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Get your tickets for Textiles Recycling Expo USA in Charlotte next April


Registration is now officially open for Textiles Recycling Expo USA 2027, North America’s dedicated exhibition and conference focused on textile recycling and circularity. The event is organised by AMI, the publisher of TextilesLoop. Taking place on 7-8 April 2027 at the Charlotte Conven- tion Center, North Carolina, the event returns following a highly successful inaugural edition that welcomed more than 1,800 attendees and 95 exhibitors from across the textile value chain. Bringing together recyclers,


manufacturers, brands, retailers, technology providers, policy- makers, researchers and sustainability leaders, Textiles


Image: AMI


The event will be co-located with the newly launched Textiles Manufacturing Expo for the first time, enabling visitors to explore innovations and solutions from across the wider textile value chain and providing exhibitors with access to an even broader industry audience. Find out more about the two


Recycling Expo USA has quickly established itself as a key meeting place for the industry to connect, collaborate and help shape the future of textile circularity.


Building on the success of its


debut event, the 2027 edition will feature an expanded exhibi-


tion and a comprehensive conference program addressing the opportunities and chal- lenges facing the industry, including recycling technolo- gies, fibre-to-fibre recycling, sorting infrastructure, circular business models, reuse and repair, and evolving legislation.


events on page 22. A single visitor pass provides access to the two-day exhibi- tions and conference programs, plus post-event reporting and conference summaries. Early-bird registration rates


are now available. Tickets are currently $45 for a limited time only, saving 50% off the full ticket price. Book tickets here.


Dutch T2T recycler Brightfiber announces it has stopped fibre production


Textile-to-textile pioneer Brightfiber Textiles announced in October that it has stopped fibre production at its facility in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, until further notice, due to difficult market conditions. It is carrying on with its textile sorting operation for reuse and recycling and is also continuing to develop circular fibres, yarns and products with its long-term partners. Ellen Mensink, Founder & CEO at


Brightfiber, said in a LinkedIn post: “Over the past year, our team has proven something incredibly important: high- quality mechanical recycling of post-con- sumer textiles works! We have built and optimised an industrial production line capable of transforming discarded textiles into high-quality recycled fibres, yarns, fabrics and beautiful circular products. All GRS-certified and containing a minimum of 40% Dutch textile waste.”


8 Textiles Loop • Autumn 2026 She continued: “The technology


works. The quality is there. And competitive circular products are possible. But unfortunately, the market isn’t moving fast enough.” Referring to the transition to


circularity, Mensink said that although legislation is being introduced, it is not yet sufficiently active. There is also pressure on brands and their sustainability budgets coming from ultra-fast fashion and geopolitical uncertainty. She said: “The investment needed to bridge this transition and scale what we have built has not become available quickly enough. As a result, continuing our fibre production in the Netherlands is no longer financially viable.” In addition to its continuing sorting


operation and partner development, Brightfiber is expanding its white-label


Brightfiber Founder and CEO Ellen Mensink said the company continues with its sorting business. Image:


Brightfiber


activities with a new collection of knitted and woven products launching later this year. The company will also explore opportunities to continue its fibre production elsewhere in Europe. “We have proven that mechanical


textile recycling is possible. Now we need to find a different way to make it work,” said Mensink. • www.brightfiberinside.com


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