29.09.2026
Textile Recycling: From Fibre Separation to Industrial Scale-up – Advanced Recycling Conference 2026
17-18 November 2026 – hybrid event, Cologne (Germany)
++ Join us in Cologne or participate online! ++ Final program ++ Almost 70 participants registered ++ List of exhibitors – book your booth now!
The Advanced Recycling Conference 2026 explores technologies, markets, financing and scale-up of innovative recycling solutions for waste streams including mixed plastic waste, textiles and PVC.
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Alongside advanced recycling solutions for plastics and other complex material streams, this year’s program places a strong focus on textile recycling. Presentations range from innovative separation technologies for blended fabrics to chemical fibre-to-fibre recycling and the challenges of bringing new processes to industrial scale. |
On 17–18 November 2026, the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) in Cologne, Germany, once more brings together international experts from industry, research, technology development and policy to discuss the latest developments in physical, chemical, biochemical and thermochemical recycling. A particular focus is placed on the solutions for textile recycling, including the treatment of mixed textiles, recovery of valuable fibres and polymers, and the industrial scale-up of fibre-to-fibre recycling technologies.
The need for new solutions in the textile sector is substantial: each year around 6.95 million tonnes of textile waste are generated in Europe, while only around 1.02 million tonnes are sent to recycling or backfilling. At the same time, complex fibre blends remain one of the main technical barriers to closing textile material loops.
Modern textiles frequently combine natural and synthetic fibres and use dyes, finishes and other components, making high-quality recycling considerably more challenging than for mono-materials. New physical and chemical recycling technologies aim to overcome these barriers by separating fibre blends, recovering polymers and cellulose, and enabling recycled materials to return to textile applications instead of being downcycled.
The session brings together approaches at very different stages of development, addressing novel solvent systems demonstrated at laboratory scale to technologies already progressing towards commercial industrial operation.
Session on Textile Recycling: Advanced Recycling Conference 2026
- Louisa Esposito, Jiaren Chemical Recycling (CN):
From Pilot Validation to Industrial Scale-up: Jiaren’s Textile to Textile Recycling Solution - Klaus Lederer, EREMA Group (AT):
Thermomechanical Fibre2Fibre Recycling goes Textile - Heli Kangas, Valmet (FI):
Chemical Textile Recycling – What does it Take to Scale it? - Nika Depope, TU Wien/JRC (AT):
Deep Eutectic Solvent as a Solution for Polyester/cotton Textile Recycling
Call for Posters
Presenting the latest recycling research in a dedicated poster session.
Deadline for submission: 9 October 2026. Submit your poster now!
Sponsoring Opportunities
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Become a sponsor of the conference!
Join us as a sponsor and find a range of sponsoring options which provide you with maximum visibility and impact at the conference. We are open to new ideas and would be delighed to implement them with you. Please contact us if our sponsoring options appeal to you or if you would like to put forward a proposal of your own!
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Exhibition Opportunities
Become an exhibitor of the conference!
Companies that would like to book an exhibition booth (6m2) can do so for the price of 3.750 EUR (excl. 19% VAT). Included in the booth fee is one conference ticket. The conference exhibition is located prominently within the conference hall so interaction with the participants is guaranteed. Further information here.
We look forward to meeting you in person!
Your nova conference team