TEKSTINA TEKSTILNA INDUSTRIJA DOO

Their core work

Tekstina is a Slovenian textile manufacturer specializing in technical and functional textiles, with deep involvement in circular economy and sustainable textile processing. They contribute industrial textile production expertise to EU innovation projects focused on converting textile waste into new fibers and materials. Their work spans from chemical recycling of post-consumer textiles to nanotextured surface treatments for membranes and protective fabrics. As a production-oriented SME, they bring pilot-scale manufacturing capability — turning lab-stage textile innovations into reproducible industrial processes.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Tekstina's early H2020 work (2015-2018) centered on textile waste valorization — finding ways to extract value from discarded textiles through design-driven approaches (Trash-2-Cash) and chemical recycling into industrial feedstock (RESYNTEX). From 2017 onward, their focus shifted toward advanced material functionality, applying nanocellulose coatings to textile surfaces (NanoTextSurf), and most recently toward full circular textile production with biodegradable regenerated fibers (New Cotton). The trajectory is clear: from waste processing toward producing next-generation sustainable textiles at industrial scale.

Tekstina is moving from waste-stage processing toward producing market-ready biodegradable textile products, positioning themselves as a pilot manufacturer for the circular textile industry.

How they like to work

Tekstina operates exclusively as a consortium participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project, which is typical for production-focused SMEs that contribute manufacturing expertise rather than driving research agendas. With 59 unique partners across 16 countries from just 4 projects, they work in large Innovation Action consortia (all projects are IA-funded), meaning they are embedded in industry-scale demonstration efforts. This makes them a reliable industrial partner who can absorb and implement innovations developed by research-heavy consortium members.

Tekstina has built a broad European network of 59 partners across 16 countries through four large Innovation Action consortia. Their reach is pan-European with no single dominant geographic cluster, reflecting the wide spread of textile and materials research across the continent.

What sets them apart

Tekstina occupies a rare niche: a production-capable textile SME with hands-on experience across the entire circular textile chain — from waste sorting and chemical recycling to nanocellulose surface treatments and regenerated fiber manufacturing. Most textile companies in H2020 focus on either waste or production; Tekstina has worked on both ends. For consortium builders, they offer something hard to find: a real factory floor where pilot-scale textile innovations can be tested and validated under industrial conditions.

Highlights from their portfolio

• New Cotton
  Their largest project (EUR 507K) and most recent, focused on demonstrating biodegradable regenerated textiles at scale — represents their strategic direction toward sustainable consumer textiles.
• RESYNTEX
  Ambitious circular economy project converting textile waste into chemical and textile industry feedstock, representing the full waste-to-value chain that defines Tekstina's core expertise.
• NanoTextSurf
  Diversification into nanotechnology-enhanced textiles (cellulose nanofibrils, antifouling membranes), showing capability beyond waste recycling into advanced functional materials.