Filatex India has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Texfil Private Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on December 11, 2025, with Indeca Sporting Goods Pvt Ltd, an entity of Decathlon Group, France. The partnership focuses on expanding the use of high-quality recycled polyester in sports apparel through innovative textile-to-textile recycling technology.
The strategic agreement centers around Texfil’s proprietary chemical recycling process based on glycolysis that preserves polyester quality. The recycled chips produced through this technology are marketed under the trademark “Ecosis,” representing a breakthrough in sustainable textile manufacturing.
Under the MoU, Decathlon will conduct structured trials of Ecosis recycled polyester chips and yarn with its network of manufacturing partners in India. The partnership also explores establishing a system to channel suitable pre-and post-consumer polyester textile waste from Decathlon Sports India’s sourcing ecosystem back to Texfil for recycling.
Mr. Madhu Sudhan Bhageria, CMD of Filatex, emphasized the collaboration’s focus on circularity and sustainable material innovation, stating that “Ecosis is built on the belief that polyester textiles should not be treated as waste.” Mr. Deepak D’Souza, Production Director Southwest Asia at Decathlon, highlighted the partnership’s alignment with responsible sourcing innovation and sustainability priorities. This MoU represents a significant step toward creating a truly circular economy in textiles, transforming discarded end-of-life textiles back into new, high-quality chips and yarns while reducing dependence on virgin resources.
