Articles and blog posts on textiles

That was the central question when RISE gathered researchers and industry partners for a webinar on 25 September 2025. The focus was chemical recycling, a technology that can move the textile industry closer to circularity and reduce dependence on virgin raw materials.

Many companies face the challenge of managing chemical issues that are becoming increasingly complex due to new regulations and rising expectations for transparency. For Blåbær Production AS, a chemical crisis in 2015 marked the starting point for a change in their way of working. Through collabora…

Vehicles can be made much more sustainable than they are today. This was concluded by project SVIS, which wrapped up this autumn. Within the project, RISE and partners explored the potential for recycling and reusing vehicle interiors, generating circular solutions that could shape the future of th…

Last week, it was time for Techtextil in Frankfurt, a major textile fair held every other year focusing on technical textiles. Material developers, fiber spinners, weavers, and machine manufacturers from various parts of the industry and the world were present to network and explore trends for the …

Textile industry leaves a considerable footprint on our planet. One reason is its linear economy structure, where new raw materials pass through the production and use phases only to end up on ever-growing landfill sites. Technology development for the circular transition is a major focus in our R&…

Almost everything sold in the EU could soon need a so-called digital product passport. This will place new demands on manufacturers and importers in terms of sustainability data. But the new requirements could also lead to entirely new business models.

A revolutionary legislation for a textile industry that needs to become more sustainable. That's how Lisa Schwarz Bour, Director of Environment and Sustainable Chemistry at RISE, describes the ESPR - Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulations. An important novelty is the requirement for a digit…

Textiles are the most exciting material one can possibly work with – or so some of us think! Starting from eternally long and super-thin fibres, we can produce fabrics that provide warmth, protection and make us feel good-looking. In addition, textile fibres are used in numerous technical applicati…

Researchers from RISE and Chalmers went, together with the company Tree to Textile, to Hamburg to conduct experiments at a synchrotron facility. The facilities provide access to a very strong X-ray beam, that enables advanced material analysis.

A completely new cellulose-based textile fibre so durable and cheap that it can reduce the textile industry’s carbon footprint. This is what TreeToTextile has succeeded in developing. RISE has been involved throughout the journey – from idea to demo facility.