Syntetica raises $30M to scale nylon recycling technology

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🗞️ Driving the news: Syntetica has raised $30 million in Series A funding to commercialize its textile recycling technology, which focuses on processing difficult-to-recycle nylon waste into new, high-quality materials.

🔭 The context: Nylon is one of the most challenging synthetic fibres to recycle due to mixed materials, dyes, and contamination in post-consumer textiles.
• Syntetica’s technology is designed to recycle mixed Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6 waste back into virgin-quality raw materials.
• The funding will support the expansion of commercial-scale recycling operations and partnerships with textile companies.

🌍 Why it matters: Scaling nylon recycling could help reduce dependence on fossil-based virgin fibres and support fashion’s transition toward circular supply chains.
• Synthetic fibre recycling remains limited compared with demand, with most textile waste still ending up in landfill or incineration.
• Turning discarded nylon into a usable feedstock could reduce emissions and resource consumption from textile production.

⏭️ What’s next: Syntetica will focus on scaling its technology, securing reliable waste streams, and proving that recycled nylon can compete with conventional materials at industrial volumes.

📈 One stat: Producing recycled nylon can reduce carbon emissions by up to 60% compared with conventional nylon production, while also using significantly less energy and fossil-based resources.

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