Digitalisation tools / Digital twin
Digitalisation tools / Digital Twin The development of digital tools, namely digital twin, plays an important role in BioFibreLoop. We interviewed Victoria Caballero, our digital twin developer from our partner IDENER. Set-up of a digital twin. ©IDENER What is a digital twin and why is it useful for BioFibreLoop? “A digital twin is a virtual […]
Challenge and opportunity of developing a lignin supply chain
The second consortium meeting of BioFibreLoop took place in June 2025 in Tampere, Helsinki, marking a milestone in the project’s first year. BioFibreLoop’s partners came together to share progress, including a major technical achievement: the German Institutes for Textile and Fibre Research (DITF) successfully spun fibres from lignin, blended with cellulose. This breakthrough, however, came […]
ECOSYSTEX Conference
Do you want to drive the textile industry toward circularity? Join us at the ECOSYTEX conference! The third ECOSYSTEX Conference will take place as a physical event on 29 September-1 October in Gothenburg, Sweden, organised by ECOSYSTEX in partnership with RISE Research Institute of Sweden. The ECOSYSTEX Conference is the annual flagship event of ECOSYSTEX—the European […]
AUTEX 2025 in Dresden
The AUTEX 2025 World Conference, held in Dresden from 11th to 13th June, brought together international experts and key players in the textile sector to explore the most advanced developments in textile science and technology. The event provided valuable insights and fostered meaningful exchanges on key topics that are closely aligned with the mission of […]
Laser-based surface functionalisation
Laser-based surface functionalisation Functional properties of BioFibreLoop’s textiles will be generated by using a bionic approach. Special surface structures found on fish and other living organisms will be transferred onto technical coatings produced in our project. Today, we’ll learn more about those structures and how this transfer onto the textile actually works. Therefore, we interviewed […]
From Lignin to Learning: Encouraging girls for STEM
Girls meet textiles! On the 3rd April, we had the opportunity to motivate and encourage girls for job fields in textile industry and introduce them to BioFibreLoop. Our partner Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF) organised and hosted a Girls’ Day last Thursday. This is an annual nationwide event in Germany aimed at […]
Lignin-based coating
Lignin-based coating We interviewed Thomas Stegmaier from DITF to learn more about the coating of textiles and its role in BioFibreLoop. What is a coating? What is it used for in general? What are the applications in BioFibreLoop? “Coating is a part of textile finishing. A coating layer on a textile substrate brings special functions […]
First coatings and textile patterns made from renewable and recyclable materials
The BioFibreLoop project aims to produce functional textiles from renewable and recyclable raw materials (lignin, cellulose and polylactide (PLA)). To protect these textiles from liquids, gases, UV light and bacteria, a thin coating of lignin is applied to the textile surface. The project is also developing a new, very environmentally friendly surface treatment to give […]
Textile Clean Technology and Sustainability (TCTS) 2024
As the end of the year is approaching, BioFibreLoop partners are closing up their last activities in 2024: Thomas Stegmaier from DITF gave an inspiring lecture today on “Biomimetics as a Source of Ideas for an Environmentally Friendly Future in the Textile Industry,” presenting our project as an outstanding example: Our innovative work on developing […]
Aachen-Denkendorf-Dresden International Textile Conference 2024
The Aachen-Denkendorf-Dresden International Textile Conference 2024 on 21-22 November 2024 was a benchmark for exploring the latest innovations and trends in the textile industry; offering a broad overview of crucial topics that are closely related to BioFibreLoop: bio-based fibresThese sessions highlighted innovative materials such as man-made cellulosic fibres, PLA, PHAs, and PEF fibres produced through sustainable […]
