Publications

Liège airport rapidly became the European gateway for Chinese online shops. But these regularly violate European rules. ‘Perfectly copied Lego, but with dyes in the blocks that are toxic.’

Garments you buy from Chinese webshop Shein may contain harmful substances such as endocrine disruptors. That shows an analysis by Centexbel and the programme ‘Pointer checkt’.

Research conducted by the Dutch research programme Pointer Checkt [in collaboration with Centexbel] revealed alarming levels of toxic substances in certain Shein products. The research involved ordering five items that might contain harmful chemicals and having them tested in a laboratory.

In February 2024, together with STFI (DE), RISE (SE), Centexbel (BE), Centrocot (IT), and CETI (FR), the Textile ETP launched the Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub to help textile companies, research organisations,  brands and retailers to learn, network and collaborate on the hot topics

Flanders Flooring Days, the epicentre for flooring sector professionals, opens its doors for its fourth consecutive year. This year sees an increased focus on sustainability – a topic that is gaining increasing momentum in the flooring and textile sector. Two pioneering projects, CISUFLO and Living

In de uitgave van KULAK naar aanleiding van hun 60 jarig bestaan, geeft Centexbel onderzoeker, Gertrude Kignelman, Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen scheikunde (Kulak), haar visie over verstandig omgaan met nieuwe materialen. 

Eerder dit jaar sleepte Centexbel de Techtextil Innovation Award in de wacht in de categorie ‘New Approaches on Sustainability & Circular Economy’. Het Belgische onderzoeksinstituut kreeg die voor een ontwikkeling in de  recycling van composietmaterialen die voor een doorbraak kan zorgen in de

Abstract: Polyurethane (PU) coatings are used in diverse applications such as textile coating. Up to today, landfilling is still the most occurring way of processing PU waste. Biodegradation is an alternative route for processing PU waste and decreases the amount of microplastics in the case of

Within the Living Lab CARPET project, Balta Group, Belysse, Centexbel, Cobot, Designregio Kortrijk, Fedustria, IMOG, Material Mastery and Groep Weerwerk are joining forces to find solutions for carpets at the end of life (EoL). Living Lab CARPET focuses on reuse, repair, refurbishing, remanufacturin

Annual Report of our activities, achievements and investments in 2023.