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Cellulose Fibres Conference 2025 – New with Biosynthetics!

Cologne (Germany), (hybrid event)

++ Program ++ 198 participants from 22 countries registered ++ Poster Session ++ Innovation Award ++

The unique conference focused on cellulose fibres – in textiles, hygiene products and packaging, 214 participants from 23 countries joined the past conference in Cologne, Germany. The conference will present the most successful solutions based on cellulose fibres that are currently available on the market, new developments and approaches and also sheds light on the policy framework.

Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2025: The winners!

“Every year, the CFC succeeds in attracting the key players in the textile fiber industry. It is a great event to hear about the latest development in this area and discuss with industry and academia.”
Michael Hummel Aalto University
“An information exchange helps to establish a circular economy approach for all.”
Inge Schlapp-HacklAalto University (FI)
“The cellulose fiber conference is a very unique space for academics and companies to interact and discuss the future of cellulosic fibers in textiles, hygiene products, and packaging.”
Ali Tarhini Aalto University (FI)
“If innovation on cellulosic fibre is what you want to see, CFC 2025 is the place to be.”
José Miguel MatosCenti (PT)
“This conference is elevating awareness of cellulose fibers, which currently hold less than 10% market share but possess significantly higher potential. My presentation, ‘Streamlining Fiber Identity: ‘Cellulose’ as the New Unified Standard,’ seeks to support this vision.”
Dieter EichingerCIRFS (BE)
“Biobased and recycled raw materials are the keystone of a more sustainable and circular textile industry, despite challenges related to material availabilty and variability, environmental impact, and the scalability of processing technologies.”
José Canga RodriguezDIENES Apparatebau (DE)
“To prevent us from accumulating even more persistent microplastics, the ‘biodegradable in the environment’ property of materials is essential (and a great business opportunity) for applications that we use in the environment and can no longer collect.”
Miriam WeberHYDRA Marine Sciences (DE)
“We succeed together – To achieve textile circularity we need a wide range of knowhow, starting from equipment design to chemistry, textile design to marketing. Cellulose Fibres Conference is connecting people with wide range of knowledge.”
Sari AsikainenKemira (FI)
“I attended the very first Cellulose Conference in 2020, and has ever since considered it one the key venues for networking on the topic of cellulosic fibres and discussing ways of solving one of our biggest climate challenges.”
Marcus ElmerLixea (SE)
NOOSA™ is excited to showcase its biosynthetic innovation to the world of cellulosics to create textiles of tomorrow.”
Luna AslanNOOSA Fiber (BE)
“Looking forward to discuss impact of cellulose fibres on sustainability with special focus on bio-end of life.”
Bruno De WildeNormec Group (BE)
“The place to meet innovators.”
Sascha SchrieverRWTH Aachen (DE)
“I look forward to attending the Cellulose Fibres Conferences to reconnect with experts in the field and present ShareTex’s pilot project, in which we are building our first recycling plant.”
Miguel Sanchis-SebastiàShareTex (SE)
“It is great to see the year-on-year progress of the CFC and I look forward to hearing how sectors can learn from each other and accelerate innovative solutions through the event.”
Simone SeislSimone Seisl – CR Consultant (DE)
“The Cellulose Fibres Conference provides a unique view into true innovation in the textile industry. I’m looking forward to connecting with like-minded people and to understand the future trends of the industry.”
Lasse HolopainenSPINNOVA (FI)
“Sustainable Fibres, Endless Possibilities!”
Dhivya Dharshini Uma ShankarTechnical University of Denmark (DK)
“I believe that the sharing of knowledge and collaboration done at this conference will allow for the cellulosic fibre industry to lead the way in sustainable materials.”
Olivia SkilbeckUniversity of Leeds (UK)
The Cellulose Fibres Conference acts as a catalyst for industry collaboration,
fostering connections among textile sector innovators and providing a source of forward-thinking ideas and market insight.”
Shirin AsaadiValmet (SE)
“Cellulose fibres can have the potential as a biobased material to substitute artificial leather.”
Cindy OettelVolkswagen (DE)

The conference will again cover the entire value chain of the sustainable textile industry, from lignocellulose, pulp, cellulose fibres such as rayon, viscose, modal or lyocell and new developments to a wide range of applications:
Textiles from renewable fibres, nonwovens such as wet wipes, as well as areas such as composites, hygiene, packaging or nanocellulose in the food industry. This year, for the first time, the conference will include a dedicated session on biosynthetics – a promising area to complement the alternative for bio-based textiles. Deep insights will be offered into the future of cellulose fibres, which fits perfectly with the current shift towards circular economy, recycling and sustainable carbon cycles.

In 2022, the European Commission has made the thorough transition towards sustainability and circularity for different industries and especially the textile sector a main focus by publishing the “EU Strategy for sustainable and circular textiles” and by announcing the “Proposal for a Directive on Green Claims” in 2023. This demands a new way of thinking with regard to sustainability, circularity and consumer communication within the textile economy. What can we expect from the new regulations and how can the industry prepare for them?

This process starts with the choice of fibres used in textiles. In general, textiles consist of fibres that can be made of renewable and non-renewable sources. A first step in improving the sustainability of textiles is to replace the non-renewable part with exclusively renewable fibres. As a result, the textile industry is experiencing an ever-increasing and enormous demand for renewable and sustainable fibres.

The growing demand for renewable fibres cannot be met by natural fibres such as hemp or cotton alone, as their production is limited. Cellulosic fibres are an excellent alternative, that can rapidly increase their capacity. In addition, recycled textiles are a readily available source of cellulose fibres with great potential. As cellulose is the main component of plant cell walls and a natural polymer, the various production technologies for extracting cellulose from plants can also be adapted for recycling cellulose from textile waste, thus enabling circularity of the whole textile industry.

How can textile industry achieve textiles circularity? How can textiles or other waste materials be processed into new cellulose-based man-made fibres and contribute to the sustainability and circularity of the textile and many other sectors? These and other questions represent the topics of the upcoming Cellulose Fibres Conference on 12-13 March 2025 in Cologne.

The Cellulose Fibres Conference 2025 will cover the entire value chain, from lignocellulose, chemical pulp, cellulose fibres such as rayon, viscose, modal or lyocell and new developments to a wide range of applications: Textiles of all kinds, nonwovens such as wet wipes as well as new areas such as composites, packaging or nanocellulose in the food industry.

Innovation award “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2025”

Take a look at all 6 nominated ones!

Further information here

Topics of the conference

Strategies, Policy, Framework of Textiles and Market Trends
Biosynthetics
Opportunities for Cellulose Fibres in Replacing Plastics
Sustainability & Environmental Impacts
Circular Economy and Recyclability of Fibres
Alternative Feedstocks and Supply Chains
Technologies for Pulps, Fibres and Yarns
Technologies and Applications beyond Textiles

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