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EURATEX EURATEX is the voice of the European textile and apparel industry working together with EU institutions and other European and international stakeholders.

EURATEX goes to London. On 9 June, our colleagues from the Sustainable Business department travel to the UK to share ins...
06/06/2026

EURATEX goes to London.

On 9 June, our colleagues from the Sustainable Business department travel to the UK to share insights into the latest policy developments influencing sustainability, circularity and compliance across the European textile and apparel sector:

🔹 Mauro Scalia (Director Sustainable Businesses, EURATEX)
Will dive into the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) , with a focus on the Digital Product Passport (DPP) and what it means in practice.

Expect insights on implementation challenges, including data access, interoperability and cost implications, based on ongoing discussions with the European Commission.

🔹 Anaïs De Bergeyck (Policy Officer, EURATEX)
Will join the panel on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), bringing a European perspective on how these frameworks are evolving and what businesses can learn from global approaches.

Together, their sessions will connect the dots between policy ambition and operational reality, helping businesses prepare for a more circular, regulated and accountable textile ecosystem.

Find out more here: https://ukft.org/reg-summit-euratex/

Final call for boarding the Brussels Textile Forum. The one-day journey towards the only European event dedicated to the...
05/06/2026

Final call for boarding the Brussels Textile Forum.

The one-day journey towards the only European event dedicated to the future of the textile industry has only a couple of seats left open. Registrations close at the beginning of next week.

If you want to:

🇪🇺 Hear directly from EU policymakers and industry leaders
💬Take part in discussions on EPR, textile waste, competitiveness and energy
🤝 Connect with the people shaping the future of the sector

…this is your moment to book your spot.

👉 Registrations are still open - but only until Monday
👉 Secure one of the final seats now: https://brusselstextilesforum.eu

📅 11 June 2026 | 📍 Brussels

See you @ De Warande next Thursday!

Join EURATEX at Textiles Recycling Expo - agenda updateIn less than three weeks, come and meet our colleagues at Europe’...
05/06/2026

Join EURATEX at Textiles Recycling Expo - agenda update

In less than three weeks, come and meet our colleagues at Europe’s leading dedicated exhibition and conference focused on textile recycling and circularity.

Taking place on 24-25 June, at Brussels Expo, the event brings together the entire textile value chain for two days of innovation, collaboration, networking, and industry insight.

We’re proud to share that Mauro Scalia, Director Sustainable Businesses at EURATEX, will be presenting an “Update on Ecodesign Delegated Act” as well as participating in a panel discussion on:

🎤 “Looking forward: designing sustainable and recyclable textiles”
🕙 10:10 – 10:40, 25 June

Joining the discussion alongside EURATEX will be representatives from:

▪️ Denim Deal
▪️ Circular Fashion
▪️ Circular Textiles Foundation
▪️ UAL

You can also meet the EURATEX team in person at the Industry Alliance Hub on Stand 1515, where you can connect directly and continue the conversation around sustainable textiles and circularity initiatives across the industry.

🎟️ Register for your FREE ticket today: https://www.ami-events.com/event/898d9318-9b51-4b60-a79d-aa596208ab58/regProcessStep1?RefId=MP_EURATEX&utm_campaign=26_TRE_EU&utm_medium=MP_EURATEX&utm_source=Media%2520Partners&rp=ac9fa567-d3d8-4284-ad87-358c503f439f

Turning the clean transition into an opportunity for competitiveness.An ambitious objective, which has been the focus po...
04/06/2026

Turning the clean transition into an opportunity for competitiveness.

An ambitious objective, which has been the focus point of yesterday’s ACTE conference on the clean transition of the European textile sector, hosted at the Delegation of the Government of Catalonia to the European Union.

Through the voice of Mauro Scalia, Director for Sustainable Business, EURATEX contributed to the discussions, alongside Lutz Walter, Secretary General of Textile ETP, and Simona Moldovan, European Projects Office and R&D and Innovation Project Manager at AITEX.

The conference opened with a strong institutional perspective from Laia Pinós Mataró, Member of the Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné, who highlighted many of the conditions Europe needs to preserve and strengthen its industrial base: a coherent regulatory framework, fair competition, effective market surveillance, support for innovation, and a level playing field for companies operating in Europe.

Speaking for the European textile industry, Mauro highlighted that upcoming textile legislation, including ecodesign requirements, the Digital Product Passport and Extended Producer Responsibility, must be designed and implemented in a way that supports competitiveness, especially for SMEs.

The panel also stressed the importance of reducing unnecessary complexity, ensuring coherence across legislation, tackling unfair competition and ultra-fast fashion practices, and providing clear guidance to companies.

Regulation can become a driver of competitiveness, if it supports investments, innovation, skills, data readiness and workable business models.

Europe’s textile ecosystem is rooted in territories, skills and industrial communities. Bringing together EU institutions, regions, municipalities, industry and research actors is essential to preserve what Europe has, while building the textile value chains of the future.

We would like to extend our thanks to ACTE for organising this timely discussion.

