Day 1, 12 March 2025
Strategies in Changing Market Conditions
Michael Carus, nova-Institute (DE): Fossil-free Textiles a Long Way to Go
Dieter Eichinger, CIRFS (BE): Streamlining Fiber Identity: ‘Cellulose’ as the New Unified Standard
Andreas Engelhardt, The Fiber Year (CH): Impact of Slow Demand Growth on Manufacturing and Traditional Sales Channels
Simone Seisl, Simone Seisl (DE) and Hawkins Wright (UK): The Lyocell Market – a Bright Future?
Marina Crnoja-Cosic, The European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (Textile ETP) (BE): Textile ETP the Largest European Open Expert Network for Textile Research and Innovation
Biosynthetics – Replacement for Traditional Synthetic Fibres
Luna Aslan, NOOSA (BE): Implementing a Recycling Technology for a Bio-based Fiber. The Case of NOOCYCLE®
Rita Marques, CITEVE (PT): Process Optimization and Biodegradability of Lyocell/Cellulose Acetate Nonwovens
Constance, Issbruecker, Gesamtverband der deutschenTextil- und Modeindustrie e.V. (DE): Biosynthetics – Alternatives for Traditional Synthetic Fibres
Fibre-To-Fiber Recycling from Textiles
Shirin Asaadi, Valmet (FI): Navigating the Complexities of Textile Recycling: Industrial Scale-Up Challenges and Solutions
Sari Asikainen and Virpi Rämö, Kemira (FI): Decolorization of Waste Textiles – Comparison of Bleaching Chemistries
Miguel Sanchis Sebastiá, ShareTex (SE): Project: REGATEX-Project Scaling up a Chemical Recycling Process for Textile Waste
Judith Günther, LIST Technology (CH): Technology for Recycling of (Poly)cotton and Enabling Polyester-free Textiles
Day 2, 13 March 2025
Marine Biodegradability versus Fibre Microplastic Formation
Olivia Skilbeck, University of Leeds (UK): The Effect of Preparation, Dyeing and Finishing Treatments on the Biodegradation of Cellulosic Microfibres
Bruno De Wilde, Normec OWS (Belgium): Bio-end of Life Options for Cellulose Fibers
Christian Lott, HYDRA Marine Sciences (DE): Key Findings from a Meta-study on the Environmental Fate, Microplastic Formation and Potential Toxicity of PLA – and
Implications for Other Biodegradable Plastic Polymers
Miriam Weber, HYDRA Marine Sciences (DE): Environmental Biodegradation Performance of PHA Polymers in the Open Environment & Options for LCA
New Technologies and Applications for Fibres
Michael Hummel, Aalto University (FI): Carbon Fibers from Lyocell Filaments – Understanding and Overcoming the Limitations of Cellulose as Precursor
José Miguel, CeNTI – Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (PT): Lignin: An All-in-one Bio-based Solution?
Sascha Schriever, RWTH Aachen (DE): Cellulose Aerogel Fibre Based Lightweight Super-insulating Non-woven for Sportswear
Cindy Oettel, Volkswagen (DE): Fabrication of Leather-like Biomaterial Derived from Bacterial Nanocellulose by Using an Optimized Casting Process
Supply chain innovation
Ali Tarhini, Aalto University (FI): Nonwovens with Improved Performance: Learning from Nature
Nikolas Sandmann, Nitto Advanced Film Gronau (DE): Defying Gravity – Next Level Absorbent Products Performance
Lasse Holopainen, Spinnova (FI): Replacing Cotton with Spinnova’s Advanced Clean and Mechanical Fibre Production Technology
Technologies for Pulps, Fibres and Yarns
Inge Schlapp-Hackl, Aalto University (FI): Make-over of Pulping Strategies for the Production of High Performance Lyocell-type Recycled Fibres
Marcus Elmer, Lixea Sweden (SE): Unlocking the Full Potential of Biomass in the Production of MMCF Using the Revolutionary Lixea Dendronic® Process
José Canga Rodríguez, DIENES Apparatebau (DE): Modular Platform Approach for Developing and Upscaling Technologies for Spinning Biobased and Recycled Raw Materials
Divya Dharshini, The Novo Nordisk Center for Biosustainability (DK): Harnessing Ocean Water for Sustainable Cellulose Biomanufacturing