MUNICH FABRIC START 2026

Munich Fabric Start is one of Europe’s leading platforms for textiles, materials, and textile innovations. It brings together professionals from design, production, retail, and sustainability to showcase trends, technologies, and solutions across the entire value chain.

The textile industry is at a turning point: To address the 120 million tons of textile waste generated each year, production and processes are expected to become resource-efficient and circular by 2030. RETRAKT explores how companies can shape this transition in a sustainable, people-centered way across the entire value chain.

At the RETRAKT booth, we presented insights from the project and discussed how companies can successfully implement upcoming EU regulations. In addition, our colleague Nicole Espey from the ITA – Institute of Textile Technology at RWTH Aachen University gave a presentation.