Textile ETP launches textile bioeconomy strategy, calling for urgent collective action to anchor biobased and circular value chains in Europe

On 22 September 2026, Textile ETP’s Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub published its strategy for the biobased and circular transformation of Europe’s textile and apparel industry.

Launched during the 4th ECOSYSTEX Conference in Antwerp, and developed by Textile ETP between February and August 2026 together with experts from across the European biotextile value chain through the Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub, the Bioeconomy Innovation Strategy for the European Fibres, Textiles, and Apparel Industry sets out how Europe can halt and reverse five decades of rising fossil dependency in its textile material base and at the same time strengthen its manufacturing base.

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