Nouvelles Fibres Textiles is an innovative French industrial player, born from the partnership between Les Tissages de Charlieu and Synergies TLC—two companies committed to advancing the circular textile economy. We develop automated sorting and dismantling solutions to give end-of-life textiles a second life, processing both post-industrial and post-consumer waste at industrial scale. Thanks to cutting-edge optical sorting technology, we are able to: • precisely separate textiles by composition and color • remove elements that hinder recycling (zippers, buttons, labels, etc.) • prepare materials according to industrial needs (whole garments, cut pieces, pre-shredding) Our ambition: to secure high-quality, consistent recycled material streams, ready to be reintegrated into new production cycles.
Norsk Tekstilgjenvinning
NTG AS is a Norwegian textile-to-textile GRS-certified mechanical recycling facility. We have over 5000 square meters for textile sorting and recycling facility, and we are growing fast. In our facility we can sort and recycle all type of textiles, both post- and pre-consumer textiles. Our main product is staple fibers for textile production, such as wool, cotton and blends like polycotton. We are also developing state-of-the art automated sorting system for efficient and accurate sorting of textiles for reuse and recycling.
NOOSA
NOOSA™ is a material science company established in 2019. At NOOSA™, our goal is to pave the way for a textile industry free from fossil fuels. To achieve this, we developed a 100% bio-based and 100% recyclable fiber. Our primary product range includes staple fiber, spun yarn and multifilament. Thanks to our NOOCYCLE™ recycling technology, we are able to recycle it back into a 100% virgin fiber, and this endlessly. Working together with textile actors and people sharing our vision, we bring circularity to the textile industry.
NEXT TECHNOLOGY TECNOTESSILE
Next Technology Tecnotessile – NTT (Italy, Tuscany), is one of Italian leading organisations in Research and Development. Founded in 1972 in Prato, at the heart of Europe’s main textile district, NTT has quickly become a reference point not only regionally but also nationally and internationally for technological transfer and innovation. NTT’s primary goal is to enhance the competitiveness of companies, helping them stay at the forefront through advanced technological solutions and research projects aimed at the future. Initially established to support the textile and fashion industry, NTT has progressively expanded its activities in many other different industrial sectors, including mechanics, automotive, logistics, and ICT. This expansion has led NTT to collaborate with numerous strategic partners, including companies, universities, and research centres, strengthening its presence in international R&D projects. Thanks to this extensive collaboration network, NTT is now a key player in technological innovation, offering innovative solutions ranging from semi-industrial scale prototyping to highly specialised technical consulting. NTT also coordinates the Fashion Technology District OTIR2020 – Tuscany Fashion Cluster (OTIR2020–TFC), by involving more than 120 members including SMEs; LE, Universities, R&D and Training Center, Federetaions. The aim is to coordinate and support the Tuscan production system by enhancing the level of innovation targeted areas. Through technical and technological support, NTT guides companies in following the evolving trends of the sector, helping them compete effectively in an increasingly global and dynamic market. | Next Technology Tecnotessile – NTT (Italy, Tuscany), is one of Italian leading organisations in Research and Development. Founded in 1972 in Prato, at the heart of Europe’s main textile district, NTT has quickly become a reference point not only regionally but also nationally and internationally for technological transfer and innovation. NTT’s primary goal is to enhance the competitiveness of companies, helping them stay at the forefront through advanced technological solutions and research projects aimed at the future. Initially established to support the textile and fashion industry, NTT has progressively expanded its activities in many other different industrial sectors, including mechanics, automotive, logistics, and ICT. This expansion has led NTT to collaborate with numerous strategic partners, including companies, universities, and research centres, strengthening its presence in international R&D projects. Thanks to this extensive collaboration network, NTT is now a key player in technological innovation, offering innovative solutions ranging from semi-industrial scale prototyping to highly specialised technical consulting. NTT also coordinates the Tuscany Fashion Cluster (TFC), by involving more than 120 members including SMEs; LE, Universities, R&D and Training Center, Federetaions. The aim is to coordinate and support the Tuscany production system by enhancing the level of innovation targeted areas. Through technical and technological support, NTT guides companies in following the evolving trends of the sector, helping them compete effectively in an increasingly global and dynamic market.
NewRetex
Leading the Way in Automated Textile Sorting NewRetex has developed the world’s first fully automated textile sorting facility with a traceability system. We specialize in automatic textile sorting and mechanical recycling, transforming post-consumer fiber into valuable new resources for the textile industry. Our mission is to be the market leader in textile sorting technology and to create high-value materials through innovative processes. Advanced Technology and Sorting Facilities for Sale We design and sell textile sorting lines that integrate artificial intelligence, data collection systems, and advanced sensor technology. Our systems empower companies to efficiently manage textile waste, stay ahead of upcoming EU regulations, and actively contribute to a more circular economy. Proven Results in Fiber Recycling At NewRetex, we have accumulated extensive knowledge about post-consumer fibers and successfully developed yarns and products, proving that these fibers can be effectively recycled for the future of the textile industry. Building a Scalable and Sustainable Supply Chain We have established a strong and scalable supply chain that provides the industry with access to high-quality recycled fibers, yarns, and finished products—ready to be integrated directly into new collections.
