Matoha

Matoha

Research Services

London, England 1,941 followers

We enable global recycling with our easy-to-use, affordable and portable material identification devices.

About us

Our devices can instantly identify plastics and fabrics, enabling the sorting of textile and plastic waste for recycling worldwide. The devices are portable, super-easy to use and are a full solution - just turn them on!

Industry
Research Services
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
London, England
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2018
Specialties
material identification, spectroscopy, plastics identification, fabric identification, waste sorting, and waste analytics

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    🎥 Exciting News! We’re thrilled to feature Atelier Riforma, a social startup based in Turin, Italy, that’s doing incredible work managing post-consumer textile waste. What’s even more exciting? Atelier Riforma is now using our Fabritell technology to take their innovative processes to the next level, making textile sorting smarter and more efficient. 🧦 AMBITION Atelier Riforma’s mission is to ensure no garment goes to waste by promoting the reuse, transformation, and recirculation of textiles, while also creating economic value and employment. 🌍 PROJECT As part of a groundbreaking project funded by the EU's Climaborough initiative, they are using Fabritell to enhance the efficiency of cataloguing and sorting used clothes in Turin, enabling them to be resold, recycled, or upcycled. This is just the beginning, and we’re excited about the potential to scale our technology across other platforms and cities. #Sustainability #TextileRecycling #CircularEconomy Elena Ferrero

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    Throwback to over three years ago when we shared this video of our Plastell scanner in action, helping to quickly and accurately identify rigid plastics here in the UK! 🇬🇧 The benefits of using the Plastell are clear: ✔️ Fast and precise plastic identification ✔️ Reduces contamination in recycling streams ✔️ Supports more efficient sorting and recycling processes It’s incredible to see how far we’ve come, but the mission remains the same—making plastic sorting smarter and greener. Check out the video and see it in action! 🎥♻️ #PlasticRecycling #Sustainability #Recycling #Plastic

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    🌍 Fashion’s big sustainability move – but is it enough? #Zara's parent company, #Inditex, has announced a $50 million fund for textile recycling technology, and while this is a bold step, it raises questions about the future of fashion's sustainability journey. Positives: 💡 A crucial investment in innovative recycling technologies, which could transform how we manage textile waste. ♻️ Support for circular fashion—a vital shift towards sustainability in a notoriously wasteful industry. 🌱 Partnership potential for the industry to collaborate on cutting-edge material reuse and recycling systems. But let’s not shy away from the challenges: 🔄 Overproduction remains fashion’s elephant in the room. Does this fund tackle the root cause of fast fashion, or is it a band-aid on a deeper issue? 💵 While $50 million sounds impressive, is it enough to drive real, industry-wide change? Will it spark innovation, or does the sector need far larger and more consistent investments? 🤔 Could this venture risk becoming more of a greenwashing exercise? How do we ensure that the focus stays on tangible impact rather than glossy PR campaigns? There’s no doubt this move is promising, but in a complex industry like fashion, true sustainability requires more than one-off initiatives. We need broader strategies that include rethinking consumption patterns, scaling recycling tech, and ensuring these investments translate into long-term change. What are your thoughts? Is this the beginning of a new era for sustainable fashion, or is there still a long way to go? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gawRDtrc #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #TextileRecycling

    Zara Owner Launches 50 Million-Euro Fund to Invest in Textile Innovation

    Zara Owner Launches 50 Million-Euro Fund to Invest in Textile Innovation

    finance.yahoo.com

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    🌍 What is PET in the World of Plastics? Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is a widely used thermoplastic polymer known for its versatility and recyclability. Let's break down its key features: 🔬 Material Properties: PET is part of the polyester family, making it strong, durable, and resistant to moisture. It is highly transparent, which is why you’ll often see it in clear plastic bottles. 🔥 Melt Flow: With a melting point around 260°C, PET can be processed through various methods like injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding. Its melt flow rate typically ranges from 6-12 g/10min, making it suitable for high-precision applications. 🏗️ Uses: PET is most commonly used in beverage bottles, food packaging, and synthetic fibers for textiles. It’s also making waves in 3D printing filaments due to its strength and thermal stability. In industries such as automotive and electronics, PET’s properties provide lightweight, high-performance solutions. ⚙️ Challenges: One technical challenge with PET is its sensitivity to moisture, which can degrade the material during processing. It also tends to crystallize, which can affect clarity and mechanical properties. Balancing PET’s crystallization during manufacturing is crucial for maintaining product quality. Additionally, while PET is recyclable, repeated recycling can impact its molecular integrity, making it less desirable for high-grade applications. 💡 PET is an essential player in the plastics industry, but as with any material, optimizing its processing and addressing technical hurdles is key to unlocking its full potential. #plastics #PET #manufacturing #materials #sustainability #recycling #innovation

