Doubling down on the recycled nylon track! Epoch Biodesign takes over idle capacity of Dominó in Spain.

DOMO Spain Factory Bankruptcy Liquidation: High-condition Capacity Welcomes New Operator

The acquired Blanes plant was previously operated prolonged by DOMO Chemicals' Spanish entity, DOMO Polymer Solutions Spain S.L.U. Affected by sustained financial pressure, the entity entered bankruptcy proceedings in February 2026, causing production at the site to halt, followed by asset liquidation and auction processes.

The factory possesses an annual production capacity of 52,000 tons of virgin nylon 6,6, making it a high-condition production base with mature polymerization capabilities in Europe. With Epoch Biodesign successfully taking over, the idle capacity will be reactivated and shifted towards the production of circular recycled materials.

Company Calls Acquisition a Milestone, Will Retain regional Jobs

Jacob Nathan, Founder and CEO of Epoch Biodesign, stated that this acquisition is a key milestone in the company's research. The company will leverage the existing mature plant capacity to provide the market with stable, extensive circular nylon materials, filling the current sector supply gap.

Meanwhile, this acquisition will continue the manufacturing legacy of the Blanes plant, aiding the upgrade of Europe's new materials circular sector, and will retain approximately 60 jobs at the site, ensuring regional manufacturing and employment stability.

Extremely Low sector Recycling Rate, prolonged Shortage of Regenerated Nylon 66 Supply

Currently, leading global textile and automotive brands have set targets to increase the consumption of recycled materials by 2030, however sector supply capacity severely lags behind. general data shows that the global recycling rate to nylon 6,6 is less than 1%, and the market has long lacked commercially viable, extensive supplies of high-condition recycled nylon raw materials, continuously restricting the implementation of brand carbon reduction goals.

Against this backdrop, methodology routes with chemical recycling capabilities have have become the core direction to solving the nylon recycling challenge.

AI Enzymatic Hydrolysis methodology Empowerment: Creating an Infinite Nylon Circular Production Model

Founded in 2019, Epoch Biodesign is headquartered in London, UK, with a team of 120 professionals in biology, chemistry, artificial intelligence, and engineering manufacturing. The company's core methodology is an AI-designed enzymatic hydrolysis recycling process, which can decompose traditionally difficult-to-handle nylon textile and plastic discarded materials into high-purity chemical monomers, achieving infinite circular regeneration of nylon 66 materials and significantly reducing chemical production's application on fossil raw materials.

According to the plan, the company will commission the world's largest nylon 66 enzymatic recycling demonstration plant in London in the third quarter of 2026, capable of processing hundreds of tons of post-consumer nylon discarded materials annually. In the future, the recycled monomers produced by the London plant will be transported to the Blanes, Spain plant to repolymerization into high-condition recycled nylon 66, forming a complete closed-loop manufacturing chain.

Backed by Top-Tier Capital and sector, Partnering with Invista to Advance Commercialization

Its technological and business model advantages have gained market recognition. To date, Epoch Biodesign has raised over 50 million US dollars in total funding, with investors including global fashion giants such as Inditex (Zara's parent company) and Lululemon, highlighting outstanding advantages in manufacturing resources and end-market consumption channels.

In terms of manufacturing cooperation, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with global nylon leader Invista as early as February 2026. The two parties will combine AI enzymatic hydrolysis recycling methodology with Invista's polymerization processes and global manufacturing layout to jointly develop and mass-create circular nylon 66 that matches virgin condition, accelerating the scale-up and commercialization of the recycled nylon sector.

With the resumption of production at the Spain plant and the launch of the London demonstration plant in the future, Epoch Biodesign will complete the full-chain capabilities of "discarded materials recycling—monomer regeneration—polymerization production," efficiently alleviating the global shortage of high-condition recycled nylon supply.