‎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.

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.

We are delighted to inform you that Textile ETP will participate in Techtextil 2024, the leading international exhibition for technical textiles and nonwovens, in Frankfurt, Germany, on 23-26 April 2024.

‎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.

On 11-13 March, representatives from all 43 European partners of RegioGreenTex met for the Annual Consortium Meeting, hosted by CITEVE – the Portuguese Centre for textile innovation.

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

‎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.

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.