At Techtera, RegioGreenTex partners take stock of three years of circular textile innovations
The partners of RegioGreenTex met at Techtera last June for one of the final meetings of the project, which will end in December 2025.
On this occasion, the partners coming from eight European countries took stock of the achievements made over the last three years. They discussed the prospects for transferring the results to European SMEs (small to medium enterprises) not involved in the project.
RegioGreenTex, co-funded by the European Union, aims to develop circular economy models within the textile sector. With the implementation of their pilot circular innovation investments, it supported and financed 26 small to medium enterprises (SMEs) while fostering interregional partnerships.
The key achievements have been reported
They include notably:
- The Waste Wizard: An AI-powered digital base, designed to connect industrial groups wishing to sell or buy textile waste
- The Circular Garment: A T-shirt designed to embody “the most circular garment possible within this interregional consortium”. From the mechanically and chemically recycled fibre to the sewing, spinning, knitting and dyeing, each step was carried out by the SMEs (small to medium enterprises), partners of the project.
These companies used the new tools and processes developed as part of RegioGreenTex:
- Dyeing was carried out by Officiana 39 using powder extracted from recycled fabrics.
- Knitting was done by Tintex using a new process, which allows them to recycle the water and textile waste themselves.
- Mechanical recycling was achieved by Sasia using a new shredding machine, which allows for optimised recycling of the cotton.
On the second day, the partners visited the factories of two French SME partners: Recyc’Elit and Rovitex, both members of Techtera.
Recyc’Elit chemically recycles complex polyester-based textiles from blended materials such as polyester-cotton or polyester-elastane. This is done by transforming the polymers into monomers, which allows the materials to be remanufactured in an infinite loop. The RegioGreenTex team has enabled the company to take a crucial step towards the industrial scale.
Finally, the partners visited the Rovitex factory, which presented its new ultrasonic lamination and quilting machine. This machine allows the production of quilted materials without stitching or glue. The market opportunities for this new tool are already numerous; notably, including the opening of new sectors for this SME (small to medium enterprise).
Contact : Robin ODDON – roddon@techtera.org
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