On 10-11 April, Textile ETP Secretary General Lutz Walter travelled travelled to Catalonia, Spain, where he delved deep into the heart of textile innovation and industry advancement.

On 21 March 2024, Textile ETP participated in the New Cotton Project and Telavalue's one-day seminar in Finland together with textile industry stakeholders to share findings and exchange ideas on driving circular initiatives in the sector as the projects come to a close. New Cotton Project and Telavalue are both projects developed and pilot-tested innovative technologies and business models for textile circularity, with special focus on cellulose-based textile waste.

Brussels, 20 March 2024 – In the fringes of the EU Research and Innovation Days, the European Commission has announced 9 new European co-funded and co-programmed partnerships, including “Textiles of the Future” (*). These partnerships will be at the core of the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027, addressing the green and digital transition, and a more resilient, competitive, inclusive and democratic Europe.

On 7 March, Textile ETP and several other CISUTAC partner attended a policy roundtable on EPR.

LOPEC 2024 once again brought together stakeholders from the worlds of textiles and electronics, providing a platform for collaboration and exploration of the latest developments in printed electronics. Among them, members of the SmartX Innovation Hub seized the opportunity to connect and exchange insights into the evolving landscape of flexible, organic, and printed electronics.

On 5 March 2024, our Secretary General Lutz Walter spoke at the World Textile Information Network (WTiN)'s 'Innovate: Marine-Derived Textiles' event to shed light on the potential of marine-based textile materials

In this episode of the 'ITMA2023 Revisited' podcast, Textile ETP Secretary General Lutz Walter discusses the world of sustainable textile processing with Phil Patterson, Managing Director at Colour Connections.

Mark your calendar: Textile ETP Annual Conference 2024 will take place on 14 and 15 May 2024

The Textile ETP, in partnership with Titera, AEI Tèxtils, CeNTi, and IVGT, proudly announces the evolution of the SmartX Community into the SmartX Innovation Hub. The Hub follows the conclusion of the SmartX Europe project, a Horizon2020 initiative dedicated to boosting e-textiles and wearables into the market.

On 28 November, in a collaborative effort to drive sustainability and circularity in the European textile industry, ECOSYSTEX and CISUTAC were presented at the first workshop of WhiteCycle, hosted at Michelin's R&D facilities in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

On 14-16 November, the E-Textiles Conference in Ghent gathered industry leaders, and SmartX Community Manager and Textile ETP Project Manager Judith Bosch attended the 2-day event and moderated a panel.

The Textile ETP, in partnership with STFI, RISE, Centexbel, Centrocot, and CETI, proudly announces the launch of the Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub. This initiative is poised to be a central hub for textile companies, research organisations, brands, and retailers to converge, learn, network, and collaborate on the pressing issues of circular and biobased textiles.