RegioGreenTex

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.

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.