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 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.

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.

On 29 and 30 October 2025, the CISUTAC consortium met in Genoa, Italy, for the penultimate project General Assembly. As manager of CISUTAC’s communications and dissemination activities, Textile ETP presented the results of the latest campaigns, offered a sneak peek of upcoming ones, and took the opportunity to begin filming the project’s final video.

On 22 October 2025, Textile ETP Secretary General Lutz Walter took part in the RegioGreenTex workshop moderating a panel discussion dedicated to the implementation of EPR schemes for textiles in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

On 22–23 May 2025, Textile ETP took part in the third General Assembly of the SOLSTICE consortium, held in Pertuis, France, and hosted by project partner Pellenc ST.

On 6–7 May 2025, partners of the PESCO-UP project met in Emmen, Netherlands, for the project consortium meeting, hosted by project partner CuRe Technology - Polyester Rejuvenation. The two-day event brought together PESCO-UP partners from across Europe to review project progress, collaborate on key topics, and examine recent developments in polyester recycling and circular textiles.

On 26-27 March 2025, Textile ETP took part in the IRISS' 6th General assembly in Brussels, Belgium, which gathered all IRISS partners from around 15 countries for two days of collaboration.

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.