts TPA from mixed textiles. We built the textile line into our commercial plant at marginal CAPEX - not as a separate bet, but as proof that the platform scales across waste streams.

EU textile EPR regulations are tightening. Brands are looking for verified, traceable recycled content that actually closes loops - not mass-balance accounting. The supply of truly circular textile feedstock is near zero.

We're working with partners to change that.

Feedstock
Chip packets & sachets
Output
Recycled polyolefins
Feedstock
Mixed textile waste
Output
Purified TPA (VerdiPTA)

Are you working to close the polyester loop?

We're looking for yarn manufacturers, fibre producers, and material processors who want to work with us at the frontier of textile circularity. This is a pilot programme - early, honest, and built on shared R&D. If you have the downstream capability and we have the feedstock, let's talk.

VerdiPTA for textiles is at pilot stage. Performance data reflects lab-validated results at 2L-50L scale. Independent validation and commercial-scale consistency work is ongoing. We share data as it is, not as we'd like it to be.