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.
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
Is cellulose going to be the new petroleum?
Encouraged by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that is questioning a lot of our current models and habits, the civil society is manifesting environmental concerns and consumers show raised interest in products made of renewable raw materials in a sustainable manner.
Understanding the terms
Are you familiar with terms such as “paper grade kraft pulp” and “ionic liquids”? Do you have a clue what “cellulose pre-treatments and dissolution” is or how you can spin man-made cellulose fibres? We didn’t – until we met GRETE.
NEWS FROM THE WEB
Textile: the GRETE project develops green technologies for the wood-to-textile value chain
Renewable Matter, an international magazine on circular economy and bioeconomy, wrote a news about us: “The GRETE project is implemented by a consortium of a
Un progetto europeo per il settore tessile
The italian Green Planner Magazine talked about GRETEs’ objectives and how it will overcome the current bottlenecks in the wood-to-textile value chain. Read the full
Dalla carta alle fibre tessili
Some italian news? The online magazine Meta in Italy talked about GRETE. Read the full news: “Dalla carta alle fibre tessili”.
Tavoitteena kestävän kehityksen tekstiilikuidut
To our Finnish public: the Magazine Ympäristo ja Yritys 2/2019 explained more about GRETE Project. Read the full article (p.12): “Tavoitteena kestävän kehityksen tekstiilikuidut”.
Research project aims to increase production of man-made cellulose fibres
Pulp&Paper Canada wrote about us! They have been, since 1903, the most respected journal for technical information and news for managers and operators in Canada’s
New sustainable technologies for wood-to-textile value chain enables increased production of man-made cellulose fibers in Europe
EurekAlert! – operated by AAAS, the world’s largest general science society – wrote about us: “GRETE, the Green chemicals and technologies for the wood-to-textile value
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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.