Euratex

Name

Euratex

Legal name

EURATEX

Website

https://euratex.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

International Standards Development & Standardization Bodies (BPADANAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conformity Assessment, Testing, Inspection & Certification Cooperation (BPADANAD)

Keywords

• Textile trade association
• Industry advocacy services
• Circular textile economy
• EU policy representation
• Sustainable textile manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: EURATEX generates revenue through membership fees from national textile and clothing associations across Europe. The organization represents approximately 200,000 companies through its member associations.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EURATEX is a Brussels-based trade association that serves as the unified voice of the European apparel and textile industry, representing approximately 200,000 companies through national member associations. It delivers EU-level policy advocacy, industry intelligence (Facts & Key Figures, Spring/Autumn Reports, Economic Updates), circular-economy and skills-development initiatives (ReHubs Europe, Textile PRO Forum, TCLF Skills Alliance), and convening events such as the Brussels Textiles Forum and EURATEX Convention.

Product overview

EURATEX is the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, serving as the voice and trade association for the European textile and clothing industry rather than a product company. As a membership-based industry organization, EURATEX does not offer commercial products but instead provides advocacy, policy representation, industry reports, economic updates, skills development initiatives (such as TCLF Skills Alliance, TCLF SkillBridge, AEQUALIS-4-TCLF), circular economy projects (ReHubs Europe), events (Brussels Textiles Forum, EURATEX Convention), and various position papers on trade, sustainability, and regulatory matters. EURATEX also maintains the Textiles EPR Europe monitoring platform and EPR Action Map for tracking textile Extended Producer Responsibility implementation across EU Member States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EURATEX Membership Subscription-based membership for European national textile and clothing associations and companies, providing unified EU policy advocacy, industry intelligence, and access to EURATEX initiatives.
• Facts & Key Figures Annual EURATEX publication presenting key economic and structural statistics for the European textile and clothing industry.
• Spring and Autumn Reports Bi-annual EURATEX economic reports providing detailed analysis of trends, outlooks, and market dynamics for the European textile and clothing sector.
• Economic Update Quarterly economic update from EURATEX delivering timely textile and clothing industry economic data and trends.
• Textile PRO Forum EURATEX-coordinated forum that brings together Producer Responsibility Organisations, national textile associations, and EU stakeholders to harmonise textile Extended Producer Responsibility across Europe.
• EPR Action Map Continuously updated digital monitoring tool launched by the Textile PRO Forum that tracks textile EPR implementation across EU Member States, including legislative status, timelines, PRO landscape, and reporting requirements.
• ReHubs Europe Joint initiative co-founded by EURATEX with 20 industry partners to establish up to 5 European hubs that process textile waste and serve as coordination centres for textile-to-textile recycling and circular materials.
• TCLF Skills Alliance EURATEX-led skills alliance addressing attraction and retention of qualified human resources for the EU textile, clothing, leather, and footwear (TCLF) industries.
• Brussels Textiles Forum Annual high-level forum hosted by EURATEX in Brussels that gathers industry CEOs, association leaders, and EU officials to discuss strategic priorities for the European textile and clothing sector.
• EURATEX Convention Annual EURATEX convention convening members, industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to discuss strategic priorities for the European textile and clothing sector.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and key.

