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Discover HALO-TEX: an EU project turning salt-tolerant plants into circular textiles for a sustainable, low-impact future.
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🌿 Did you know?

Many halophytes, also known as beach herbs, are edible and contain antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds.

👉 Watch the video and discover the science behind these remarkable plants!

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#HALOTEX #BioBased #Halophytes #EUFunded #HorizonEurope
3 Amazing Halophyte Facts
YouTube video by Kneia
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September 22, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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🤝 HALO-TEX is building synergies with other European projects working towards more sustainable and circular textiles.

We’re sharing knowledge, exploring common ground and looking for opportunities to work together. 🌱

🔗 www.halo-tex.eu/news/halo-te...

#HorizonEU #EUFunded #Halophytes
HALO-TEX Partnerships: Clustering for Sustainable Textiles
HALO-TEX explores synergies with EU projects driving sustainable, bio-based textile innovation.
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September 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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Thank you, Fabulose Project, for the invitation! 🤝

We were very happy to join this exchange on sLCA, TEA and SSbD approaches for new textile materials.

Great to share perspectives and experiences across projects. Looking forward to continuing the conversation! 🌱

🔗 fabulose.eu/2026/09/10/p...
September 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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📬 Something new is coming! 🌿

Our first HALO-TEX newsletter is coming soon! 🎉

Get ready for project updates, research news and more from our journey with halophytes, sustainable textiles and bio-based innovation.

🌱 Stay tuned!

🔗https://www.halo-tex.eu/

#HALO-TEX #Halophytes #HorizonEU #EUFunded
September 10, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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♻️ #ECOSYSTEX Conference

We’re looking forward to discussions on circular textile pathways and how regional experiences can inform future policy.

At #HALO-TEX, we’re also working towards more circular, bio-based textiles using halophytes.

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September 9, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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🎥 Have you seen our latest HALO-TEX videos?

🌱 3 Amazing Halophyte Facts
🧂 The Future of Salty Soils
🧵 Halophytes: The Salt-Resistant Plants Shaping Sustainable Textiles

Watch: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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HALO-TEX offers an innovative alternative for the textile industry. Our European project transforms two types of halophyte plants—salt-tolerant species that ...
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September 1, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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🎥New video!

🌿What makes #halophytes so special?

Mette Hedegaard Thomsen from Aalborg University shares three fascinating scientific facts about these salt-tolerant plants and why they could matter for our future

▶️ Watch the video and discover more about halophytes! www.youtube.com/shorts/bl5gG...
3 Amazing Halophyte Facts
YouTube video by Kneia
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August 27, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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♻️🌿HALO-TEX is exploring synergies with projects working on more circular textiles

👕We’re pleased to spotlight BioFibreLoop, developing recyclable textiles using bio-based materials

🤝Two projects, shared interests in sustainable and circular textiles

🔗 www.halo-tex.eu/news/halo-te...

#HorizonEU
August 25, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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🌱 Want to keep learning about #halophytes?

Check out this video! 🎥

Jakob Lykke Stein from Halorefine explains why halophytes may be one of our best hopes for tackling a major threat to global food security: soil salinisation.

▶️ Watch the video and learn more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUzu...
The Future of Salty Soils
YouTube video by Kneia
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August 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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🌱🧵 Did you know plants can help shape a more sustainable textile industry?

#HALO-TEX is exploring synergies with pHYBi Project, which combines phytoremediation with the valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass.

🌿 Two projects, one shared interest: bio-based textiles.

🔗 www.phybi.eu/

#EUFunded
August 17, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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🌱What makes halophytes interesting for sustainable textiles?

In our latest #HALO-TEX video, discover how a cascading biorefinery approach could turn halophytes into valuable components for cosmetics and sustainable textile applications.

🎥 Watch the video www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MmC...

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Halophytes: The Salt-Resistant Plants Shaping Sustainable Textiles | HALO-TEX
YouTube video by Kneia
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August 12, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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♻️ As part of the ECOSYSTEX community, we’re looking forward to the 4th ECOSYSTEX Conference!

Still haven’t registered? There’s still time to join! 📅 22–24 Sept |📍Antwerp

Explore circular textiles beyond recycling with experts, innovators & industry leaders.

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ECOSYSTEX Conference 2026
The fourth ECOSYSTEX Conference will take place as a physical event from 22 to 24 September 2026 in Antwerp, Belgium.
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August 7, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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🌱Did you know? In many places, traditional crops can no longer grow because soils are becoming salinized.

Could #halophytes, salt-tolerant plants, be part of the answer? 🌿

👉 Read our article to discover their potential for sustainable textiles. www.halo-tex.eu/news/diving-...

#HorizonEU #EUFunded
HALO-TEX: Halophytes from Forgotten Shores to Sustainability
Explore the HALO-TEX project: how resilient halophytes from coastal shores are driving circular, sustainable industries.
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August 4, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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🌿One year into #HALO-TEX, what's actually changed?

