The “Textiles of the Future,” a project co-managed by the EU Technology Platform for Future of Textiles and Clothing (ETP), intends to solve the green and digital transition. The European Commission has launched nine new EU co-funded and co-programmed partnerships.
As to the EU Commission, the ETP “stands ready to bring that partnership into reality” by leveraging its extensive innovation network and profound expertise in textile research to support the Textile of the Future programme.
The Commission’s decision to start this cooperation, according to the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex), comes at a critical moment and will provide essential support to the 200,000 EU textile companies that are working to remain competitive.
In recent years, Euratex has advocated for similar collaborations, stating that it considers innovation to be a vital element in the effective execution of the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles.
The Commission’s most recent innovations, unveiled as part of the EU Research and Innovation Days, are essential to the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025–2027, which seeks to advance the digital and green transition and build a more resilient, competitive, inclusive, and democratic Europe.
Euratex’s Director General Dirk Vantyghem commented: “Innovation is the bridge between sustainability and competitiveness. This Horizon Europe Partnership is therefore an essential tool which will help our companies to become global leaders in sustainable textile products.”
