Textiles

Pushes integrated regional bases, oil‑to‑chemicals/specialty conversions, smart factories and capacity rationalisation to secure feedstocks and high‑end materials for advanced manufacturing.

High-speed needlepunch line with A-Type needleloom for PTFE-fiber filtration; first commercial use of the new needleloom and delivery scheduled for Q1 2027.

Composite polyester-nylon raw yarn contains ≥93% recycled mass (raw-yarn basis); ARTIROSA CX fabrics to launch FW 2027 with 200,000 m initial sales target.

Prototype merges recycled fishing-net nylon with silk production waste to boost durability and retain luster; Nets Up has recovered 80+ tonnes of nets, cutting ~450 kgCO₂eq.

Two new labs in Huizhou and Shanghai add full local synthesis and pilot-scale R&D for flame retardants and performance additives, strengthening China and APAC support.

A €25m Muoto fibre-packaging line will be built at the Äänekoski mill, starting up in 2028 with capacity above 100 million items per year; Kuura textile fibre project cancelled.

Engineering plastics need tailored recycling—mechanical, solvent, depolymerisation or thermochemical—selected by waste composition; loopamid commercial plant began in early 2025; sorting and regulation are crucial.

FEED contract for a new aromatics unit at Sitra; target output about 1.2M t/yr paraxylene and 0.5M t/yr benzene using proven process technology.

EU textile EPR systems should finance waste management and enable large-scale recycling; report recommends quotas, recycled-content rules, eco-modulated fees and an innovation fund.

Collaborative project produces PEF-based yarns and knitted sportswear prototypes, including a prototype sports shirt shown at Milano Unica, to test plant-based recyclable polyester in apparel.