A project led by Wuhan Textile University received an ITMF Sustainability and Innovation Award at the federation's conference in Fortaleza, Brazil, on 14–15 October, the university reported on 20 October.
Connecting cultivation and processing
The project links mulberry cultivation in Hotan, Xinjiang, with silkworm rearing and silk-material development. Its processing approach aims to retain a high proportion of sericin, a silk protein normally removed during conventional preparation.
The university describes selective separation and flexible fixation technology, alongside a production line intended to avoid conventional refining and reeling stages. It also outlines potential uses for silk-related biological materials and agricultural by-products.
Recognition is not production verification
The award recognises the project, but does not independently establish its commercial throughput, energy savings or wastewater performance.
Expansion figures in the university announcement are long-term plans. They should not be treated as current capacity. The next evidence to seek is measured performance from operating production and defined end-use applications.