Exhibitors

AISEC (Italian Association for the Development of the Circular Economy) is a non-profit organization founded in 2015 to promote the principles of the circular economy in Italy and internationally. It supports the transition to sustainable and regenerative economic models through research, education, training, and knowledge sharing. AISEC fosters collaboration among businesses, institutions, universities, and civil society to accelerate innovation and the adoption of circular and ESG practices. Its mission is to advance a more sustainable, resilient, and resource-efficient economy.

Founded in 1994 in Vicenza by Susanna Martucci, Alisea is a Benefit Corporation and certified B Corp that transforms industrial and artisanal waste into responsible and communicating objects. Through its three brands, Alisea Recycled & Reused Objects Design, Perpetua and g® upgraded recycled graphite, the company promotes a circular economy by giving materials a new life through research, creativity and responsibility.

With over 40 years of experience, Analytical supports brands and suppliers across key sectors: fashion, sport, footwear, furniture, automotive, and consumer and industrial electronics, with services in Quality, R&D, International Compliance, and Sustainability. Thanks to accredited laboratories close to Italy's Made in Italy districts and international partnerships, we offer testing solutions, support for certifications such as ZDHC, OEKO-TEX®, LWG and GOTS, consulting, chemical data management, regulatory updates, and training.

Ancitel Energia e Ambiente s.r.l. was founded in 2007 with the core mission of providing strategic consulting and integrated solutions in the fields of environmental sustainability. Since its founding, the company has supported numerous leading institutional bodies, including the Ministry of the Environment, ANCI, regional governments, and several national industry associations, as well as public and private companies, including ones of international standing.

AEA offers a broad range of integrated services related to environmental sustainability, spanning training, technical assistance, specialized consulting, and public outreach, from environmental education in schools to corporate training, helping guide businesses and public bodies along the path toward circularity.

Assosistema Confindustria represents around 150 companies operating in industrial laundries, sterilization centres, PPE production and distribution, technical textiles, and workwear and medical textile garment manufacturing. Textiles are central to the sector, which uses around 10,000 tonnes annually. Strengthening end-of-life textile recovery and recycling is therefore essential to developing a truly circular supply chain.

C.L.A.S.S. (Creativity Lifestyle And Sustainable Synergy) is the international eco-hub – based in Milan – which since 2007 has been advocating for a new generation of fashion where the fusion of design, innovation, communication and responsibility shapes an informed and competitive business, able to play both at an economic and social level.
In 2025, C.L.A.S.S. launched InsideOut by C.L.A.S.S., a cultural campaign aimed at giving shape to a new, more authentic meaning of integrated quality for a new-generation wardrobe.

Centro Tessile Serico Sostenibile is a key resource for companies in the Como textile district, supporting them in addressing market challenges and pursuing environmental sustainability goals. In this context, it coordinates the European LIFE CASCADE project, contributing to the testing and validation of innovative solutions for the monitoring and treatment of textile wastewater, with a particular focus on the removal of PFAS and microplastics, two of the main emerging challenges in industrial wastewater management.

Italian excellence in the textile-fashion sector, Centrocot combines research, innovation, and advanced technologies to promote sustainability. Through its MultiLab, dedicated to circular economy and international project, it transforms complex challenges into real opportunities. With tailored solutions such as Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Product Declaration, Centrocot supports companies in achieving growth and driving innovation.

Cerved ESG Ratings is the Cerved Group company specialized in assessing the sustainability performance of companies and financial institutions. Through independent, rigorous and transparent ESG ratings and scores, it supports the integration of ESG criteria into decision-making processes, fostering greater comparability, transparency and trust across markets.

Clust-ER Agrifood is a no-profit association with over 110 members (companies, research centers, training institutions).
Since 2018, it supports the competitiveness of the sector, strengthening innovation in agri-food supply chains, and developing collaborative research and technology transfer. One of its thematic priorities is the valorization of agricultural by-products to obtain secondary raw materials, useful for multiple supply chains, including natural textile fibers.

Clust-ER Create is a non-profit association acting as Emilia-Romagna’s Cultural and Creative Industries cluster organization. It gathers an open-innovation community of over 140 members, including SMEs, large enterprises, research labs, innovation centers, training institutions, cultural foundations, and public-private bodies. It actively fosters international initiatives and European-funded projects to support sustainable growth through digital transformation and green transition.

Cormatex designs and manufactures complete lines for the production of nonwoven fabrics. The high versatility of its exclusive Airlay Lap Formair technology allows the processing of countless waste materials, end-of-life products, very short fibers, powders, and resins. At the company’s research and development center, a pilot line is available to test your own materials and create a tailor-made project, directly experiencing the efficiency of our machines.

Dell'Orco & Villani produces machinery and recycling plants capable of eliminating ferrous and non-ferrous contamination and obtaining the longest possible fibre to facilitate the spinning process. We process waste materials from the textile industry to obtain fibres that can be used again in regeneration cycles. We supply single machines and complete lines to transform textile waste into reusable products for hygiene, furniture, automotive, geotextiles, construction, clothing, in the direction of a circular economy.

Erion Textiles is the Compliance Scheme of Producers of clothing, accessories, leather goods, home textiles and footwear.
Erion Textiles, is the non-profit Compliance Scheme of the Erion System, the leading Italian Extended Producer Responsibility Organisation, dedicated to the management of Textile Product Waste

Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte, founded by Michelangelo Pistoletto in Biella in 1998, is an artistic and cultural institution that promotes the responsible transformation of society through art and creativity, connecting them with the various spheres of collective life. In this context, Fashion B.E.S.T. was born, founded in 2009 by Michelangelo Pistoletto and Franca Sozzani, a laboratory dedicated to promoting sustainability and responsibility in the textile and fashion sector through research,  design and innovation.

