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New European initiative to support SMEs in transforming textile waste into value

Today, 43 partners of the RegioGreenTex project met in Brussels to kick start a three year project that should change the way we manage textile recycling. Regions for Green Textiles – known as RegioGreenTex – is a quadruple-helix partnership initiative aiming at mapping and reducing the difficulties, which currently exist in the implementation...

22 Feb 2023

Business

EU Energy Council: EURATEX welcomes progress on the energy market reform

On Monday, the European energy ministers reached an agreement on a price cap for natural gas wholesale prices. Despite welcoming the adoption of the instrument and the prospect to limit gas price speculations on the stock market, EURATEX considers the cap at 180 €/MWh to be still too high. Also, the complexity of the conditionalities triggering...

20 Dec 2022

Business

The EU Textiles industry is highly concerned about the potential loss of competitiveness by the EU’s inaction of the energy crisis

Following yesterday’s European Council summit and its conclusions on the measures to tackle the energy crisis, the European textiles industry is extremely concerned about the fast loss of competitiveness of Europe and demands urgent action to save the industry. The chain of factors determining this sharp decline in our competitiveness is...

19 Dec 2022

Retail

Joint SSDC Textiles & Clothing Statement: An ambitious European industrial policy for a competitive, sustainable textiles and clothing sector

The European textiles and clothing sector is set for a major transformation which will affect both industry and workers. The EU’s strategy for sustainable and circular textiles aims to ensure that by 2030, textile products placed on the EU market are long-lived and recyclable with the industry moving from a linear to a circular business model....

14 Dec 2022

Business

The European Commission proposes a price cap on wholesale gas at 275€/MWh that is disappointing for European textiles and clothing manufacturers

On Tuesday, EURATEX stated in a letter to EC President, Ursula von der Leyen, that any price cap above the level of 80€euro/MWh would not help the EU industry – the textile sector in particular – to survive the current crisis. Indeed as early as July 2021, the wholesale gas price in the EU was below 30€/MWh. Now, the EU industry is facing gas...

23 Nov 2022

Event

37th IAF World Fashion: Announcing a Keynote Speaker and Various Sponsors

The 37th IAF World Fashion Convention will start in Dhaka in 12 days in the Radisson Blu Water Garden hotel. The first day will feature the traditional IAF golf tournament, again made possible by long term IAF partner American & Efird (A&E). This day characterizes well the IAF Conventions, which are always a good mix of learning and socializing....

1 Nov 2022

Business

EURATEX & ATP Convention successfully concluded in Porto

Organised by EURATEX in partnership with the Portuguese Textile Association (ATP), the Porto Convention – Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle? – took place on 13-14 October in Porto, Portugal, with nearly 250 entrepreneurs attending from all over Europe. They discussed the current challenges of the European textile...

18 Oct 2022

Business

Porto Convention Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle?

On 13-14 October, EURATEX in partnership with ATP is organising the 10th European Textile & Apparel Convention in Porto, Portugal; the convention marks also the 24th Textile Industry Forum for Portugal. The Porto Convention – titled Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle? – will look at how companies can anticipate the...

11 Oct 2022

Business

EURATEX response to the latest EU Energy Council decision: more ambition and joint European efforts are needed

On Friday 30 September, the EU Energy ministers approved a Council Regulation proposal to address high energy prices. The Regulation focusses on the electricity prices and electricity demand reduction, on a solidarity levy from the fossil fuel sector and a retail levy for SMEs. While these initiatives are driven by goodwill, they miss the point...

4 Oct 2022

Business

EURATEX and partners launch the new Horizon Europe innovation project on circular & sustainable textiles

Launched today, the new Horizon Europe project CISUTAC will support the transition to a circular and sustainable textile sector. As part of a consortium of 27 partners working on the project, EURATEX will work towards facilitating the Circular Economy transition. While the production and consumption of textile products continue to grow, so does...

27 Sept 2022

Business

Seizing growth opportunities in Bulgarian TCLF industries

The textile, clothing, leather and footwear (TCLF) industries employ 80,000 workers in Bulgaria. However, employment has gone down by 20% in the past four years which is a concern. Social partners discussed the challenges and opportunities of the new EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy and focused on both environmental and social sustainability....

26 Sept 2022

Fairs

Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle?

The textile and clothing industry is at an historical crossroads: "in order to remain a leader in the global market, it needs to develop a forward-looking business model reconciling competitiveness with sustainability. This requires a “smart” approach to legislation, the use of innovative technologies and a change in consumer behaviour together...

21 Sept 2022