Conceptual mountain of textile waste beside the Palace of the Parliament, illustrating Europe textile-waste scale

This is the level of textile wastegenerated in Europe every year= 12,800,000 tonnes

Europe textile-waste scale — not a ReCoTex production capacity claim.

Why ReCoTex

A different path for textile materials.

We connect university research with an applied process for furniture and materials partners.

01 / RESOURCES

Textiles turned into value

From textile remnants and recovered polymers we create a new resource for design and production.

02 / TECHNOLOGY

Panels and three-dimensional forms

FRC can be processed as panels or thermoformed into furniture parts and components.

03 / INDUSTRIALISATION

From research to prototype

European patent, rights acquired by the startup, equipment purchased and first technology samples.

Stack of FRC ReCoTex composite panels from textile waste on pallets in an industrial space

ReCoTex · FRC

From recovered textiles.
Objects with a new future.

Composite materials from textile and polymer waste — for furniture, design and B2B partnerships in Romania.

Patented technologyEP3871853 · rights held by the startup
Equipment acquiredProcess capability under development
First samples producedPractical validation underway
Environmental permitIncludes R3 operation (authorised limits)
ReCoTex development hall in Tomești, Iași

Textile waste → useful material

We close the loop where others stop.

We turn textile and polymer streams into a shaped composite — panels, components and real prototypes, not just a recycling concept.

Real FRC panel with multicoloured recovered textile fragments
Real photograph · FRC material sample

FRC material

A material for furniture and design.

Fabric Recycled Composite (FRC) is made by recovering textile and polymer waste streams, consolidated by thermopressing.

ReCoTex prioritises panels, assemblies, sub-assemblies and finished furniture. Planters and green-roof modules are complementary directions.

Properties and characteristics ↗

From research to practice

Concrete steps. A process in development.

This status describes work done so far — not a certified commercial production line.

STAGE 01

Research & patent

Developing the technology and protecting it with a patent.

STAGE 02

Technology transfer

Acquisition of patent rights from the university.

STAGE 03

Equipment

Purchasing machinery for experimentation and process development.

STAGE 04

First samples

First technological trials and optimisation directions.

Real and emerging applications

More than a panel. A material for new forms.

Existing prototypes and collaboration paths with manufacturers and designers.

Circular economy

Textiles, polymers and a material that restarts the cycle.

The ReCoTex circular symbol tells the story briefly: textile waste, polymer film and FRC composite — three streams in one recovery journey.

ReCoTex holds an environmental permit including R3 operation, under the conditions and waste categories stated in the permit — without claims beyond the authorised scope.

Sustainability & compliance ↗
Recycling symbol made of denim textiles, plastic and FRC composite on a navy background

ReCoTex in the press

A story that reached the newspaper.

On research, FRC material and the future of furniture — published in 2024.

ReCoTex prototypes shown at an exhibition in Iași
FRC prototypes shown publicly · ReCoTex photo

ZIARUL DE IAȘI · 13 NOVEMBER 2024 · CRISTINA PETRACHE

Furniture of the future – an Iași researcher’s unusual invention

Article with Eugen Ailenei’s statements on the project origins, the recycled-textile armchair and furniture potential.

“Here you have a thermo-press: you bring a 2D board, reheat it and form it.”

Excerpt from the published interview. The text reflects the project status in 2024.