Schlagwort: textil

  • Researchers at TU Graz Turn Textile Waste into Paper

    Researchers at TU Graz Turn Textile Waste into Paper

    Until now, old clothes have mainly been incinerated. Using adapted processes from paper production, it is possible to recover the cellulose fibres from used clothing and use them to produce cardboard and other packaging materials. Graz/Austria, 27. Februar 2025. In Austria alone, around 220,000 tonnes of textile waste are produced every year, of which almost…

  • First coatings and textile patterns made from renewable and recyclable materials

    First coatings and textile patterns made from renewable and recyclable materials

    The focus of the BioFibreLoop innovation project with partners from 9 countries is on the development of recyclable outdoor-, active- and workwear made from renewable bio-based materials with biomimetic functionalities. The project partners now have developed first coatings and textile patterns made from renewable and recyclable materials. The EU project receives 6.5 million euros for…