‎Regularly, our Secretary General Lutz Walter shares his insights and knowledge through his blogposts, covering a wide range of topics related to textile sustainability and innovation. Follow his blog to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges that the textile industry is facing today.

Are you interested in textile digitalisation - virtual materials and products, digitally enabled manufacturing, value chains and business models? The Textile ETP, in collaboration with CITEVE, DITF, ITA RWTH Aachen, ITM TU Dresden, STFI, and TEX IS MORE, launch a Masterclass pilot that prepares the ground for a potential full 15 to 18-month Masterclass Programme.

On 8 December, Textile ETP gathered with the SCIRT project partners and external guests from the different parts of the supply chain in textile recycling in Tourcoing, France.

On 2 December, our Secretary General Lutz Walter spoke at the Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference in Aachen, Germany.

The members of the European Textile Technology Platform from the textile and clothing industry and related sectors applied research and higher education have collectively worked through surveys, interactive workshops, and collaborative document drafting for several months to produce a 2022 Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, designed to underpin the industry transformation targeted by the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles.

As part of the TRICK project, Textile ETP wrote a blogpost on how the TRICK services can help implement the EU Textile Strategy.

On 23 and 24 November 2022, Textile ETP attended the first in-person General Assembly of the IRISS project in Stockholm, Sweden.

On 16 November, Textile ETP and SmartX Community members gathered at the International Health Trade Fair MEDICA, in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Launched recently, the new project Circular Economy Innovative Initiative for an Entrepreneurial Europe (CITE) aims to create a new dynamic and agile ecosystem in and between higher education institutions that will boost textile circularity and circular economy in innovation and entrepreneurial courses.

On 26 and 27 October, Textile ETP and the other RESERVIST partners gathered for the General Assembly of the project in Liege, Belgium.

As part of the RESERVIST project, the Textile ETP organised a webinar in September 2022, gathering affected key stakeholders from the textile sector to share and discuss their experiences, challenges and insights. The webinar was attended by several textile SMEs, research and technology institutions and clusters, representing 12 European countries.

Today, our Secretary General Lutz Walter gave a keynote speech at the European Defence Agency’s workshop on Circularity of Smart Textiles in Brussels, Belgium.