Ready

Denmark’s textile industry has been a growth engine worth billions for 70 years but is now faced with the need for transformation as the future calls for increased sustainability throughout the value chain. Developing and testing new solutions and materials requires new knowledge, better infrastructure and technical facilities. Several partners have therefore joined efforts in the research project READY.
The goal of READY is to develop knowledge and support scalable solutions which enable the textile industry to mature recycled and local raw materials and new fibres in a circular loop. The result will be better-quality products which are more durable and can be recycled and contain no hazardous substances.

A Research and Development Factory will be built at VIA University College in Herning as part of the project. Here, the research and development work will be carried out in close collaboration with the project partners.

The ambition behind READY is to strengthen the innovative power and competitiveness of large and small textile businesses to enable them to achieve their growth potential through optimised production methods, new textiles, technologies, design strategies and circular business models.

Financing

VIA University College, Danish Technological Institute, Lifestyle and Design Cluster, Royal Danish Academy, University of Southern Denmark and Aalborg University

Bestseller, Kvadrat, Nybo Workwear, Sontex Tekstil, Kjellerup Væveri, HAACK Recycling and Textile Change.

All parties contribute financially to project READY, which has a total budget of DKK 29.5 million.

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