From waste fabric to virgin-grade fibre: Is the industry ready for T2T recycling?

Sep 2, 2026 | 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

[Talks area - Hall 3] Innovation & Technology talks area

This panel takes a deeper look at where Textile-to-textile recycling technology stands today: what is genuinely operational, what remains pilot-stage, and what the path to industrial scalability actually requires in terms of feedstock access, capital, infrastructure and price parity with virgin. With chemical processes for polycotton blends, AI-engineered enzymes targeting polyamide 6.6, or enzymatic polyester recycling enabling virgin quality-like outputs being now in commercial development, the panel examines whether the industry is at an inflection point - and what brands, manufacturers and investors need to do to really implement and accelerate it. Stefan Edkvist, Director of Business Development - REO ECO Emmanuel Robin, ANTEM SAS / Associé (Textile loops solutions) Textile Expert Charlotte Gruender, Business Development Manager - Epoch Biodesign Kathleen Rademan, VP Commercial Strategy - CIRC Talk moderated by Elsa May, Textiles & sustainability, innovation & prospective consultant Talk in English

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Session language

Talk in English

Session category

Talk

Conference theme

Eco-responsibility
Innovation

Session theme

Eco-responsability
Innovation

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