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.

Mark your calendar: Textile ETP Annual Conference 2024 will take place on 14 and 15 May 2024

The Textile ETP, in partnership with Titera, AEI Tèxtils, CeNTi, and IVGT, proudly announces the evolution of the SmartX Community into the SmartX Innovation Hub. The Hub follows the conclusion of the SmartX Europe project, a Horizon2020 initiative dedicated to boosting e-textiles and wearables into the market.

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.

On 14-16 November, the E-Textiles Conference in Ghent gathered industry leaders, and SmartX Community Manager and Textile ETP Project Manager Judith Bosch attended the 2-day event and moderated a panel.

The Textile ETP, in partnership with STFI, RISE, Centexbel, Centrocot, and CETI, proudly announces the launch of the Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub. This initiative is poised to be a central hub for textile companies, research organisations, brands, and retailers to converge, learn, network, and collaborate on the pressing issues of circular and biobased textiles.

On 14 November, Textile ETP convened its Board Meeting n Brussels to discuss the organisation's progress, future plans, and important decisions for the upcoming year.

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

On 7 and 8 November, TRICK representatives attended ECOMONDO to present the project's missions and services.

‎Regularly, our Secretary General Lutz Walter shares his insights and knowledge through his blogposts, covering a wide range of topics related to textile sustainability and innovation. Follow his blog to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges that the textile industry is facing today.

The ECOSYSTEX Conference, held in Barcelona, Spain on 19-20 October 2023, brought together researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to bridge EU-funded textile research and sustainable textile practices. The event connected over 100 participants from 16 European countries.