• Indorama VenturesminorOthers · 11 June 2026Indorama Ventures sponsored the Brussels Textiles Forum 2026, an annual industry event hosted by EURATEX.
• Textile PRO ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2025The Textile PRO Forum is a EURATEX-coordinated platform bringing together Producer Responsibility Organisations, national textile associations, and EU stakeholders to advance harmonisation of textile Extended Producer Responsibility across Europe. The Forum has grown to 35 members representing 23 countries.
• EPR Action MapkeyOthers · 22 June 2025Launched by the Textile PRO Forum, this continuously updated tool provides a clear overview of how textile EPR is being implemented across EU Member States, tracking legislative status, expected timelines, PRO landscape, and reporting requirements.
• Industry Alliance HubkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2025The Industry Alliance Hub brings together seven organisations including EURATEX, UKFT, PCIAW, ReHubs, Accelerating Circularity, Fedustria, and Denim Deal to promote cross-industry collaboration in building a circular textile economy.
• FTTH (Fédération Tunisienne du Textile et de l'Habillement)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2025MoU signed to formalize Euro-Mediterranean collaboration, reinforcing commitment to closer industrial cooperation between EURATEX and Tunisian textile industry.
• AMITH (Association Marocaine des Industries du Textile et de l'Habillement)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 November 2024MoU signed during Maroc in Mode 2024 to foster deeper collaboration between European and Moroccan textile industries, aligning industry practices with European sustainability and circularity standards, addressing customs and regulatory challenges, and strengthening the investment climate between regions.
• COTANCE (European Leather Industry Confederation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2024EURATEX works with COTANCE on the TCLF SkillBridge project, establishing regional partnerships between TCLF industries, regional authorities, and education providers to address skills challenges.
• CEC (European Footwear Confederation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2024EURATEX partners with CEC on TCLF SkillBridge and other skills development initiatives under the EU Pact for Skills for Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear sectors.
• 109 European RD&I Associations (FP10 Joint Statement)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2024EURATEX joined 108 other European associations in calling for increased RD&I budget for FP10 and making pan-European collaborative research the cornerstone of EU research policy.
• Textiles Recycling ExpokeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2024EURATEX is an official partner of the Textiles Recycling Expo, Europe's leading exhibition and conference dedicated exclusively to textile recycling and circularity. The event welcomed 5,607 visitors in 2026 with 169 exhibitors.
• Mario Jorge Machado (Adalberto Textile Solutions)keyOthers · 14 June 2024Mario Jorge Machado, shareholder and director of Adalberto Textile Solutions S.A., elected President of EURATEX. He also serves as president of ATP (Portugal) and chairs CIP's strategic council for environment and sustainability.
• Alberto PaccanellikeyOthers · 14 June 2024Alberto Paccanelli nominated as Honorary President of EURATEX, recognizing over a decade of commitment to EURATEX and the European textile industry.
• industriAll EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2024Joint partnership through the StitchTogether project to promote social partnerships in the European textiles and clothing industry, supporting workers through digital and green transitions.
• CEMATEXcoreOthers · 14 June 2024New member welcomed to EURATEX General Assembly 2024.
• Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V.coreOthers · 14 June 2024New member welcomed to EURATEX General Assembly 2024.
• ReHubs EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 October 2023ReHubs Europe is a joint initiative launched by EURATEX and industry partners to upcycle textile waste and create circular materials across Europe. The initiative aims to establish 5 hubs to process textile waste and become European coordination centres for textile recycling.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT): UKFT is the UK's national trade association for the fashion and textile industry, providing advocacy, skills development, and policy representation. It is a direct peer as both a national textile trade association and an existing EURATEX member organization.
• Union des Industries Textiles (UIT France): UIT is the French textile industry association and an EURATEX member, representing French textile companies on policy and sustainability matters. It is a direct peer performing the same trade association role at national level within the EU.
• GermanFashion Modeverband Deutschland: GermanFashion is the German fashion industry association representing apparel and textile companies in Germany, the EU's largest textile economy. It is a direct peer performing comparable advocacy, sustainability, and skills initiatives within the EURATEX member network.
• International Apparel Federation (IAF): IAF is a Netherlands-based global federation of apparel and textile industry associations, coordinating national bodies across multiple continents. It is directly comparable to EURATEX as an industry confederation advocating for textile and apparel manufacturers at an international level.
• American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA): AAFA is the US national trade association representing apparel, footwear, and other sewn products companies. It is the closest geographic counterpart to EURATEX, performing comparable policy advocacy on trade, sustainability, and industry standards for the apparel and textile sector.
• Associação Têxtil e Vestuário de Portugal (ATP): ATP is the Portuguese textile and clothing industry association, currently led by Mario Jorge Machado who simultaneously serves as EURATEX President. It is a direct peer as a national textile trade association and EURATEX member organization.

Others

• COTANCE (European Leather Industry Confederation): COTANCE is the European confederation for the leather industry, partnering with EURATEX on TCLF Skills Alliance and SkillBridge projects. It is comparable as an adjacent European industry federation serving a related material sector within the broader TCLF cluster.
• CEC (European Footwear Confederation): CEC is the European confederation representing the footwear industry, partnering with EURATEX on skills initiatives under the EU Pact for Skills. It is comparable as an adjacent European industry confederation within the broader TCLF sector.

Regional players

• Japan Apparel & Fashion Industry Council (JAFIC): JAFIC is the Japanese apparel and fashion industry council representing textile and apparel interests in Japan. It is a regional peer performing trade association functions for the Japanese textile and apparel market, comparable to EURATEX but operating in a different geography.
• TGSD (Turkish Textile and Garment Manufacturers' Confederation): TGSD is Turkey's leading textile and garment industry confederation, representing major Turkish apparel exporters that compete directly with EU manufacturers. It is comparable to EURATEX as a national textile trade association but focused on a non-EU competing economy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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