NEWS FROM THE PROJECT

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.

Modification of paper-grade pulps: one more step towards GRETE high-quality textile fibres

Jenni Rahikainen, Senior Scientist at the Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT, is leader of work package 2 (WP2) in the GRETE project, studying pre-treatments

GRETE member Niklas von Weymarn receives Chemistry Societies Award 2022

In occasion of this year’s Chemistry Days in Finland, Niklas von Weymarn, CEO of Metsä Spring Oy, a partner of the GRETE consortium, was awarded

Sustainability issues in the textile industry: an outlook

Ali Harlin, Research Professor at the Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT and member of the GRETE project consortium, shared his expertise on the textile

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

Innovating for sustainable textiles: CBE JU’s support to EU’s circular economy

CBE JU recent news talks about The European Commission that published the EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles and GRETE is one of the

BIOSWITCH sector-based webinars

The Bio Based Press talked about the Bioswitch webinar series held in February 2022, in which GRETE participated with other EU-funded projects. “The BIOSWITCH project

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

Circular solutions improving the life cycle of textiles

The third episode of Loops 2.0 “Circular solutions improving the life cycle of textiles” was a talk with GRETE and Glaukos projects about the future

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

Fewer toxic chemicals in ‘natural’ textile production, please

The most updated science website shared a news about GRETE Project. “The GRETE project, coordinated by VTT, is developing new non-toxic and recyclable solvents that