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TexBoard™ founders Dieter Eichinger and Ernst Sandrieser with Andreas Bartl at the TU Wien Industry Seminar, presenting material innovation and Lean Startup principles.
TexBoard™ at TU Wien: Material Innovation Driven by Lean Startup Thinking

7 Jan 2026

TexBoard™ at TU Wien: a deep-tech case study on how material innovation is guided by Lean Startup principles, with MVPs as core learning and decision-making instruments.
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TexBoard™ contributes to European circularity dialogue through participation in the TRUSTEX Horizon workshops

14 Dec 2025

TexBoard™ contributed to the TRUSTEX Horizon Europe workshops in Rotterdam, engaging in expert discussions on circularity, EPR, eco-design and Digital Product Passports. The exchange highlighted the importance of open-loop material solutions as a complement to fibre-to-fibre recycling in future European textile policy frameworks.
Dieter Eichinger, CEO von TexBoard GmbH am Zukunftstag 2025 in Graz
Zukunftstag 2025: Circular Materials as a Driver for Industrial Transformation

30 Nov 2025

Zukunftstag 2025 highlighted how circular materials will shape Europe’s industrial transformation. Discussions across technology, policy and industry showed a clear need for high-performance solutions derived from secondary resources. TexBoard™ contributes to this vision by turning textile waste into long-life structural materials, offering a scalable open-loop pathway that complements fibre-to-fibre recycling and supports emerging circularity strategies.
TexBoard™ founders Dieter Eichinger and Ernst Sandrieser with Andreas Bartl at the TU Wien Industry Seminar, presenting material innovation and Lean Startup principles.
TexBoard™ Light — Sustainable Chipboard Replacement

21 Oct 2025

A lightweight, high-performance board made entirely from upcycled textile and renewable fibers — engineered to replace traditional chipboard in a circular, low-carbon way.
TexBoard™ founders Dieter Eichinger and Ernst Sandrieser with Andreas Bartl at the TU Wien Industry Seminar, presenting material innovation and Lean Startup principles.
Milestone in Textile Recycling: TexBoard™ Demo Plant Complete, First Panels Produced

19 Sept 2025

We’ve reached a major milestone: the TexBoard™ Demo Plant is finished and the first panels have been produced using textile fractions of different origins. Customer sampling now begins — bringing circular building materials one step closer to reality.
TexBoard™ founders Dieter Eichinger and Ernst Sandrieser with Andreas Bartl at the TU Wien Industry Seminar, presenting material innovation and Lean Startup principles.
TexBoard™ Position Paper on the EU Circular Economy Act

14 Sept 2025

From textile waste to strategic resource – our contribution to Europe’s circular future
TexBoard™ founders Dieter Eichinger and Ernst Sandrieser with Andreas Bartl at the TU Wien Industry Seminar, presenting material innovation and Lean Startup principles.
Fiber Alchemy at Dornbirn GFC 2025 – Transforming Textile Waste into Structural Innovation

11 Sept 2025

TexBoard™ introduces a new class of structural panels at the Global Fiber Congress.
TexBoard™ founders Dieter Eichinger and Ernst Sandrieser with Andreas Bartl at the TU Wien Industry Seminar, presenting material innovation and Lean Startup principles.
Foundation of TexBoard GmbH

28 Aug 2025

The first chapter begins
Fibre Alchemy by Chance – transformation of textile waste into a structural material panel, presented at the EDANA Innovation Forum 2025 in Paris
Fibre Alchemy by Chance

11 Jun 2025

At the EDANA Innovation Forum 2025 in Paris, the keynote “Fibre Alchemy by Chance” explored how unexpected observations, material expertise and serendipity led to the transformation of textile waste into a new class of structural materials.