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 ===== Textiles =====
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 Algae-derived fibres, dyes, coatings and biopolymers are used or under development for textile applications. While still a small market compared to food, feed and cosmetics, the algae-textiles interface is growing — driven by interest in sustainable alternatives to synthetic fibres and petroleum-derived textile chemicals. The EU regulatory framework for textiles covers fibre labelling, restrictions on hazardous chemicals, and sustainability requirements.
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 ==== Textile Fibre Labelling ====
-Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the generic and commercial composition of textile products, OJ L 272, 18.10.2011, p. 1.
+Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the generic and commercial composition of textile products, OJ L 272, 18.10.2011, p. 1 [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02011R1007-20180215|EURlex]].
 __Relevance to algae:__ This Regulation requires that textile products sold to consumers bear a label indicating their fibre composition by name and percentage. Textile fibres are listed in Annex I to the Regulation; only fibres with a name in Annex I may be used in the fibre composition label. Key points for algae:
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 ==== REACH — Hazardous Substance Restrictions in Textiles ====
-Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on REACH applies to chemical substances used in textile processing, including bleaching agents, dyes, finishing agents and surface treatments. Textile products are articles for REACH purposes, and:
+Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on REACH [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02006R1907-20260511|EURlex]] applies to chemical substances used in textile processing, including bleaching agents, dyes, finishing agents and surface treatments. Textile products are articles for REACH purposes, and:
   * REACH Annex XVII contains restrictions on certain hazardous substances in textile products (e.g. azo dyes that release carcinogenic amines, certain flame retardants, nonylphenol ethoxylates, heavy metals in textile colourants).
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 ==== Sustainability Requirements — EU Strategy for Sustainable Textiles ====
-The European Commission's EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (2022) and the forthcoming Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) implementing measures for textiles set the policy direction for increased sustainability requirements on textile products from 2025 onwards. Key expected requirements:
+The European Commission's EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (2022), the European Parliament resolution of 1 June 2023 on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52023IP0215\EURlex]] and the forthcoming Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) implementing measures for textiles set the policy direction for increased sustainability requirements on textile products from 2025 onwards. Key expected requirements:
   * Minimum recycled content targets for textile products.