CALL4SOLUTIONS – TEXTILE
STEP4TEXTILE
Submit your green tech solution!
Take part in CALL4SOLUTIONS by March 19th and work with Italian textile excellences to reduce the environmental impact of their processes.
Discover the challenges
WHO CAN APPLY
LIST OF CHALLENGES
Process Innovations
Technological process innovations which allow important benefits in terms of CO2 reduction, water use, energy or gas consumption, consumables and operating costs.
- Dyeing of non-woven fabrics
(for example with non-water technologies or using dyes with a lower environmental impact); - Separation and recovery of process chemicals and solvents from aqueous mixtures at different concentrations;
- Drying of semi-finished non-woven fabrics in various production phases.
Raw materials Innovations
Raw materials or chemicals for production processes of non-woven fabrics which are:
- either substitutes and therefore comparable in terms of properties but less carbon intensive compared to standards;
- or produced in a sustainable way (e.g. by circular economy, by biological processes, etc.) compared to standards
End-of-life Innovations
Innovative solutions to reduce environmental impact related to the end-of-life of textile products
- recovery of end-of-life fabrics;
- re-use of end-of-life fabrics within the production process;
- transformation of end-of-life fabrics in materials which can be used by other industries.
Recovery of textile waste
Innovative tech or non-tech solutions for the recovery / reuse / valorisation of textile production waste, such as non-compliant fabrics and production scraps.
Energy supply Innovations
Innovative solutions for the renewable production of:
- Hot water over 90°C
- Steam
- Electric energy
- Fuels that can replace methane or reduce its use through blending (e.g. hydrogen)
PROCESS
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
After registration you will receive an email with all the information to upload your documentation
(It is not necessary to enter all parts listed for each document, but strongly recommended)
PITCH DECK & EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Company description
- Value proposition
- Business Model
- Competitor and market analysis
- Competitive advantages
- Team (short experience description, role, linkedin profile, if full-time)
- financial plan
- Important awards or competitions
- Marketing Plan
TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION
- Product Name
- Technology description
- Which challenge solves
- How it solves the challenge
- Product features
- Differences with competitors
- Use cases
Our partners are main companies in the textile sector
To protect innovation projects of our partners we decided to not reveal their names.
Register for CALL4SOLUTIONS
REGISTRATION
After registration you will receive an email with all the information to upload your documentation