WEBINAR: SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION TRENDS IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Event date: 2023-11-27T10:00:00+01:00

SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION TRENDS IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY: Research, creativity and new technologies to be more competitive on international markets.

27th November 2023 

Which are the latest sustainability and innovation trends in the textile industry?
How are the international markets changing accordingly?

All the answers and prospects will be given on November 27th in the webinar dedicated to the companies of the textile sector organized by Piemonte Agency,  the one-stop-shop for business & investment in Piemonte-Italy, in collaboration with EURATEX - The European Apparel and Textile Confederation.

The online event will deepen into the new EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles launched in May 2022 by the European Commission with a special focus on the MANIFESTO STEP2030 and present 4 successful case histories that stand out for innovation, reduction of waste and circularity of the textile materials.

The webinar is free of charge and is organized in the framework of the Textile project 2022-2023 promoted by Regione Piemonte (Regional Government), co-financed within the Development and Cohesion Plan 2000-2020 and managed by Piemonte Agency.

To register please send an email to textile@centroestero.org by November 24, 2023. The Zoom link will follow.

PROGRAMME

10.00 - 10.05 am: Welcome by Piemonte Agency

10.05 - 10.20 am: Introduction by Kathrin Jaenecke, Senior Policy Advisor for Innovation & Skills at EURATEX

10.20 - 11.15 am: Sustainability and innovation success stories

RegioGreenTex pilot project - Pedro Magalhaes, Head of Innovation at TINTEX TEXTILES (Portugal) 

Infinna fiber presentation - Tanja Karila, Chief Marketing Officer at INFINITED FIBER COMPANY (Finland) 

Aracne project presentation - Xavier Plantà, Director at EURECAT Industrial Area and CTO at ARACNE (Spain) 

RegioGreenTex pilot project – Cezara Zbanca, Project Manager at KATTY FASHION at KATTY FASHION (Romania) 

11.15 - 11.30 am: Q&A and conclusion

For more information:
Piemonte Agency
www.centroestero.org
textile@centroestero.org