The CISUFLO project, standing for Circular Sustainable Flooring, kicked off in 2021 to research innovative solutions to transform the linear flooring sector into a circular one. In focus were laminate, vinyl and textile floor coverings. This introductory presentation gives an overview of the project’s goals and activities, and highlights some main achievements.

MEET INE DE VILDER

After finishing her studies as industrial chemical engineer,  she started a PhD in applied science, organic chemistry, which she finalised in 2011.

After her studies, Ine started to work at Centexbel, the Belgian collective center for the textile and plastics processing industry, where she joined the research group ‘Coating and Finishing’. In those 14 years, she was involved in numerous European, national and private projects. The last years, she is involved in several research projects dealing with recycling of textile products.