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    🚨 Join Us at the Recycling and Waste Management Expo! 🚨 We will be exhibiting at the Recycling Expo on 15-16th October at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre London. Visit us at Stand BB81 to explore our full range of plastic and textile sorting devices, designed for identifying a variety of materials like polycottons, polyolefins, rubbers, and more! 🔍 What to expect: ♻️See our innovative sorting devices in action. ♻️Meet the team behind the technology—ask questions, and get expert advice! ♻️Test the devices yourself and discover how they can streamline your recycling process. For more event details, check out the program here: https://lnkd.in/e54SDuMq We look forward to seeing you at Stand BB81! #RecyclingExpo #PlasticRecycling #TextileRecycling

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    Interesting insights especially around elastane production

    View profile for Samantha Taylor, graphic

    Founder of The Good Factory / Sustainability Director / Keynote Speaker / Board Member

    I absolutely love a Textile Exchange report. I’ll take one of theirs over a McKinsey & Company one any day of the week. Why? Because they’re compiled by people who actually understand the industry. Not just generic consultants. By now you have hopefully seen the comments on their 2024 Material Market report. If you haven’t read the report yet. So I won’t state the obvious. But there are a few things I learnt that I didn’t know before. It was 2002 when polyester overtook cotton as the most produced fibre. In 2003 I wrote a report for my degree on solutions to cotton farming being the most deadly profession in the world. Funds to support farmers transition to organic was obviously top of that list. I had no idea what regenerative farming was at the time. It was 2018 before I came across that term in cotton farming. Elastane production has increased 64% in the last 5 years 😳 and no that’s not down to an increase in popularity for athleisure. We put it in everything now. (I have an article coming out for World Textile Information Network (WTiN) on this soon which I’ll post a link to when it’s released. Jessica Basey makes me sound much more professional and much less argumentative than I actually am!) If you’d like to hear more of my predictions on supply chain woes, I have my first newsletter coming out today. Head over to www.thegoodfactory.co.uk and scroll to the bottom of the home page to sign up! Happy Friday all! #TextileMarket #Futures #SupplyChain

    The Good Factory

    The Good Factory

    thegoodfactory.co.uk

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    View profile for Martin Holicky, graphic

    Co-founder @ Matoha

    It was great to speak at Imperial College London today, where I talked about our (Matoha Instrumentation Ltd.) entrepreneurial journey and also introduced a new lab for undergraduate chemists. In collaboration with Benji Fenech Salerno of the Department of Chemistry, we created a lab where undergraduates will use our NIR spectrometers to measure the spectra of plastics, analyse the data and use them to identify unknown samples. In a subsequent lab, they will chemically recycle the polymers, teaching them not only about chemistry and spectroscopy, but also about the challenges of #circulareconomy and #recycling. As a bonus, I got to sit back in the seat where Hans Hon Sang Chan and I designed our first prototypes while (totally) listening to our undergrad lectures. It was really nice to be back!

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    View profile for Chris Newton, graphic

    Textiles / Plastics – Affordable NIR – Instant material identification

    🌊 Science in Action at the Beach Cleanup! 🌊 An inspiring day at the Čista Obala beach cleanup in Slovenia, where Tamara Bizjak teamed up with Ondrej Panák and a group of eager kids to identify plastic debris using the Matoha Instrumentation Ltd. portable NIR spectrometer. Watching the next generation of researchers engage with science first hand is truly incredible. They weren’t just collecting plastic—they were learning how to analyze, categorize, and understand the environmental impact of different materials. These are the skills that will empower them to tackle the challenges our planet faces in the future. 🌍 🔬 Bringing #science closer to young minds helps spark curiosity and passion in STEM fields—areas that are essential for solving environmental issues. By teaching them the importance of data gathering and critical thinking, we’re laying the foundation for a new wave of innovators who will be ready to take care of our planet. Education is more than just knowledge—it's about giving the tools to make a real difference. 🌱 #STEM #BeachCleanup #EnvironmentalEducation #ScienceForKids REMEDIES SSbD4CheM, Upstream Horizon

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    Exciting news! Matoha was recently featured in an article discussing our Fabritell device, a powerful tool for manual textile waste sorting. We were thrilled to showcase this at the Dornbirn-GFC in Austria! Fabritell is designed to help accelerate fibre-to-fibre recycling with quick and accurate fabric identification. A big thanks to our team and partners for making this possible and Innovation in Textiles #textilerecycling #fabricrecycling #recycling https://lnkd.in/eFvGcrym

    Latest Technical Textiles Machinery & Equipment Innovations

    Latest Technical Textiles Machinery & Equipment Innovations

    innovationintextiles.com

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