Andrea Cabanes

Andrea Cabanes is co-founder and co-CEO of Fych Technologies, a pioneering company in advanced plastics recycling.

She holds an Industrial PhD in Plastics Recycling from the University of Alicante, where she developed innovative sustainable processes for deodorizing and decontaminating post-consumer plastics, both currently patent pending.

Andrea’s work focuses on improving recycling rates, material quality, and expanding the market for recycled products, particularly for multilayer and complex plastics.

Before founding Fych, Andrea gained international experience in process and product design, including professional traineeships at Chemelot InSciTe and Eindhoven University of Technology.

She has also contributed to research on industrial waste recovery and pilot-scale membrane processes.