On 25-27 November 2024, Textile ETP participated in the SOLSTICE consortium’s second General Assembly in the Netherlands, sharing key project updates.

On 19-20 November, Textile ETP Secretary General Lutz Walter inaugurated the 4th International Conference Circular Economy for Textiles and Plastics. The event, organised by our members Centexbel and Fedustria, took place in Ostend, Belgium, and gathered key players from across Europe to discuss advancements in circular economy practices for textiles and plastics.

When we started our journey in 2021, we defined the aim of TRICK project like this: “TRICK will provide affordable and standardised enabler to move SMEs closer to circular economy. The project supports the adoption, tracing and demonstration of sustainable approaches by means of an innovative and circular product information management system, based on a data collection platform secured by Blockchain and integrated with an open marketplace for the matched services”.

CISUTAC partners gathered at the General Assembly to share among the consortium the latest updates about the project. The meeting delved into various work packages aimed at increasing circularity and sustainability in textiles and clothing in Europe.

On 17-18 June 2024, Textile ETP was in Slovenia, for a PESCO-UP project consortium meeting and second General Assembly in Ptuj, Slovenia, to share with the consortium the latest updates about the project.

Launched today, the SOLSTICE project supports sustainable growth in the textile sector by raising customer awareness, enhancing recycling with new sorting methods, ensuring feedstock traceability using the Digital Product Passport, and providing data and guidelines to decision-makers.

On 11-13 March, representatives from all 43 European partners of RegioGreenTex met for the Annual Consortium Meeting, hosted by CITEVE – the Portuguese Centre for textile innovation.

On 7 March, Textile ETP and several other CISUTAC partner attended a policy roundtable on EPR.

Launched today, the PESCO-UP project focuses on transforming mixed polyester/cotton waste into high-quality and clean materials for the next use cycle, aligning with the EU's 2025 textile waste mandatory collection.

On 28 November, in a collaborative effort to drive sustainability and circularity in the European textile industry, ECOSYSTEX and CISUTAC were presented at the first workshop of WhiteCycle, hosted at Michelin's R&D facilities in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

On 22-23 November, Textile ETP attended IRISS project General Assembly meeting. Two days of progress stock-taking and forward planning hosted by Tekniker in Eibar in the Spanish Basque country.

From 8-10 November, the CITE project partners met in Bursa, Türkiye, for a dual-purpose initiative.