Brussels, 5 May 2021 – EURATEX comments on today’s release of the revised EU Industry Strategy. Europe’s industry is going through turbulent times as a result of the corona-pandemic; turnover in textiles and clothing sector dropped between 10 and 20%. However, even bigger challenges lie ahead: serious disruptions in supply chains, soaring energy prices and…
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Italy, 05 May 2021 – Five generations of Albini built a company committed to quality, innovation, sustainability and Made in Italy. The Group oversees the whole supply chain: it decided to invest in sustainable processes and materials and launched a digitization process within the company. Albini Group strives to continue its legacy, built over 140…
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If you ever wonder where to find European fashion-tech industry stakeholders or you just want to explore the Fashion-tech ecosystem, the DeFINE network could interest you. Called the Accelerators and Incubator Map, this interactive platform counts many actors, facilitators and collaborations of the industry from around Europe. Focussing on the Fashion-tech community, the map identifies…
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The DeFINE project has as aims to create a bridge between cutting-edge innovations in the European fashion-tech industry. Co-funded by the European Commissions’s COSME programme, this three-year project that started in 2018 benefits the whole fashion-tech community in Europe. The project partners aims to inspire and build stronger and deeper relationships within European fashion-tech community.…
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Le Tissage de Charlieu is a French jacquard company, which has been run having two aims at heart: sustainability and employees development.
Aquafil, a leading players in the production of fibers, started producing in 2011 ECONYL®. It’s a regenerated nylon and represents a product that can close the loop. Made from waste, it’s infinitely recyclable and can unleash infinite possibilities for makers, creators and consumers. For 50 years, Aquafil has been one of the leading players, both in Italy and…
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Digital and clothing. Can these two words go together? Can they change the future of fashion? We met Anne-Christine Polet, the SVP of Digital Ventures at PVH Europe’s corporate start-up, and discussed her project and the future of our industry. Can you give us a short explanation of yourself, your expertise and background? I lead…
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Brussels, 9 April 2021 – On the occasion of releasing its Quarterly Economic Update, EURATEX is concerned that the Covid19 crisis may soon be followed by disruptions in our global supply chains, affecting the competitiveness of our industry. Economic data up to December 2020 reflect a dramatic contraction in demand and production of textile and…
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Finland, 07 April 2021 – The Spinnova technology enables textile fibre production out of wood but also from textile waste or agricultural waste such as wheat or barley straw. Spinnova is then the most sustainable fibre and it will be available for global textile brands in 2022. Spinnova developed a process that uses no harmful…
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On the occasion of the Pact For Skills Roundtable, we would like to introduce to you ongoing projects carried out by our partners throughout Europe. These are examples of best practices based on the Skills Committee contribution from our members. They all aim at improving knowledge and needs of the industry matched by education. CURRENT…
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