On 7-8 October 2026, Textile ETP took part in the Nordic-Baltic Textile Circularity Forum 2026 in Riga, Latvia. The two-day forum was organised by tExtended, one Horizon Europe project and one of the founding members of the ECOSYSTEX Community, together with the textile circularity project of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Offices in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, and it also served as the final showcase of the tExtended results.

On 6 October 2026, Textile ETP Secretary General Lutz Walter recently joined the FIZZ Dialogue Forum on Biobased Fibres in Cologne, to present our Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub’s newly published Bioeconomy Innovation Strategy for the European Fibres, Textiles, and Apparel Industry.

On 22 September 2026, Textile ETP's Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub published its strategy for the biobased and circular transformation of Europe's textile and apparel industry. Developed with experts from across the European biotextile value chain, the European Textile Bioeconomy Strategy sets out how Europe can turn around five decades of rising fossil dependencyin its textile material base

On 9 February 2026, Textile ETP Secretary General Lutz Walter spoke at the EU Advanced Fermentation Conference on biotechnology for textiles, focusing on fermentation-driven materials and processes. The discussion highlighted how biobased textile innovations, from novel biopolymer-based fibres to bacterial or enzymatic processes for textile colouration or finishing, could transform textile production.

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.