{"id":8248,"date":"2025-08-30T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/biotexfuture-how-to-make-textiles-from-fossils\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T08:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:02:01","slug":"biotexfuture-how-to-make-textiles-from-fossils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/en\/biotexfuture-how-to-make-textiles-from-fossils\/","title":{"rendered":"BIOTEXFUTURE: How to Make Textiles from Fossils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"container-block_359554c5d749bdbd31b1e6748c4c8dba\" class=\"mx-auto w-full max-w-theme px-4 lg:px-10\">\n\n  <div class=\"w-full mr-auto max-w-[911px]\">\n\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div id=\"richtext-block_447561a24b13a417737318bf1dd035a6\" class=\"richtext\">\n  <p>One of fashion\u2019s biggest contradictions is that it relies on fossil fuels. Polyester, nylon, and acrylic make up most of the world\u2019s fibres, which means that most clothes today start out as crude oil. adidas and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ita.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/ita\/das-institut\/~yqixh\/biotexfuture\/?lidx=1\">RWTH Aachen University<\/a> are leading the German project <a href=\"https:\/\/biotexfuture.info\/projects\/\">BIOTEXFUTURE<\/a>, which wants to end that dependence.  <\/p>\n<p>The program is a group of businesses and universities working together to find scalable, bio-based alternatives. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Part of the SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS forum at Munich Fabric start, three main projects will be featured:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CircWool: a process that uses a solvent to restore wool fibres without lowering their quality.<\/li>\n<li>BioPETex: a bio-based polyester that works just as well as regular PET.<\/li>\n<li>BioCushion: a type of spacer fabric that can be recycled and used in shoes and clothes. It is both strong and circular.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These projects are not meant to be one-time tests; they are meant to be useful in the real world. Adding them to the forum ties speculative design ideas to a long history of applied science. It reminds us that we need both creativity and infrastructure to make the switch to sustainable textiles.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_3732f2d8a226616ae258edc9ccc61ca4\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_3732f2d8a226616ae258edc9ccc61ca4'><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"media-slider w-full min-w-0\"  id=\"media-slider-block_4384195d847cfc72772eb38894130614\">\n\n  \n    <div class=\"swiper w-full min-w-0 max-w-full\" data-media-slider>\n      <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                  <div class=\"swiper-slide h-auto\">  <figure class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 lg:gap-4\">\n    <div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden aspect-video lg:aspect-[3\/2]\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/685-w1920.webp\" class=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 50vw, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/685-w1920.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/685-w1920-872x776.webp 872w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/685-w1920-600x534.webp 600w\" \/>    <\/div>\n          <figcaption class=\"font-medium whitespace-pre-line text-theme-24x32\">BioCushion<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"swiper-slide h-auto\">  <figure class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 lg:gap-4\">\n    <div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden aspect-video lg:aspect-[3\/2]\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686-w1920.webp\" class=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 50vw, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686-w1920.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686-w1920-872x1163.webp 872w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686-w1920-600x800.webp 600w\" \/>    <\/div>\n          <figcaption class=\"font-medium whitespace-pre-line text-theme-24x32\">BioCushion<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"swiper-slide h-auto\">  <figure class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 lg:gap-4\">\n    <div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden aspect-video lg:aspect-[3\/2]\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/687-w1920.webp\" class=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 50vw, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/687-w1920.webp 1920w, 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https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/688-w1920-600x324.webp 600w\" \/>    <\/div>\n          <figcaption class=\"font-medium whitespace-pre-line text-theme-24x32\">BioPEtex<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- segmented pagination (Swiper renders one .swiper-pagination-bullet per slide) -->\n    <div class=\"media-slider__pagination swiper-pagination\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_3732f2d8a226616ae258edc9ccc61ca4\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_3732f2d8a226616ae258edc9ccc61ca4'><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"columns-block_c2e07e175218b572659167efa83f7c9f\" class=\"\" >\n\n  <div class=\"mx-auto relative max-w-theme gap-x-4 md:gap-x-8 md:grid md:grid-cols-12\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"relative grid md:grid-cols-10 gap-x-4 md:gap-x-8 gap-y-12 col-span-full single-col-full\">\n\n\n<div class=\"container-column col-span-full 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class=\"font-medium text-theme-24x32 lg:text-theme-32x40\">\u00bbBIOTEXFUTURE is holding the right vision to transform the textile value chain.\u00ab<\/p>\n      <p>adidas Future Team<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_3732f2d8a226616ae258edc9ccc61ca4\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_3732f2d8a226616ae258edc9ccc61ca4'><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"richtext-block_c01afe2fa6c73c87f6721b87aff1435e\" class=\"richtext\">\n  <p>The message is clear for fashion and textiles: greenwashing can\u2019t hide the fact that we depend on oil. We need to change the way things are built, and bio-based fibres are a big part of that. The good news is that the technology is available, partnerships are forming, and interest is growing.  <\/p>\n<p>Petrochemistry has defined textiles for the last 100 years. But projects like BIOTEXFUTURE show that a new era is coming, one where performance, style, and scale are no longer tied to oil but to renewable innovation. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_3732f2d8a226616ae258edc9ccc61ca4\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_3732f2d8a226616ae258edc9ccc61ca4'><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"media-slider w-full min-w-0\"  id=\"media-slider-block_30c1b80819b76e6dbe6bbf5d96eae855\">\n\n  \n    <div class=\"swiper w-full min-w-0 max-w-full\" data-media-slider>\n      <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                  <div class=\"swiper-slide h-auto\">  <figure class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 lg:gap-4\">\n    <div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden aspect-video lg:aspect-[3\/2]\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/684-w1920.webp\" class=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 50vw, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/684-w1920.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/684-w1920-872x872.webp 872w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/684-w1920-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/684-w1920-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/684-w1920-100x100.webp 100w\" \/>    <\/div>\n          <figcaption class=\"font-medium whitespace-pre-line text-theme-24x32\">CircWool<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"swiper-slide h-auto\">  <figure class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 lg:gap-4\">\n    <div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden aspect-video lg:aspect-[3\/2]\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1949\" 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