Textile Circularity Forum

FASHION BREAKTHROUGH: THE COMMERCIAL PATH TO RECYCLING AND REGENERATION

2026 Textile Recycling Forum

CIRCULAR TRENDS
Brand Dialogue | 2030 Sustainability Goals and Supply Chain Opportunities
A conversation between brands: How are companies advancing their 2030 sustainable development goals? How can enterprises transform "compliance pressure" into "supply chain opportunities"?
* Dialogue Guests: 3-4 International Brands

Lightning Talks | Innovative Cases in Design for Recycling
Fast-paced case presentations: 3-4 enterprises will take turns sharing innovative practices in Design for Recycling (DfR)—cases involving mono-materials, easy-separation design, and reduced accessory complexity. How can design for recyclability be balanced with fashion aesthetics and circular value to gain market competitiveness?
* Sharing Companies: Multiple Brand Owners, Design Agencies, OEM Textile and Garment Enterprises (5 minutes each)

Commercial Textiles | Hotel Linen Recycling and Reuse Practices
Large hotel chains consume millions of linens annually. How can they break through the circular challenge, transforming from a cost center to a value creator? Exploring the business logic behind hotel linen recycling.
* Invited Institution Type: Hotel Groups

INDUSTRY PRACTICE
Recycled Materials | Mass Production of High-Proportion Recycled Fibers/Yarns
Fiber performance fluctuations, strength reduction, and yarn breakage are key pain points in the mass production of recycled fibers and yarns. How can enterprises ensure stable production of high-quality recycled fibers and yarns through process adjustments, formula modifications, equipment upgrades, and quality control?
* Invited Institution Type: Recycled Fiber & Recycled Yarn Equipment and Material Suppliers

Blend Separation | Recycling Solutions for Polyester-Cotton Blends
Polyester and cotton products constitute the largest share of China's textile waste, with a significant portion being polyester-cotton blends. Blend separation is the major technical bottleneck for Textile-to-Textile (T2T) recycling. This session explores breakthroughs in chemical, biological, and physical recycling technologies, and the complete path from lab to mass production.
* Invited Institution Type: Chemical/Biological/Physical Recycling Technology Companies, Blend Separation Equipment Suppliers

Smart Manufacturing | How Intelligent Technologies Reshape High-Value Textile Utilization
AI smart sorting, material identification, digital traceability, carbon footprint calculation tools—how are digital technologies reshaping the entire textile recycling chain?
* Invited Institution Type: Smart Sorting/AI Identification/Digitalization Suppliers, Carbon Footprint Calculation Platforms

Collection Networks | Building a Stable and Traceable Raw Material Supply Chain
The starting point of textile circularity lies at the collection end. How can collection platforms address the "quantity" and "quality" of raw material supply? Exploring multi-scenario collection network layout, smart collection bins and digital management, standardized pre-processing and sorting procedures, to build a traceable and predictable supply chain for recycled materials.
* Invited Institution Type: Collection Platform Companies, Smart Collection Equipment Suppliers, Sorting Center Operators

COMMERCIAL BREAKTHROUGH
Breakthrough Dialogue | How Can Textile Circularity Achieve Sustainable Commercial Value?
A multi-stakeholder discussion: When the cost of T2T recycled materials is higher than virgin materials, how can profitability be achieved? Exploring pathways to brand premiums, opportunities in EPR ecological funds and carbon trading, and how green finance tools can help. How can enterprises transition from a "cost center" to a "profit center"?
* Invited Institution Type: Brand Owners, Collection Platforms, Recycled Material Companies, Green Finance Departments