The CircularEconomy4Ghana Innovation Challenge is a one-year project aimed at accelerating the development and adoption of technology-driven circular economy solutions across Ghana’s agriculture and textile value chains. It fosters international collaboration, supports startups and entrepreneurial scientists through business training, technical assistance, product validation, and connections with industry partners, and promotes the uptake of innovative solutions through direct engagement with end-users.

The project is led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT through the Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) and implemented in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) / ITPO Italy and with E4Impact. Endorsed by the National Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme (NEIP) of Ghana and supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Next Technology Tecnotessile is one of Italian leading organizations in Research and Development. Founded in 1972 in Prato, at the heart of Europe's main textile district, NTT has quickly become a reference point not only regionally but also nationally and internationally for technological transfer and innovation. Since 2011 NTT is the leading managing body of OTIR2020–TFC (Tuscany Fashion Cluster), a cluster organisation, working in fashion key sectors of the Tuscan manufacturing economy.  

RECOLINE™® and RECOMOVER™® – OMMI Srl manufactures machines and complete lines for the high-value recovery of textile fibres from pre-consumer and post-consumer textile waste. Progressive and programmable fibre opening technology designed for preparation for open-end and ring spinning, as well as nonwoven (NWF) production. High production flexibility and energy savings compared to traditional tearing systems. With over 60 years of experience, OMMI also specialises in blending textile fibres of different types for spinning and nonwoven processes. Products are exported to more than 40 countries worldwide.

At Ecomondo 2026, the Prato Textile District presents itself as a European benchmark for circular economy and sustainable textile regeneration. Driven by shared governance, the district implements strategic policies to steer the entire supply chain through both ecological transition and digital transition. A key symbol of this journey is the Textile Hub, a state-of-the-art facility for textile waste sorting and recycling, designed to combine technological innovation, eco-design, and industrial competitiveness.

Re.Crea is a consortium promoted by the National Chamber of Italian Fashion and launched in 2022 by leading brands such as Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Max Mara, Moncler, OTB and Zegna. Its aim is to manage end-of-life textiles, fashion and accessories, promoting research and development into innovative recycling solutions. Re.Crea responds promptly to textile EPR regulations, promoting responsible, traceable and sustainable supply chain management.

ReDress is a collective system that will have the authority to fulfill all obligations under EPR regulations on behalf of producers as soon as the legislation takes effect, primarily by organizing and managing the collection and treatment of waste generated by the textile supply chain.

The consortium was founded in 2024 thanks to the collaboration between RLG and ReBound, two companies specializing in compliance and reuse that are part of Reconomy, an international specialist in the circular economy.

Rematrix is an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) consortium for the proactive management of textile end-of-life products. It supports companies in simplifying regulatory compliance and enables sustainable circular business models. Thanks to a network of partners, it offers a supply chain for collection, reuse and recycling for the production of quality secondary raw materials. It makes use of digital technologies for efficient process management, traceability and calculation of environmental impacts.

RETESSILE is the national network of social cooperatives promoting work inclusion and active in the collection and management of textile waste. It promotes a transparent and innovative value chain focused on environmental and social sustainability. With the establishment of RETESSILE SERVIZI, the network strengthens its operational capacity, providing companies, EPR schemes and Public Administrations with coordinated services for collection, logistics, traceability, technical support, reuse, repair and recycling of textile waste.

Retex.Green is the Consortium for the circular economy of the fashion system, promoted by Confindustria Moda, Fondazione del Tessile Italiano and the leading Italian manufacturers in the sector. Created to support companies in the ecological transition, it protects brands and manufacturers through competent, traceable and compliant management of waste from clothing, home textiles, footwear, leather goods and accessories. The Consortium aims to be a national reference point for effective reuse and recycling in the fashion sector, with the goal of making the supply chain truly circular.

Retex.Green is the SAFE Consortium for the circular economy and the Italian Hub of Consortia for Circular Economies, which since 2006 has been managing the end-of-life of WEEE, batteries and ELTs through the Ecoped, Ridomus, Ecopower and Pneulife Consortia. 

Since 2022, it has also been operating in the textile sector with the TWM project and is the general contractor for the Retex.green and Re.Crea consortia, transferring the know-how gained in other supply chains to the textile sector. With the Ecoguard Textile specification, it guarantees traceable, certified and safe supply chains in the end-of-life management of textile products.

TECHNOplants is a supplier of state-of-the-art airlay lines for the nonwoven industry.

The airlay line is the natural choice for processing recycled and waste fibres, coarse natural fibres, breakable mineral fibres and non-fibrous components such as resins, foam pieces, shredded cardboard and recycled leather. At the TECHNOplants technical centre, we offer the opportunity to test the reliability of our technologies and to produce samples from our own raw materials.

UNIRAU aims to engage collection, trading, brokerage, and sorting operators—essential links in maximizing the value of collected materials—by focusing primarily on preparing clothing and fashion accessories for direct reuse in their original form and, secondarily, on the material recycling of fractions that cannot be directly reused.

Zerow is an innovative Italian startup giving new life to fashion waste (textiles, leather, plastics, metals, etc) from leading luxury brands. Through its Zerow Recycling division, the company delivers both open- and closed-loop solutions, transforming waste into high-value, sustainable materials in collaboration with a global network of partners.

By bridging luxury fashion and circular economy practices, Zerow is redefining how high-quality materials are recovered, reused, and recycled.