We’re excited to welcome Timo Maron and Konstantinos Apostolopoulos to CelluCircle as Process Engineers. Both will play key roles in designing, scaling, and optimizing our first pilot facility, an important milestone in our journey toward industrial-scale textile recycling.
Timo Maron – Process Engineer
What is your role at CelluCircle and what exactly will you be doing?
As a Process Engineer at CelluCircle, I will be working together with Konstantinos to design and plan our pilot plant. We’ll be building on the lessons learned from previous pilot trials, such as those at RISE Processum, and adapting the design to CelluCircle’s specific process and product requirements. The key focus areas will be the reactor, the separation units, and ensuring that all parts of the process connect and operate smoothly.
Tell us about your background and how you ended up at CelluCircle?
In my role as an R&D Engineer at RISE Processum AB, I am working with scaling up processes from lab scale (TRL 3) to pilot scale (TRL 5–8). This includes designing, building, and customising pilot systems, as well as running experimental trials.
Through two publicly funded projects, I came into contact with CelluCircle and supported pilot trials based on their process. When the opportunity came to consult at CelluCircle and help build their own tailor-made pilot plant, it felt like a natural and exciting next step.
What excites you most about working at CelluCircle?
I’m highly motivated by developing technologies that support sustainability and the circular economy. Being part of the scale-up of a recycling process for the highly waste-intensive textile industry is a perfect match with my personal values and professional interests.
Konstantinos Apostolopoulos – Process Engineer
What is your role at CelluCircle and what exactly will you be doing?
My role is to support the scale-up of the CelluCircle process and contribute to the design, procurement, and commissioning of our first pilot facility. I will mainly focus on selecting key unit operations and auxiliary equipment required for the process, as well as developing detailed process plans and driving process optimisation.
Tell us about your background and how you ended up at CelluCircle?
I am a graduate Chemical Engineer and currently a PhD candidate at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, focusing on energy technology processes for industrial decarbonisation. My background in chemical engineering, combined with hands-on experience in component design, development, and testing, made a great fit with CelluCircle’s process engineering group and its ambition to take textile recycling to a new level.
What excites you most about working at CelluCircle?
Contributing to a highly promising innovation during a pivotal scale-up phase, while working alongside a strong team of experts to advance textile recycling at industrial scale.
With Timo and Konstantinos joining the team, we’re strengthening our technical foundation as we move closer to pilot operation and commercial scale.
Welcome to CelluCircle!