Strengthening innovative textile
circularity in Europe’s regions
As project coordinator, EURATEX leads 43 partners in implementing and delivering RegioGreenTex.
In the framework of the European Green Deal, RegioGreenTex is a project promoting the collaboration in research and development for the textile industry to establish a systematic circular economy business model across the EU.
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Newsletters
Every month, RegioGreenTex publishes a newsletter exploring the projects, its partners, results and achievements, including video interviews on a dedicated YouTube playlist called RegioGreeTex Stories.
Welcome to RegioGreenTex Newsletter
The future of the EU textile industry is now
RegioGreenTex in the European regions
RegioGreenTex Regional Hubs
The Innovation dimension
RegioGreenTex Digital Tool
Promoting textile recycling in Europe
RGT Stories: Trafi
RGT Stories: Marini Industrie
RGT Stories: Katty Fashion
RGT Stories: ECOSO
RGTStories: Tintex Textiles
RGTStories: Sasia
RegioGreenTex Taxonomy Framekwork
RGT Stories: Peignage Dumortier
RGTStories: Textile de la Thiérache (UTT)
RegioGreenTex Wisdom Guide
RGTStories: DE MARTINI BAYART & TEXTIFIBRA S.P.A.
RegioGreenTex Stories: Officina39
RegioGreenTex Stories: Hilaturas Mar
OBJECTIVES
1. MAP NEEDS
Map the needs and potentiality in the implementation of a circular economy among European regions and clusters and their different levels of economic development.
2. BUILD ECOSYSTEM
Build a dynamic recycling textile ecosystem at European level by making demand and offer meet on a shared digital platform.
3. SUPPORT SMEs
Support SMEs pilot projects to accelerate the creation, development and use of new textile materials with increased recycled content by sharing technologies and methodologies.
4. CREATE HUBS
Create five regional textile recycling hubs in line with the ReHubs initiative and consistent with the EU textile strategy and with the needs of SMEs.
5. GENERATE INVESTMENT
RegioGreenTex ultimately aims at generating investment opportunities at regional level beyond the project.
Partners
RegioGreenTex promotes the collaboration in research and development between 43 partners from the four major sectors of society – industry, government, research institutes, and the public – for the textile industry. Partners come from 11 regions in 8 European countries:
– Flanders (BE)
– East Netherlands (NL)
– Hauts-de-France & Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (FR)
– Piedmont & Tuscany (IT)
– Norte Portugal (PT)
– North East Romania (RO)
– Catalunya & Valencia (ES)
– Västra Götaland (SE)
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Regional Hubs
The regional Hubs are effective communities of EU textile actors integrating collaborating to:
– build a complete circular textile ecosystem
-attract investments for technological advance
– support SMEs upscale recycling technologies
– create effective value chains at regional level
EU Deliverables
Through a combination of policy support, technological advancements, and public engagement, Europe aim to become an inspiring example for the rest of the world when it comes to textile recycling. RegioGreenTex plays a fundamental role in achieving this objective through the creation of an effective network of textile actors within their own regions and beyond.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
