NEWS FROM THE PROJECT AND THE WEB
Find here the latest updates about GRETE project: initiatives of the consortium, activities and events open to stakeholders. Furthermore, interesting news, links and events are selected from the web related to the project’s topics: biotechnologies, eco-textiles, textile value chain, innovative and sustainable textile products and solutions, and many more.

Finally face-to-face again: 7th consortium meeting held in Portugal
April 2022 is marking an important milestone for the GRETE project consortium: month 36 of the 4-years-collaboration, precisely one year left to its conclusion. Coming

Great achievement for GRETE member Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen
On 7 April 2022 the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2022 was awarded to Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen, part of the GRETE consortium with his team at University

Ionic liquids in detail: explaining the GRETE chemistry
We’ve already talked about ionic liquids and their application in the GRETE project in a previous article. This time, the work of our consortium member

GRETE will join Bio-based textiles webinar
2022 starts with a great opportunity for GRETE to present the project goals and its outputs reached so far to those interested in switching from

New blood for the second half: BETA joins the consortium
Shortly before the end of the year the documents were signed and a new partner joined the GRETE consortium: BETA Technological Centre of the University

A lot going on before closing 2021
December started with great news: the European Commission and the Bio-based Industries Consortium combined efforts to launch Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking: CBE JU is

GRETE: the second act of the project has definitely started
On October 20 and 21 the GRETE consortium gathered for its 6th meeting, again in online mode. Now, after more than two years of steady collaboration, the information exchange is settled and both, the structure and the modalities, are well implemented.

Kraft pulp fibres: here you are
Earlier this year, the GRETE consortium reached one of its major milestones: the first batch of regenerated fibres from Kraft pulps have been produced.

A pinch of salt to spice up wood
The GRETE partners know: chemistry is behind everything and plays a fundamental role in almost any imaginable product or technology around us.

Let’s talk about pulp
The GRETE consortium is working towards opening up wood pulp as a raw material for man-made cellulose fibres.

Half-time!
The GRETE consortium met for the first time in May 2019, thus the 5th consortium meeting, held on May 26th and 27th 2021, marked half-time of the international collaboration, having another 24 months of project activities ahead.

Where we’re at
In recent times, awareness about the impacts of the textile industry has risen widely, also in the public domain, where initiatives such the Fashion Revolution
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The GRETE partners met face to face again. Coming together after holding just online meetings over the past two years felt unusual and exciting at the same time, and a lot happened!
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In this latest podcast episode @AllThings_Bio had a nice chat with @Materially_eu’s Anna Pellizzari on sustainable and biobased materials for the fashion industry: of course GRETE is part of the conversation.
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Finally face-to-face again: 7th consortium meeting held in Portugal
April 2022 is marking an important milestone for the GRETE project consortium: month 36 of the 4-years-collaboration, precisely one year left to its conclusion. Coming

Great achievement for GRETE member Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen
On 7 April 2022 the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2022 was awarded to Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen, part of the GRETE consortium with his team at University

Ionic liquids in detail: explaining the GRETE chemistry
We’ve already talked about ionic liquids and their application in the GRETE project in a previous article. This time, the work of our consortium member

GRETE will join Bio-based textiles webinar
2022 starts with a great opportunity for GRETE to present the project goals and its outputs reached so far to those interested in switching from

New blood for the second half: BETA joins the consortium
Shortly before the end of the year the documents were signed and a new partner joined the GRETE consortium: BETA Technological Centre of the University

A lot going on before closing 2021
December started with great news: the European Commission and the Bio-based Industries Consortium combined efforts to launch Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking: CBE JU is

GRETE: the second act of the project has definitely started
On October 20 and 21 the GRETE consortium gathered for its 6th meeting, again in online mode. Now, after more than two years of steady collaboration, the information exchange is settled and both, the structure and the modalities, are well implemented.

Kraft pulp fibres: here you are
Earlier this year, the GRETE consortium reached one of its major milestones: the first batch of regenerated fibres from Kraft pulps have been produced.