Value chains for sustainable production, use and cycles of textiles

The vision of the Telavalue consortium is to solve sustainability and waste problems related to current textile system through circular economy. The main objective of the Telavalue Co-innovation public research project is to support and build value chains for sustainable production, use and cycles of textiles. We will combine recycled and novel bio-based fibres as a basis for a sustainable Finnish textile production. Our aim is to ensure efficient use of product via circular design and novel business models, and ensure efficient textile material circulation via recycling.

VTT acts as a coordinator of this Co-innovation project, participates research work in all eight work packages (WP)s and leads four WPs. We develop chemical pre-processing, chemical recycling of cellulosic fibres, and thermoplastic recycling including composite processes. We build up our knowledge of textile manufacturing, identification and recycling technologies and processes. We strengthen our expertise in data management and related technologies, consumer studies and novel circular business models. We use and extend our expertise in building of ecosystems, and e.g. carry our actor and infra analysis. Further, we model the utilisation of textile fraction on the basis of quality and value of materials and fulfilling waste hierarchy.