How can Europe develop a single framework instead of 27 different systems for EPR?⁠⁠As the Textile EPR is moving from le...
03/06/2026

How can Europe develop a single framework instead of 27 different systems for EPR?⁠
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As the Textile EPR is moving from legislation to implementation, the real challenge becomes constructing a coherent pathway for the entire EU to follow, harmonizing all the member countries.⁠
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To this goal, has published its position on the implementation of the revised Waste Framework Directive and the introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles.⁠
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The textile industry supports EPR as a key tool to accelerate circularity, improve collection and treatment systems, and strengthen markets for secondary raw materials. However, its success will depend on how it is implemented across the continent.⁠
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EURATEX calls for:⁠
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✔ Harmonised implementation across Member States to avoid fragmentation of the Single Market;⁠
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✔ A simplified registration and reporting framework, supported by a digital One-Stop Shop;⁠
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✔ Strong enforcement, particularly regarding e-commerce and third-country sellers;⁠
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✔ Producer-driven and transparent governance of Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs);⁠
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✔ Science-based and feasible eco-modulation aligned with future ESPR requirements;⁠
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✔ Proportionate obligations that remain workable for SMEs;⁠
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✔ Greater legal certainty and consistent implementation across the EU.⁠
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The transition to a circular textile economy requires a framework that is effective, practical and predictable. Harmonization, enforceability and competitiveness must go hand in hand with sustainability ambitions.⁠
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EURATEX looks forward to continuing the dialogue with EU institutions and stakeholders as textile EPR moves into the implementation phase.

⏳ 9 days to go. Limited number of places remain.The Brussels Textiles Forum is almost here, and if you’re not in the roo...
02/06/2026

⏳ 9 days to go. Limited number of places remain.

The Brussels Textiles Forum is almost here, and if you’re not in the room, you’re missing the conversations shaping the future of the European textile industry.

🎤 We’re talking:
🔥 EU policymakers setting the agenda
🔥 Industry leaders sharing real insights
🔥 Critical topics: EPR, textile waste, energy, competitiveness

Discussions that will impact your business, whether you’re there or not. If your work is influenced by EU policy (and it is), you should not skip this opportunity.

👉 Registrations are still open, but final places are available
👉 Takes 1 minute to sign up
👉 Be there: https://brusselstextilesforum.eu

📅 11 June 2026 | 📍 Brussels

🚀 See you in 9 days!

🎈 June 1st – International Children’s DayDid you know that, in Europe, parents buy more than 1 billion items of kids clo...
01/06/2026

🎈 June 1st – International Children’s Day

Did you know that, in Europe, parents buy more than 1 billion items of kids clothing each year? This means around 30-40 new articles for each child, every 12 months.

But behind each garment is a hidden layer of safety.

Before children’s clothing can be sold in the EU, it must go through:

✔️ Chemical testing (REACH): checking dozens of restricted substances like dyes and heavy metals
✔️ Mechanical testing: ensuring buttons, prints, and accessories won’t detach (choking risk)
✔️ Flammability & durability checks: especially for nightwear and everyday wear

👉 In practice, this often means 10–30+ tests per product, sometimes even more, considering thousands of individual substance checks across collections.

💭 So here’s the catch:

Not every product available to consumers, especially from outside the EU, necessarily meets these same standards.

Therefore, on Children’s Day, please pay a bit more attention to where your child’s clothes come from.

Safety isn’t just a feature, it’s a process.

29/05/2026

Textiles are everywhere - and sometimes, they save lives.

In our next "Textiles are everywhere" episode, we focus on something we use every day but rarely think about: car safety textiles.

Seat belts are not “just straps.” They are high‑strength woven textiles, engineered to withstand extreme forces while keeping the body safely restrained. Airbags, too, are advanced textile systems: folded fabric cushions designed to deploy in a fraction of a second to protect passengers from impact.

Together, they form a coordinated safety system: the seat belt positions the body, and the airbag cushions the force.

A powerful reminder that textiles aren’t only “soft". They can be engineered for strength, precision, and reliable performance, protecting lives in the moments that matter most.

What other everyday safety innovations do you think rely on textiles?

Every year, more than 250,000 public buyers decide how is spent.From and to , protective equipment, interiors a...
28/05/2026

Every year, more than 250,000 public buyers decide how is spent.

From and to , protective equipment, interiors and technical textiles, these decisions shape which products, companies and standards are rewarded across the .

Public procurement is not only about price. It is a powerful tool to support quality, , , resilience and European industrial capabilities.

That is why EURATEX, together with 49 organisations across industry, civil society and public buyers, is calling on the European Commission - Stéphane Séjourné, Teresa Ribera, Wopke Hoekstra, Valdis Dombrovskis - to put forward a Public Procurement Act that delivers lasting benefits for the economy, society and the environment.

For the European textile and clothing industry, this means procurement rules that recognise sustainable and high-quality products, promote fair competition, and support companies investing in innovation, circularity and responsible production.

Read the full letter on our website.

EURATEX President Mario Jorge Machado joined the closing panel of the Textile ETP Annual Conference in Amsterdam, sharin...
28/05/2026

EURATEX President Mario Jorge Machado joined the closing panel of the Textile ETP Annual Conference in Amsterdam, sharing his perspective on the importance of the digital transition for textile companies.

“Digitalisation is a key enabler to increase the efficiency of our companies, facilitate sustainability and ultimately remain competitive. At the same time, we need high-quality legislation and a level playing field to allow our companies to successfully make this green and digital transition. That is what we try to focus on at EURATEX.”

Held from 26 to 28 May, the conference brought together stakeholders from across the European textile innovation ecosystem to discuss how digital technologies, data-driven business models, automation and AI are transforming the textile and apparel value chain.

Thank you to Textile ETP for organising this important exchange on the future of our industry.

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