Overview
Textile ETP is the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing. Its purpose is to match the research and innovation needs of European textile and clothing companies, associations and clusters with the scientific and technological capacity of universities, research organisations and technology developers. Since 2013 it has run as an international non-profit association under Belgian law, enterprise number 0524.876.007, with premises at Rue Belliard 40 in Brussels. Marina Crnoja-Cosic is president and Lutz Walter is secretary general. Euratex, Textranet, EU-Textile 2030 and Netfas are the four full members, alongside associate and networking members paying annual fees of 500 and 200 euro excluding VAT. Since 2023 Textile ETP has coordinated three innovation hubs, covering circular and biobased textiles, smart textiles under the SmartX name and digitalisation under DigitX. It co-manages the Textiles of the Future European Partnership under Horizon Europe and wrote its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, published in July 2024. It also takes part in EU-funded projects including CISUTAC, SOLSTICE, PESCO-UP, Skills4Circularity and MELANGE.
Stated facts & numbers
- Founded: 2004
- Legal form: International non-profit association (AISBL) under Belgian law since 2013
- Headquarters: Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels
- Enterprise number: 0524.876.007
- President: Marina Crnoja-Cosic
- Secretary General: Lutz Walter
- Governing board: 16 members
- Staff: 7 in Brussels
- Full members: Euratex, Textranet, EU-Textile 2030, Netfas
- Membership fees: EUR 200 networking, EUR 500 associate, per year excluding VAT
- Innovation hubs: Circular & Biobased Textiles, SmartX, DigitX, coordinated since 2023
- EU partnership: Co-manages Textiles of the Future under Horizon Europe, at least EUR 60 million for 2025-2027
- EU Transparency Register: 139258250241-36
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In the news
- Less than one month to go until the 3rd SOLSTICE regional event! On the morning of 26 November 2026, we’ll be at Barcelona Circular (BAC) for “Textile Circularity in Action: Building Reuse and Recycling Networks in Catalonia”, a half-day on-site event on how reuse and recycling networks can be built and scaled across the Catalan textile ecosystem. Policymakers, innovators, researchers and practitioners will come together for expert presentations, panel discussions on Catalan and European good practices, and a hands-on workshop and
- We are looking for a Finance & Administration Consultant! 📢 Our small team of 7 at Textile ETP is looking for a detail-oriented freelancer to support us with finance and admin from February to April 2027, around 16 hours per week, with a possible extension. 📍 Hybrid, with about one day a week in our Brussels office 📅 Start: 1 February 2027 You’d help us with invoicing and payment follow-up, supplier invoices and expense claims, preparing our annual audit with our external accountant, membership fee follow-up, and the financial
- We’re pleased to welcome Surge Srl as a new member! Surge is an innovative European technology provider dedicated to spearheading the future of fashion supply chains. Through its flagship cloud-native, blockchain-backed SaaS platform, the company delivers end-to-end traceability and transparency. It bridges the gap between complex supply chain data management and absolute digital compliance with regulatory requirements. Interested in discovering our members or becoming one? More information ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eBdK3qtg
- ThrowbackThursday to Borås, where our Secretary General Lutz Walter gave the keynote at the Industry Innovation Day organised by TEKO, Sveriges Textil- och Modeföretag, the Swedish textile & fashion industry association. Lutz outlined the pressures on Europe’s textile industry: stagnant demand in both consumer and technical markets, rising costs of energy, inputs and capital, and skills shortages. He also pointed to where innovative players can still win, in a large and diverse market full of niches for differentiated products
- On 19 November in Brussels, our Senior Manager Smart & Technical Textiles, Judith Bosch, will moderate Panel Discussion II on the Aeronautic and Space market. She will be joined by Malgorzata Holynska (European Space Agency - ESA), Dr.-Ing. Kira Heins (ITA Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University), Lluis Quintana Frigola (Thinex) and Stefano Carosio (STAM S.r.l. Srl) to discuss how European technical textiles can grow in a market that demands lighter, stronger materials built for extreme conditions.
- We’re pleased to welcome COALSA as a new member! Based in Andalusia, Spain, COALSA specialises in cotton ginning, processing and commercialisation. Founded by six agricultural cooperatives, the company connects cotton growers with the textile value chain, supplying natural fibres to the European market. With a strong focus on quality, traceability and sustainability, COALSA supports a cotton sector rooted in agriculture and built on close collaboration with growers across southern Spain and Europe. Interested in
- Aeronautics and space push textile materials further than almost any other market: lighter, stronger, built to perform in extreme conditions. For European technical textiles, it is also a market with real room to grow. On 19 November, from 15:30 to 16:10, the second panel discussion will look at the Aeronautic and Space market with voices from the space sector, research and industry: Malgorzata Holynska, Materials and Process Engineer at the European Space Agency - ESA; Dr.-Ing. Kira Heins, Head of Construction Composites
- On 19 November in Brussels, our Senior Manager Smart & Technical Textiles, Judith Bosch, will moderate Panel Discussion I on the Defence market. She will be joined by Mathieu Schwander from European Defence Agency, Paolo Canonico from SAATI, António Braz Costa from CITEVE and Paolo Sandri from Indorama Ventures to discuss what European technical textiles need to compete in defence: performance, reliability and the capacity to source and produce within Europe. Pre-register for the event⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eRd67euN
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