EU project backs eco leather alternatives

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‘Fabulose’ initiative re-spinning bacterial cellulose to filaments to create “recyclable, consistent and high-quality fabrics”

Bacterial cellulose film produced by Sumatrix Biotech, a partner in the Fabulose project.

DENKENDORF – The European Union-funded ‘Fabulose’ project has developed new high-performance, biobased and recyclable leather-like fabrics, according to the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF), which is leading the initiative.

The three-and-a-half year, €3.5 million project, which began on 1st June 2025, aims to use efficient biotech production routes for bacterial cellulose, cyanophycin (a natural biopolymer produced by a wide range of bacteria), and bacterial pigments to develop new eco-friendly leather alternatives.

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