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Euratex signs agreement with Amith, intensifying textile cooperation between Morocco and the EU

Euratex and Amith signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding' on 7 November during the 21st edition of Maroc in Mode in Casablanca, Euratex reported in a press release., with the goal to bring about closer cooperation between Europe and Morocco in the textile sector. The Memorandum sets out shared priorities including aligning industry practices with...

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EURATEX and AMITH sign Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen Euro-Mediterranean partnership in the Textiles industry

Today, EURATEX (the European Apparel and Textile Confederation) and AMITH (Association Marocaine des Industries du Textile et de l'Habillement) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the 21st edition of Maroc in Mode (MIM 2024) in Casablanca. This MoU aims to foster deeper collaboration and mutual growth within the European and...

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Mario Jorge Machado elected President of EURATEX

Portuguese textile entrepreneur, Mario Jorge Machado, has been elected President of EURATEX during its General Assembly on 14 June. The Assembly also nominated Alberto Paccanelli as Honorary President. Mario Jorge Machado has an extensive career in textiles. Mario is currently a shareholder and director of "Adalberto Textile Solutions, S.A.",...

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Rehubs officially welcomes its first partners and kick starts operations

During its first General Assembly, 18 European companies and organisations have formally joined ReHubs. They represent different segments of the circular textile value chain and share a common commitment to invest in textile recycling capacity in Europe. Additional partners are expected in the near future as ReHubs is receiving a widespread...

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Euratex calls for European production to be restarted

'Re-launch European manufacturing and ensure it remains competitive in the decades to come,' echoes the call from Euratex and Spanish Intertextile Council (CIE). The two organisations are calling on the EU Presidency to bring manufacturing and production capacity back to Europe. Explanation 'EU Presidency' refers to the presidency of the Council...

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EURATEX and CIE calls the EU Presidency to relaunch the European manufacturing industry

Ahead of your extra-ordinary Council on 6 October in Granada, EURATEX President, Alberto Paccanelli, and CIE President, Jose Vte Serna, call on the EU Presidency to develop a new competitiveness strategy, which can relaunch the European industry and ensure it will remain competitive in the decades to come. This means bringing together trade,...

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Launch of ReHubs Europe: European industry moving fast on textile waste recycling

At a kick off meeting hosted by Mango, EURATEX and 20 incoming members proudly presented ReHubs Europe, a new international non-profit organisation poised to give a boost to the textile recycling. The launch follows 3 years of intense preparation, and the publication of a Techno-Economic Study, which analysed the business case, cost and...

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European Parliament backs new ecodesign standards, Euratex raises concerns

As part of Europe’s broader crack down on unsustainable practices across industries, the EU Parliament has agreed on its negotiating position for new ecodesign standards to ensure products last longer and can more easily be repaired, upgraded, and recycled. The EU Parliament’s proposed law, which is part of its wider circular economy package,...

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European textile industry increasingly exposed to global pressure

European textile industry is exposed to global pressures more than ever before; policy makers need to consider that global dimension. EURATEX released today its 2023 Spring Report, which analyses latest trade flows for textiles and clothing products. In 2022, EU trade in textiles and clothing has exceeded, for the first time in history, the €200...

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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...

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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...

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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...