Close up of wool

New Nordic seabased textile industry

Project 2025 Active
This project aims to establish a new sustainable Nordic textile value chain based on regenerative marine resources by developing a fiber from Nordic seaweed species.

The goal is to create a commercially viable material that can be used in high-quality garments, starting with a wool blend for Devold’s product line. 

SeaSilk Textiles will optimize material formulation protocols, RISE will run fiber spinning and performance tests, Icelandic Textile Center will perform functional testing of the product and identify relevant actors in the value chain in Iceland, such as textile producers and seaweed farmers. Devold will provide technical criteria for the fiber and industrial use cases. The project lays the foundation for a pilot-scale textile production based entirely on Nordic raw materials.

Partners

SeaSilk Textiles AS (NO, project leader), Devold (NO), RISE (SE), Icelandic Textile Center (IS)

Background

This project is one of the 20 projects selected from the call for project outlines: Green and Competitive Nordic Region.

Contact adviser

Contacts

Emil Gejrot - Innovation Adviser

Emil Gejrot

Innovation Adviser
+47 469 63 713
emil.gejrot@nordicinnovation.org
Emil has extensive experience of innovation projects and policy analysis in the Nordic region and beyond. Before joining Nordic Innovation, he worked for a research consultancy where he focused on digital transformation, inclusion, and sustainability. He holds an MA in Transcultural Studies and has lived and worked in Sweden, Norway, the UK, and Germany.