CELLFIL CELLulose lyocell FILaments as a scalable solution for circular textile production
The CELLFIL Project, “CELLulose lyocell FILaments as a scalable solution for circular textile production,” aims to transform the textile industry with sustainable Lyocell filaments. It addresses innovation challenges in a fragmented industry by creating a collaborative framework. By optimizing fabric production, it aims to replace synthetic fibers with eco-friendly Lyocell filaments in recyclable applications, developing alternative raw material sources for textiles.
Financed
Horizon Europe | European Research Executive Agency
Budget
€ 6.9 million
Start date
01.06.2024
Duration
48 Months (4 Years)
Project details
The challenge
The CELLFIL Project addresses the significant environmental and social impacts of fast fashion. Despite growing awareness and movements like #nofastfashion, the industry needs sustainable, versatile, durable, and recyclable textiles. The global filament market is dominated by non-renewable materials, contributing to long degradation times and ocean pollution. Bio-based filaments like Lyocell offer a solution, but require substantial investment and innovation across the value chain.CELLFIL aims to introduce bio-based, biodegradable, and circular raw materials, creating a collaborative framework to replace synthetic fibers with eco-friendly alternatives, ultimately transforming the textile industry towards a circular economy.
The solution
The CELLFIL Project aims to revolutionize the textile industry by developing sustainable Lyocell filaments. These bio-based, biodegradable, and circular raw materials will replace synthetic fibers, addressing the environmental and social impacts of fast fashion. By creating a collaborative framework, CELLFIL will optimize the entire fabric production process, from raw material sourcing to final product development. The project will demonstrate the versatility and added value of Lyocell filaments in over nine textile applications, involving major companies. This initiative will catalyze innovation across the value chain, defining business models and plans for market uptake by 2030, ultimately contributing to a European circular textile economy.
The main impacts
The CELLFIL Project aims to significantly reduce the environmental and social impacts of fast fashion by introducing sustainable Lyocell filaments. This initiative will replace non-renewable, long-degrading synthetic fibers, reducing landfill waste and ocean pollution. By creating a collaborative framework, CELLFIL will optimize the entire fabric production process, enhancing sustainability and functionality in over nine textile applications. The project involves major companies, directly impacting over thousands jobs in Europe and countless SMEs. CELLFIL will catalyze innovation across the value chain, defining business models for market uptake by 2030, contributing to a European circular textile economy.
Acknowledgment
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement 101135042.
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