Euratex prepares strategy for recovery from COVID-19 era

Euratex, the voice of the European textile and clothing industry, is all set to rework the COVID-19 crisis into an possibility, and become additional digital, sustainable and agile. Endorsed by the last Normal Assembly, the renewal will be driven by the “strategy for recovery from the COVID-19 era” with each other with five flagship initiatives in significant regions.

To guidebook the European textile and apparel sector toward its renaissance, the Euratex Normal Assembly has re-elected Alberto Paccanelli as president. The Normal Assembly also appointed Euratex vice-presidents, Jean-François Gribomont, Gregory Marchant, Hadi Karasu and Bodo Bölzle.

European textiles and apparel providers proved to be critical to running the pandemic, as a good range transformed to or elevated the production of PPE. But this strategic part goes beyond the previous functions, as, with out textile components, no autos, garments, devices or structures can be developed. “The last months highlighted then the necessity for the full sector and its benefit chain to undertake a renewal system and enter the foreseeable future additional competitive and greener. The textile business is all set for this challenge and produced a recovery strategy,” Euratex said in a press release.

Euratex’s plan necessitates considerable assets and a coherent established of measures, both of those on small phrase and on a structural basis. When the European Fee and Member States already set in spot some brief recovery moves, these types of as the re-opening of retailers and providers and the assure of effectively-performing markets and source chains, it is now time to outline the very long-phrase vision, the release said

“Europe really should endorse the strategic value of the European textiles and clothing sector, advertise the growth of an integrated ecosystem with the EU and its neighbouring nations, invest on innovation and techniques, and turn circularity into a resource of competitiveness. The deployment of these strong measures need to be now,” Euratex said.

To make the strategy tangible and concrete, Euratex has produced five flagship initiatives:

  • The effects of this form of crisis can be prevented by organising guaranteed provides and making resilient benefit chains in Europe for significant PPE and other textile products and solutions.
  • The textile and apparel workforce is expanding older, as 35 per cent of it is above 50 several years old. SMEs really should upskill their current workforce to satisfy a quickly reworking business and draw in effectively-skilled young workers and pros.
  • We really should invest in ground breaking and sustainable textiles through devoted Public Personal Partnership (PPP) at EU level. These PPP will pool and speed up study, innovation, pilot testing and demonstration in significant regions, like digital manufacturing and source chains.
  • Euratex needs to set up five recycling hubs in Europe close to textile and clothing districts and thus make uncooked components by amassing, sorting, processing and recycling submit-production and submit-consumption textile wastes.
  • Products blocked by countrywide authorities at the borders really should not take place in the foreseeable future. It is elementary to assure cost-free and honest trade for our providers. A to start with phase really should be to advertise the Pan Euro Med as an integrated ecosystem, and exploit sector opportunities ensuing from other EU FTAs.

“This crisis confirmed the value of our business and now, additional than ever, it is critical to build the competitiveness of the European ecosystem. The “EU Next Generation” package deal can participate in an critical part and support the textile and apparel business in its renaissance,” said Paccanelli.

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Euratex, the voice of the European textile and apparel business, is all set to rework the COVID-19 crisis into an possibility, and become additional digital, sustainable and agile. Endorsed by the last Normal Assembly, the renewal will be driven by the “strategy for recovery from the COVID-19 era” with each other with five flagship initiatives in significant regions.