2021 • NEWSLETTER 1 • MAI 2021
NEWSLETTER N°1 MAI 2021

You are reading the new CEDECS-TCBL Newsletter, your direct link to the various branches and disciplines linked to textile innovation. The aim of this newsletter is to shed light on new opportunities and challenges, explore new European projects, effective solutions and collaborative partnerships for local business growth. There you will find very informative links on creating beneficial synergies between designers, manufacturers, suppliers and end users by fully utilizing the potential of the circular economy. We look forward to receiving your reactions in order to enrich and improve your bimonthly Newsletter.


Athanase CONTARGYRIS (Thanos)

President of CEDECS-TCBL

####CircularEconomy

We are HEREWEAR

The autonomy of local, circular and biosourced textiles

The use of bio-based materials as well as reuse and recycling are emerging practices in the textile sector. The EU-funded HEREWEAR project aims to create a European ecosystem for circular textiles and clothing made locally from biological resources. We will maximize the sustainability and circularity of our clothing by connecting regional micro-factories and through networked production resources supported by platforms. The project will last 48 months and will start on October 1, 2020. Our monthly newsletter will inform on the progress of the project, call for collaboration and share industry news regarding bio solutions and circularity designs to pave the way for their further development.

####LocalBusiness

An opportunity for the textile industry

By Jean-François VERMONT

General Director of CEDECS-TCBL, WINTEX Partner

Success and failure factors in the development of an effective Tunisian textile ecosystem, including higher education institutions



The use of bio-based materials as well as reuse and recycling are emerging practices in the textile sector. The EU-funded HEREWEAR project aims to create a European ecosystem for circular textiles and clothing made locally from biological resources. We will maximize the sustainability and circularity of our clothing by connecting regional micro-factories and through networked production resources supported by platforms. The project will last 48 months and will start on October 1, 2020. Our monthly newsletter will inform on the progress of the project, call for collaboration and share industry news regarding bio solutions and circularity designs to pave the way for their further development.

####ShortCuts

In case you don't know the green machine from the H&M Foundation, tested in Hong Kong and now in Indonesia. It uses a hydrothermal solution to recycle a cotton - polyester blend with the same water to dissolve the fibers and return them for 2 cents more than polyester.

####ShortCuts

WINTEX is looking for external members of the quality and evaluation committee. It will establish an External Quality Assessment Committee (ECQC) to monitor and evaluate project implementation and ensure neutral review of project deliverables.

####ShortCuts

“Post-carbon” fashion: what if we wore living clothes? Clothes capable of photosynthesizing, natural pigments from micro-organisms… Faced with the creations of the London studio Post Carbon Lab, halfway between fashion and microbiology, fast fashion can definitely get dressed again. Read more

####MyTextileAgenda

Textile and materials research

November 12-13, 2021, Monastir, Tunisia

For more information : https://atctex.org/cirat

Research on textiles and materials (November 12-13, 2021, Monastir, Tunisia). The International Conference on Applied Research on Textiles and Materials (CIRATM), previously designed by CIRAT, is a scientific meeting organized every two years by the Textile Engineering Laboratory (LGTex) and the Tunisian Association of Textile Researchers (ATCTex). The conference provides an international forum open to researchers from both academic and industrial fields to present their original work and exchange ideas and information. CIRATM will bring together researchers and practitioners from around the world to share and discuss the latest scientific concepts and technological developments in textiles. It also aims to promote the sharing of ideas and emerging technologies, as well as foster research and development collaborations between universities, research institutes and relevant industries.

3rd edition of Tunisian Textile Events

November 11, 2021, Monastir, Tunisia

For more information : https://atctex.org/Tun-Tex

The ATCTex and the LGTex are co-organizing in partnership with the MFCPôle the 3rd edition of The Tunisian Textile Events (Tun-tex Events 2021). Tunisian Textile Events is a festive day of events which aims to bring together players in the textile sector and promote innovation. During this new edition, Tun-tex Events 2021, several R2R and R2B meetings and competitions will take place including Rin-Tex, Fashion and Start-Tex Awards

DeFINE Network opens registration for its week-long fashion and technology celebration.

The DeFINE: Fashion-Technology Showcase is an interactive event created to celebrate the fashion-tech community across Europe. The forum will give guests the opportunity to hear from global fashion technology experts who will discuss the radical and disruptive nature of the sector. Featuring top speakers from FashNerd, Edge Investments, Fashion Council Germany, Center for Fashion Enterprise, Euratex, Fashion Innovation Agency and more.

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