Next Gen­er­a­tion Cel­lu­lose Fibre – Lyo­cell 2.0

Sus­tain­ab­il­ity and Cir­cu­lar­ity in Innov­at­ive Textiles

Lyo­cell, a mater­i­al made from cel­lu­lose, is gain­ing strong atten­tion in the tex­tile industry for its strength, soft­ness, and sus­tain­able pro­duc­tion. As the tex­tile industry increas­ingly pri­or­it­ises cir­cu­lar­ity and sus­tain­ab­il­ity, Lyo­cell 2.0 offers prom­ising solu­tions through bal­anced high-qual­ity per­form­ance com­bined with envir­on­ment­al respons­ib­il­ity, while also stand­ing out for its recyc­lab­il­ity and versatility.

On 13 Novem­ber 2025, 13:00 – 14:30 CEST, nova-Insti­tute will host the first ever nova talk — an inter­act­ive online-dis­cus­sion format offer­ing in-depth dis­cus­sions on cel­lu­lose fibre innov­a­tion. This event will bring togeth­er inter­na­tion­ally recog­nised experts Asta Partan­en (nova-Insti­tute), Phil­ipp Köhler (Thuringi­an Insti­tute for Tex­tile and Plastics Research Rudol­stadt e.V. – TITK), and Manuel Stein­er (LIST Tech­no­logy AG) to explore next gen­er­a­tion cel­lu­lose fibres from mul­tiple perspectives.

As cur­rent EU dir­ect­ives for tex­tiles are focus­sing on cir­cu­lar­ity and sus­tain­ab­il­ity in tex­tile fibres, the dis­cus­sion will offer an over­view of dif­fer­ent fibre-to-fibre recyc­ling meth­ods as well as mar­ket fig­ures and tech­no­logy data. A spe­cial focus is set on one of the most grow­ing tex­tile fibres: Lyo­cell. Oth­er key top­ics will include the emer­ging use of ion­ic liquids in Lyo­cell pro­duc­tion, a com­par­is­on of chem­ic­al and mech­an­ic­al fibre recyc­ling, and how Lyo­cell com­pares with vis­cose in terms of recyc­lab­il­ity and cir­cu­lar­ity. The pan­el will also cov­er tech­nic­al advances in re-pulp­ing cel­lu­lose to regen­er­ate full Lyo­cell fibres, cur­rent trends, and inter­na­tion­al highlights.

This event is gen­er­ously sponsored by LIST Tech­no­logy AG. Based in Switzer­land, LIST Tech­no­logy AG is the lead­ing tech­no­logy pro­vider for highly vis­cous and phase-chan­ging indus­tri­al pro­cesses based on Knead­er­Re­act­ors, such as dis­sol­u­tion pro­cesses for spin­ning solu­tions, and invent­or of the Lyo­cell 2.0 tech­no­logy. LIST’s sup­port high­lights the import­ance of sus­tain­able mater­i­als research in driv­ing the tex­tile industry’s future.

The TITK – Thuringi­an Insti­tute for Tex­tile and Plastics Research Rudol­stadt e.V. is among the lead­ing private insti­tutes for poly­mer-based func­tion­al and engin­eer­ing mater­i­als. With a mod­ern tech­no­logy park, it has recently advanced tex­tile recyc­ling, present­ing at the World Expo in Japan the first polo shirt made from triple‑recycled cel­lu­lose fibre. The fibre, Lyo­hemp®, is TITK’s innov­a­tion and the first Lyo­cell made from hemp pulp.

Tex­tile Tech­no­logy sup­ports the format as a media partner.

nova talks embraces act­ive audi­ence par­ti­cip­a­tion through live Q&A, cre­at­ing a dynam­ic dia­logue to deep­en under­stand­ing of next-gen­er­a­tion Lyo­cell and its role in advan­cing sus­tain­able tex­tile value chains, but also offer­ing a rare oppor­tun­ity to engage dir­ectly with top experts shap­ing cir­cu­lar and sus­tain­able tex­tile innovation.

Join this ses­sion to gain a com­pre­hens­ive under­stand­ing of how Lyo­cell helps build­ing a truly cir­cu­lar tex­tile economy.

To become part of the dis­cus­sion, register here free of charge.