Skills4Circularity, a four-year project designed to reshape the sector’s professional skillset, has officially kicked off on 25-26 November in Terrassa, Spain. Over the next four years, the consortium will develop innovative training tools, methodologies, and learning programs tailored to the evolving needs of the sector.

On 28 November, our Secretary General Lutz Walter took part in the 2025 Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference, one of Europe’s leading textile research events. The conference gathered experts from across academia and industry for two days of discussions on sustainable textiles, circular economy, biobased and high-performance fibres, smart textiles, and robotics.

Whether you are interested in sustainability or are tech-savvy, our Innovation Hubs offer textile companies, research organisations, brands and retailers the chance to learn, network and collaborate on the hot topics of circular and biobased textiles, and smart and technical textiles.

‎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.

On 25 November, Swiss Textiles hosted Innovation Day 2025 at Technopark Zurich, bringing together over 260 participants from across the Swiss textile ecosystem. Lutz Walter, presented an overview of the current landscape and opportunities for EU funding in textile research and innovation, highlighting several ongoing initiatives by Textile ETP aimed at advancing the European textile sector.

Today marks the launch of the Textile EPR Masterclass, a six-month, expert-led programme developed with OHANA Public Affairs and Refashion, providing practical guidance on textile end-of-life management, including collection, sorting, repair, reuse, recycling, and circular business strategies.

Join us on 1 December from 15:00 to 15:45 CET for a public webinar introducing the Textile ETP’s Innovation Hubs: Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub, SmartX Innovation Hub and the DigitX Innovation Hub.

On 19 and 20 November 2025, the SOLSTICE consortium met in Prato, Italy, not only for the 4th General Assembly of the project, but also for the first regional event titled “From Demonstration to Scale: Regional Circular Textile Innovations in Prato”, including the participation of the RegioGreenTex project.

In 2026, the 20th Textile ETP Annual Conference will be organised in partnership with Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and will place as a physical event on 26-28 May 2026 in their facilities in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

On 4-7 November 2025, Düsseldorf hosted the A+A Trade Fair 2025, the leading international event for safety, security, and occupational health where Judith Bosch represented Textile ETP and the SmartX Innovation Hub to reconnect with key industry players and explore the latest advances in technical and protective textiles.

On 4–5 November, Textile ETP took part in the successful conclusion of the RegioGreenTex project, marked by its Final Event and General Assembly held in Brussels.

Our President, Dr. Marina Crnoja-Cosic, and Judith Bosch, Manager of the SmartX Innovation Hub, recently published an article in the Technical Textiles section of TextileTechnology, highlighting the role of SmartX in advancing technical and smart textiles across Europe.