Rheiazymes Pioneer Molecular Recycling -
Closing the Recycling Gap
Today, for 47% of everything that goes to waste, there is no recycling option. In some industries, like textiles it's even up to 95%.
This is mostly due to the challenges that mixed and compound materials pose on traditional recycling options.
With molecular recycling, products that today are seen as non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle (such as textiles, electronics and compound packaging) become recyclable. Molecular recycling retrieves valuable raw materials in the process, thus allowing entire value chains to shift to a circular economy model.
TEXTILES
Of the 102 million tonnes of textile fibres produced every year, 65 % are synthetic, non-recyclable fibres. (Source: University Wageningen, Netherlands)
ELECTRONICS
With over 50 million tonnes of electronic waste (growing by approx. 5% a year) molecular recycling offers an efficient and economical option to retrieve rare earths from (printed) circuit boards. (Source: Springer Nature, UK)
COMPOUNDS
The trend to use less plastic packaging has led many manufacturers to use more paper packaging. However, using plastic admixtures for functionality (compounds), making recycling of packagings even more challenging. (Source: BVSE, Germany)
“As process architects for molecular bio recycling Rheiazymes delivers solutions to pivot entire industries to circular value chains."
Rheiazymes molecular recycling aims to decarbonize industries such as fashion
- the world's 4th most polluting industy - while turning waste into value
(global yearly value of yarn lost in waste $ 500 billions).
SAVING RESOURCES
Closing recyling gaps and enabling circularity and therewith saving land, water, fossile and other primary ressources.
REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS
Reduce up to 45% of the industrial GHG emissions (=~5% of the global GHG emissions). Reduce emissions caused by consumer waste as well as in production with a zero emissions recycling process.
RESIDUE REDUCTION
No toxic by-products (as in chemical recycling).
Rheiazymes' Technology for
Textiles getting circular
YARN-TO-YARN® is our commitment to closing the recycling gap for synthetic yarn blends and functional textiles through our Molecular Bio-Recycling technology. Using natural enzymes, we recover raw materials on a molecular level - in a purely biological process inspired by nature.
Our flagship project is developing the technology for polyamide-elastane (PA/EA) blends and establishing a circular YARN-TO-YARN® ecosystem.
To bring this game changing technology to market, we partner with forward-thinking textile companies and the Migros Pioneer Fund who share our passion for sustainability and innovation and who are unafraid to challenge the status quo. Together, we are creating a new industry standard - one that values the environment and the future of our planet as much as financial results.
The Migros Pioneer Fund looks for and supports ideas with social potential. It enables pioneering projects that break new ground and seek out forward-looking solutions. Its impact-oriented funding approach combines financial support with coaching services. The Migros Pioneer Fund is part of the Migros Group's social commitment and is enabled by the Migros Group with around CHF 15 million annually.
Find out more at www.migros-pionierfonds.ch
YARN-TO-YARN® is Rheiazymes lighthouse project for the textile industry. Backed by the Migros Pioneer Fund, the project is now entering the practical phase, the aim being to establish a pilot facility for enzyme production, test the process with partners from the fashion industry and bring the technology to industrial maturity.
Find out more at www.yarn-to-yarn.org
and https://engagement.migros.ch/en/news-projects/climate-resources/yarn-to-yarn
About us
Experienced, interdisciplinary & diverse team.
Savy in Biotech, Engineering, Patent Development and Entrepreneurship
Sandra Grimmer
CEO & Co-Founder
Business Dev. Strategic Partnerships, Fundraising
MBA in Intl. Mgmt. & Affairs, Stakeholder Management in global Biotech company, 20 years Entrepreneurship of which 5 in textiles and fashion
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
Roland Grimmer
CTO & Co-Founder
Research & Development, Operations
Dipl. El. Engineer, eMBA, Experienced in leading a global support organization, ensuring know-how transfer
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
Chantal Schmelz
CFO
Finance, Compliance, Public Affairs
M.A. in Economics, CAS in Media Relations
Experienced head corporate communications and investor relations.
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
Prof. Dr. Margarita Ramírez-Carmona
Scientific Advisor
Plant Architecture
PhD in Biochemical, Processes Head of CIBIOT Center of Studies and Research in Biotechnology at the UPB University, Medellin. Patent co-developer MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA
Prof. Dr. Carlos Ocampo-López
Scientific Advisor
Scientific Research & Development
PhD in Engineering, 15 years in Biotechnology, Certified by WIPO in patent writing. Advisor to the UNEP United Nations Environment Program for Green Chemistry
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA
Prof. Dr. Leidy Rendón-Castrillon
Scientific Advisor
Enzyme Design
PhD in Engineering, M.Sc. in Biotechnology, R&D for projects in the area of environ-mental biotechnology, fermentation, organic extraction, process control and development of high value-added raw materials.
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA
“We strive to change how we think recycling as an industry and as a society. Leveraging the potential of waste to make a triple impact - environmentally, socially and financially.”
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Impact Investing with Rheiazymes
Rheiazymes is currently running its Seed Round interested in partnering with a close group of Early-Stage investors to accelerate its pilot plant phase. Rheiazymes is targeting closing the Seed funding within the next quarter.
Interested parties may get in contact with the CEO, Sandra Grimmer to discuss the options for their impact investment into Rheiazymes.
Your Impact Investment in Rheiazymes with the benefit of 3x returns:
1) environmental return: reduce GHG emissions
2) social return: zero pollution, increase of quality of life
3) financial return: unlock untapped market potential
Get in contact, make an impact!
For further information, intro calls or any kind of impact you would like to make on how recycling is being seen in the future, please get in contact with us.
