The Lenzing Group is presenting its sustainable innovations at Hannover Messe 2025 – the world’s leading trade fair for industry – as a co-exhibitor at the European Commission’s stand.
“Participation in the Hannover Messe provides us with an excellent platform to present our pioneering projects,” says Christian Skilich, member of Lenzing’s managing board. “In order to preserve our livelihoods and those of future generations, the global textile and nonwovens industry must successfully transition to sustainable production. The invitation to exhibit together with the European Commission is a great honour for us and underlines our role as a pioneer for clean industry.”
Lenzing is currently the only producer of regenerated cellulosic fibres with a verified, science-based net-zero target. It is also proactively developing and promoting innovation to provide economically viable and scalable solutions to the global textile waste problem and accelerate the transition to a circular economy model.
A current example of Lenzing’s work in this field is the Cellfil project, which was launched in 2024 and is co-funded by the EU to the tune of €6.9 million. As part of this project, Lenzing is working with the non-profit RTDS Group and 13 other partners from research and industry to promote the scaling of lyocell filaments.
Since 2021, Lenzing has also been working with Swedish pulp producer Södra to jointly develop new processes for recycling used textiles on an industrial scale. The project was supported in 2023 as part of the LIFE 2022 programme with an EU grant of €10 million.