Our consortium met at @w-u-r.bsky.social to compare notes on biorefinery science and material development, and take stock of where things stand
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#EUFunded #HorizonEU #CircularEconomy #SustainableTextiles #Halophytes
HALO-TEX Project: One year of progress in Wageningen
HALO-TEX's consortium met at Wageningen University to review a year of progress.
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July 31, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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🌱 Did you know halophytes, salt-tolerant plants that thrive where crops can't, are at the heart of our project?

They can turn marginal land into a source of sustainable textiles, composites & biochemicals.

Discover how in our infographic 👇

#HALOTEX #CircularEconomy #SustainableTextiles #EUFunded
July 29, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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🌿 HALO-TEX M12 General Assembly: from strategy to the lab floor

Our 10-partner consortium gathered at Wageningen University & Research for two intense days of collaboration and planning

📊 Day 1: progress review + meeting our Project Officer
🏭 Day 2: biomass facilities tour
🙌 Thanks for hosting us!
June 18, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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🌿 The HALO-TEX M12 General Assembly is here!

🤝 We are gathered at @w-u-r.bsky.social for our M12 General Assembly, bringing together our 10-partner consortium to review progress and look ahead at the road still to come.

Let's get to work! 💪

🔗 www.halo-tex.eu

#EUFunded #HorizonEurope
June 16, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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🌱 What if solving textile waste started with the fiber itself?

#HALO-TEX is rethinking the problem from the root, literally. Salt-tolerant plants, marginal land, no competition with food crops.

A raw material built for circularity by design 🧵♻️

🔗 www.halo-tex.eu/news/europes...

#EUFunded
Textile Waste & Circular Economy: Europe's Urgent Challenge
Europe's textile waste crisis needs circular answers. See how HALO-TEX is rethinking fibres from the ground up.
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June 11, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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🚨 Webinar alert

An interesting upcoming webinar from the European Environment Agency (EEA) explores:

What is required to accelerate progress on the circular economy in Europe? How can it be scaled and financed, and how can we ensure that its benefits are shared in a fair and just way? 👇
eea.europa.eu European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · Jun 1
EEA webinar - What will it take to scale up Europe's circular economy — and who will benefit?

🗓️ 04 June | 🕐 13:00 CET

Register now: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

#CircularEconomy #JustTransition #EEA #Sustainability #GreenFinance
June 2, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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🌿 Poster presentation at EUBCE 2026!

Elena Merli, part of the HALO-TEX team, presented how the project transforms climate-resilient sea plants into sustainable textile materials 🌱

You can see the poster here → www.halo-tex.eu/downloads

#HorizonEU #EUFunded #HALO-TEX
May 28, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Happy #BiodiversityDay 🌍🌿

At #HALO-TEX, we highlight the power of halophytes, resilient salt-tolerant plants that can help restore degraded soils, support biodiversity, and drive nature-based solutions for a more sustainable future 🌱

Learn more: www.halo-tex.eu/news/diving-...

#HorizonEU
HALO-TEX: Halophytes from Forgotten Shores to Sustainability
Explore the HALO-TEX project: how resilient halophytes from coastal shores are driving circular, sustainable industries.
www.halo-tex.eu
May 22, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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📢 HALO-TEX update

On May 21, HALO-TEX researcher Elena Merli will present the project at the EUBCE - European Biomass Conference & Exhibition in The Hague 🌿

She will share HALO-TEX’s circular biorefinery approach, turning sea plants into sustainable textile and bio-based materials.

#HorizonEU
May 18, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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📘 New HALO-TEX report published!

A critical literature review on lignin- and polyphenol-based materials in textiles, exploring their applications, functionalities, and technological maturity. 🌿🧵

🔗: www.halo-tex.eu/news/new-rep...

#HAL-OTEX #SustainableTextiles #BioBased #HorizonEurope
Bio-Based Textile Additives: New HALO-TEX Report
A new HALO-TEX report sets the performance requirements for bio-based textile additives.
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May 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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🌿 What makes sustainable products successful?

In #HALO-TEX, we study consumer perceptions of bio-based textile and cosmetic products, including trust, quality, and transparency.

💡Understanding consumer expectations is key to increasing acceptance of sustainable alternatives.

#HorizonEU
May 12, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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👕 Chemical risks in textiles remain a challenge for circularity in the EU

🧪 72 alerts in 2025 alone (@eea.europa.eu), mostly linked to health risks
♻️ Limited traceability (e.g. PFAS) hinders reuse & recycling
🔍 HALO-TEX supports safer, circular textiles

👉 www.eea.europa.eu/en/circulari...
Number of annual chemical risk alerts for textile products in the EU
In 2025, 72 chemical-related alerts for clothing, textiles and fashion items were reported to the EU Rapid Alert System, indicating risks for humans and the environment.
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May 6, 2026 at 8:20 AM