CircTex

02/02/2024

The CirCtex consortium is happy to present three final reports in conclusion of the project:

1) Thermal and Chemical recycling of textile waste
Edwin Maes – Centexbel / Marta Molist – Antex / Birgit Stubbe – Centexbel

2) Procurement guide for sustainable and circular textiles and products made from textiles
Edwin Maes - Centexbel

3) Washing of recycled polyester fabrics within the CircTex project
Philippe Colignon & Edwin Maes – Centexbel

Download the documents on:

CircTex provided a proof-of-concept for fully recyclable workwear within the NWE region by developing technologies for large-scale processing of PET workwear, which was validated and demonstrated in a closed chain pilot. The material and yarns were produced by means of a thermomechanical recycling p...

17/05/2023

Welcome to the CIRCTEX Closing event
June 5th from 14-16h | 931 Congress Centre | 's-Hertogenbosch (NL)

For three and a half years, six companies and three expert organisations from the Netherlands, the UK, Belgium, France, and Spain have been working on the development of closed-loop workwear solutions. Their focus was on protective, high-visibility workwear for public (road) workers.

Many challenges had to be overcome in the design, production, use and recycling phases. From the outset, the disassembly of used garments into recyclable and non-recyclable parts was a key element, using the innovative Wear2Go technology. This technology consists of an electromagnetically breakable thread and a tunnel disassembler to separate the various parts, in particular the visibility stripes and zips that are not PES recyclable. On the other hand, a lot of effort has been put into the development of PES recycling compatible waterproof tapes and membranes, transfers for logos and on zips and buttons. To close the loop on PES textile recycling, both mechanical and chemical recycling have been explored.

The final circular workwear items will be presented, as well as the business model for closed-loop cooperation. The latter will be made available to any company that commits to participate in or even organise a circular closed-loop cooperation on a specific product (group) in any textile market, from consumer fashion, corporate and work wear, sports/outdoor fashion, and leisure wear to interior and technical textiles.

Programme:
https://www.circulartextiledays.com/program.html
Free entrance to the CircTex Final event

Tickets for the Circular Textile Days: https://www.circulartextiledays.com/tickets.html

12/04/2023

Video of CircTex partner WEAR2GO on eco-design and eco-stitching technology for a better disassembly &

12/04/2023

Join the 4th International Conference on Bio-based and Biodegradable Textiles & Plastics on April 20 in Gent, and register before April 18!

https://www.centexbel.be/en/agenda/4th-international-conference-bio-based-and-biodegradable-textiles-and-plastics

Organised by Centexbel-VKC & Fedustria
Sponsored by Arkema

The importance of bio-based and biodegradable materials is still growing in the European textile and plastic converting industries. Each year, new applications are being developed imposing increasingly stringent demands on mechanical properties, durability and additional functionalities, such as tailored biodegradation.

The 4th International Conference on Bio-based and Biodegradable Textiles and Plastics will identify the main changes and trends in the fields of bio-based and biodegradable textiles and plastics, and provide a comprehensive update of all aspects for commercial applications.

14/10/2022

Edwin Maes during his talk at Circular Textile Days 2022.
Read the report and watch the recordings of Edwin's talk on circular textiles at Centexbel and the Circtex Circular Future for NWE Textiles project.

more + video on nhttps://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/circtex-innovation-towards-a-circular-future-for-nwe-textiles/news/recap-circular-textile-days-2022/

08/09/2022

CircTex partner Centexbel is one of the seventeen partners of the European project “Plastics Recycling from and for Home Appliances, Toys, and Textile - PRecycling”, funded by the EU horizon research and innovation program. Its objective is to produce high-quality recyclates from plastic waste streams by developing an easy-to-use methodology for sorting, sampling, tracing, recycling techniques, and analysis procedures of both plastic waste streams and recyclates.
Discover the project and the scCO2 extractor of Centexbel to remove legacy chemicals from recyclates: https://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/circtex-innovation-towards-a-circular-future-for-nwe-textiles/news/precycling-eu-horizon-project/

23/06/2022

CircTex (an Interreg North West Europe (NWE) project) is highlighted from June 21 to 24 at the Techtextil fair in Frankurt-am-Main, where you can visit Centexbel in HALL 11.1 - STAND B06
https://www.centexbel.be/en/agenda/techtextil-2022
Edwin Maes and his colleagues are looking forward to welcome you!

08/02/2022

Interesting read published by the European Union on the development of a methodology to collect and analyse data describing the status quo and evolution of the EU textile ecosystem and the fashion industry since 2015.
The final report was written by CSIL, Centre for Industrial Studies and published November 2021.

More information on the CircTex website: https://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/circtex-innovation-towards-a-circular-future-for-nwe-textiles/news/data-on-the-eu-textile-ecosystem-and-its-competitiveness/

07/02/2022

To keep you posted on the evolution and results of our project, we send out a newsletter every six months
Subscribe Now to the CircTex Newsletter!
http://eepurl.com/hT6dsH

07/12/2021

The Interreg North West Europe (NWE) project CircTex - Circular Future for NWE Textiles - presents its Newsletter 2021-2 with a special focus on the Circular Textiles Days of September 2021.
Download and read: https://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/circtex-innovation-towards-a-circular-future-for-nwe-textiles/news/circtex-publishes-newsletter-2021-2/

12/08/2021

Sustainable Tencel fibers made from wood and orange pulp!
Read more on the CircTex project website: https://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/circtex-innovation-towards-a-circular-future-for-nwe-textiles/news/sustainable-fibers-from-orange-pulp/