On 26 November 2024, Textile ETP President Marina Crnoja-Cosic took part in a panel discussion organised by ANDRITZ, a global leader in innovative technologies, as part of the company’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of its Perfojet technology.

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

On 21-22 November 2024, Textile ETP, represented by Secretary General Lutz Walter and Sustainability Programmes Officer Tilla Kross participated in the Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf Conference in Stuttgart, a key event gathering industry leaders and innovators in the textile sector.

Approaching the end of the first year of the Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub, Textile ETP created a summary of the topics targeted in our different webinars and the speakers who brought this content to us, our physical meet-ups and networking opportunities where Hub members had a chance to meet in person.

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.

On 12-13 November 2024, Textile ETP, in collaboration with Textils.CAT, hosted a two-day event in Barcelona, Spain. Project Manager Judith Bosch, and Communications Officer Matteo Mainiero, alongside members of the SmartX Innovation Hub, immersed themselves in the region’s advanced textile landscape, connecting with industry leaders and exploring pioneering developments.

The T-REX project’s policy roundtable in Brussels on 12 November gathered experts and leaders committed to advancing Europe’s sustainability efforts. Concluding the event, our Secretary General Lutz Walter reflected on the discussions and emphasised the core themes that resonated throughout the day.

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”.

‎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.

Next year, the 19th Textile ETP Annual Conference will be organised in partnership with AITEX and will place as a physical event on 12-14 May 2025 in their facilities in Alcoy, Spain.

On 21 October 2024, Textile ETP Project Manager Judith had the opportunity to visit the Technical Park of Borås in Sweden, a proud member of the SmartX Innovation Hub, where she explored their Smart Textiles showroom and discovered projects that are not only transforming the textile industry, but increasing the possibilities for e-textiles and medical wearables, highlighting how textiles are evolving into advanced tools with significant health application.

The ECOSYSTEX Conference, held in Milan, Italy on 15-16 October 2024, brought together leading researchers, industry experts, and policymakers to foster collaboration between EU-funded textile research and sustainable textile practices. The event attracted over 120 in-person attendees and more than 100 virtual participants from across Europe.