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.

Textile ETP will be present every day at Techtextil and Texprocess at Booth F33 in Hall 12.1 (Techtextil side), and wil organise thematic tours for our Innovation Hubs' subscribers on 21-24 April 2026.

Starting next year, our 3 Innovation Hubs introduce a new activity: strategic co-creation sessions designed to explore and identify opportunities in 3 different topics, and translate them into future EU funding prospects. This activity is created specifically for Innovation Hub members and aims to support collaborative, forward-looking strategic development. 

‎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 13-15 January 2026, the PESCO-UP consortium met in Brussels, Belgium, for its fifth project consortium meeting, combined with a policy event on Digital Product Passports and Traceability, organised by CEPS.

Since its launch in May 2024, the SOLSTICE project is driving a shift from linear models to circular regional ecosystems in the textile industry, focusing on four key territories: Grenoble-Alpes Métropole (France), Berlin (Germany), Prato (Italy), and Catalonia (Spain). By mid-project, SOLSTICE has already revealed both regional disparities and promising solutions to strengthen textile repair, reuse, and recycling infrastructure.

‎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 Horizon Europe Work Programmes 2026-7 and 2026 CBE JU calls have been published! This means that at Textile ETP, we have launched our 2026 TEPPIES brokerage activities for our members!

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.