New Retex A/S
Advanced Textile Sorting Powered by Data: NewRetex develops and delivers fully automated textile sorting systems built on AI, sensor fusion, and real-time data processing. Our technology identifies and separates textiles by fiber composition, color, and quality, creating standardized, traceable outputs ready for recycling and production. From Fiber to Product-Level Sorting: Our systems go beyond material identification. Using advanced image recognition and machine learning, we classify textiles at product and style level, enabling automated sorting for reuse markets based on garment type and category to decrease manual sorting. This allows operators to extract higher-value fractions for resale, while simultaneously generating detailed data on product categories, reuse potential, and material flows. Data is the New Raw Material: Every item processed generates structured data. From fiber composition to product type and quality grading, our platform provides full transparency into textile streams, enabling documentation, traceability, and smarter decision-making across the value chain. Built for Industrial Scale: Our sorting lines are designed for high-capacity operations, helping waste management companies and recyclers handle growing textile volumes driven by EU regulation. From Sorting to Supply Chains: By combining technology, data, and material expertise, NewRetex bridges the gap between waste and new production, delivering reliable input for fiber-to-fiber recycling and high-quality reuse markets.
MUSTHAD
Musthad is a SaaS platform that helps fashion companies optimize and make circular the management of textile waste and excess inventory. The platform transforms excess into efficiency by enabling the activation, monitoring, and reporting of circular supply chains, while reducing hidden operational costs.
MESDAN SPA
MESDAN SPA, based in Italy and founded in 1952, now part of Vandewiele, has reached a leading position worldwide in the field of yarn joining and textile laboratory equipment. Yarn Joining Solutions: Mesdan splicers (trademarks Jointair, Aquasplicer, Hot Jointair, Moistair), are designed in the automatic version for automatic winders, and in the semi-automatic version for hand operated installations and are suitable for spun or filament, regular or technical yarns and rovings. For TEXTILE RECYCLING, in the golden hierarchy of the “3Rs” (reduce, reuse, recycle), MESDAN SPLICING technology allows to joint waste tubes from weaving, by rewinding them on both manual and automatic machines, giving new life to yarn waste. The fresh technological novelty is related to the possibility of recycling multifilament yarns by using automatic winders. Previously, multifilament yarns could be rewound only by using manual winders with hand operated splicers. Recently, Mesdan and Savio (well known autowinder manufacturer and Mesdan’s sister company) developed this unique machine on the market, the AUTOMATIC WINDER FOR MULTIFILAMENT YARNS. According to length and diameter of the waste bobbins, different configurations are available. Due to heavy footprint of polyester and nylon, this fresh novelty is receiving an excellent market response. Laboratory equipment: engineered, designed and manufactured in Italy, the MESDAN LAB division offers a complete range of instruments for a variety of different textile materials, for all production processes (spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing & finishing), as well as for the educational or R&D and classing institutes. For TEXTILE RECYCLING, Mesdan showcase the LAB SHREDDING MACHINE, an equipment for simulating the textile mechanical recycling in miniature; it is an ideal solution for R&D as well as for the recycling of small lots of textile waste. Like a real production machine, it transforms different types of textiles (yarns, knitted or woven fabrics, unsold or worn garments, etc) into their original fiber form, for the evaluation of their recycling properties. In addition, the MINI SPINNING LINE gives the possibility of eventually blending them with virgin fibers, for testing the spinnability of those obtained recycled fibers. For the evaluation of the virgin and recycled fibers, the Mesdan-Lab range offers various testing equipment, for the fiber length distribution (CLASSIBER), the neps content and the opening grade (NATI). TENSOLAB 4 is the versatile tensile strength tester of the line, suitable also for the single fiber and fiber bundle analysis of strength, elongation and tenacity. The microscope system VIDEO ANALYZER, with the special software developed by Mesdan, is used in recycling for the optical sorting: it recognizes the fiber, the blend percentage as well as the fineness of the round shaped fibers, all that following the most requested textile standard methods.
Matterr GmbH
matterr revolutionizes recycling with its patented revolPET and RevolTex technologies, turning polyester and PET waste into high-quality monomers. By breaking down mixed PET waste, it enables true circularity and reduces the need for virgin materials. | matterr is a technology company specializing in chemical polyester recycling. Through an innovative depolymerization process, the company converts mixed PET waste—including polyester textiles and multilayer packaging—back into its fundamental building blocks: terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol. These are then purified and repolymerized into high-quality polyester using existing production facilities. In doing so, matterr is laying the groundwork for a truly circular economy—one in which waste becomes a valuable resource and fossil raw materials are permanently replaced. The company’s goal is to make polyester an infinite resource: technologically advanced, ecologically impactful, and industrially scalable. After its successful implementation in Germany, matterr aims to make its technology available internationally through licensing models, accelerating its global adoption.
Matoha
Matoha Instrumentation exists to solve a practical problem at the heart of textile recycling: we do not know, with enough certainty, what materials are really moving through the system. Matoha builds technology that identifies textiles at garment level, where decisions are actually made. Not in laboratories. Not in theory. On sorting tables, in live operations, under real-world conditions. Each scan replaces assumption with evidence. But identification alone is not enough. What matters is what follows. Every garment scanned becomes a data point. Over time, those data points create a clear, traceable picture of material flows: what fibres appear, in what volumes, at what quality, and where they go next. This is garment-level tracking and tracing, built from the ground up. That information changes behaviour. Sorters work with greater confidence. Recyclers plan with clearer inputs. Brands gain insight into post-consumer reality, rather than relying on models or averages. Decisions improve because the data improves. Matoha’s approach is deliberately grounded. The tools are simple to use, the outputs are practical, and the aim is progress rather than spectacle. In an industry full of ambition, we focus on delivery. At events, we show what already works. Real garments. Real scans. Real data. Because the transition to circular textiles will not be driven by promises, but by infrastructure that earns trust through use.