Tèxtils.CAT

The Catalan cluster of advanced textile materials

 

Tèxtils.CAT is a cluster, with a non-profit association structure, formed by companies and organisations in the value chain of the advanced textile materials sector in Catalonia.

Its main objectives are to promote innovation, foster links in the sector and to give visibility to the cluster and its members at an international level to boost the green and digital transition.

Gold Label AEI Tèxtils

Associated members

Team professionals

Ongoing innovation projects

In funding for members in 2023

Tèxtils.CAT launches its CIRCULAR hub to support textile companies to become more competitive

Tèxtils.CAT has launched its hub for textile circularity during a dedicated event in the heights of Tibidabo, Barcelona, with over 40 participants of the advanced textile materials ecosystem.

xBUILD-EU project meeting

The cluster team was in Ontinyent, participating in a xBUILD-EU project meeting hosted by ATEVAL.

Presentation of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for “Textiles of the Future” European Partnership

The summary of the Agenda was presented by Judith Bosch, Project Manager at ETP.

In Transit Innovative vouchers for cluster members

Six Tèxtils.CAT members awarded by In Transit Innovate vouchers.

LIFE-CIRTECHTEX meeting

The project aims to implement a circular model in the manufacture of personal protective equipment (PPEs).

Tèxtils.CAT launches 540k€ in a cascade funding call to support textile SMEs resilience building

The second call for proposals from the xBUILD-EU project includes three financial instruments with a total budget of 540.000€ as lump-sum support for SMEs.

Presentation of the Circular Economy Roadmap in Catalonia

The cluster team attended the presentation of the 2024-2026 Action Plan of the Circular Economy Roadmap in Catalonia (FRECC) 2030.

Visit of Hilaturas Arnau and Tecstar

Tèxtils.CAT received the visit of its members Hilaturas Arnau and Tecstar (Grupo ADI).

Participation of Retexcycle in a xBUILD-EU webinar

The cluster member Retexcycle  participated at the xBUILD-EU webinar on green technologies.

ADDTEX meeting

On 3rd and 4th July, the cluster team was in Prato, participating in an ADDTEX project meeting.

Testimonials

“The cluster provides us with knowledge, keeps us up to date with technological trends and brings us closer to national and international experts.”

PAULÍ ALUART

Manager of C.P. Aluart

“In the cluster we share concerns with other companies and collaborate to find solutions.”

JAIME CABRÉ

Manager of LIASA

“The Tèxtils.CAT team is proactive, knows our needs and supports us closely throughout all the process to carry out innovation projects.”

MARC PONSA

Manager of Polisilk and Etisilk

“It is important to belong to a cluster where the main companies in the sector are located. A network is generated, which provides us with contacts and offers us a very personalized service.”

 

RAIMON SELLARÈS

Manager of Marina Tèxtil

“The success rate of the projects presented to various funding calls with the support of the cluster is very high.”

JOAN PERA

Manager of Manufacturas Arpe

“Tèxtils.CAT helps us to keep up to date with trends in the advanced textile materials sector. As equipment suppliers it is very useful for us to better target our offer.”

 

MIKI FUSTER

Manager of Jose Fuster, S.L.

“Networking and industrial symbiosis to the cluster are key to promote circular economy and recycling in the field of technical textiles, to which we are dedicated.”

JOAN SANTAMARIA

Manager of Hilaturas Arnau

“Thanks to Tèxtils.CAT we have been able to interact and get to know in depth many local companies and within our sector, exchange knowledge and create synergies.”

 

JOAQUIM BADRINAS

Manager of FINSA

“The cluster is such a dynamic engine that opens us the door to many opportunities linked to innovation in our sector, as well as to all the financial support programs that the different administrations have open.”

SALVADOR AYMERICH

Manager of CINPASA

“Tèxtils.CAT offers us the possibility of having access to R&D&I or internationalization projects that would be impossible to carry out individually. All this, within an environment that promotes the transformation of competition between companies into collaborations that bring shared benefits.”

MANUEL VILLAROYA

Manager of Lumaquin, S.A.

“As a University Institute for Textile Research that we are, belonging to Tèxtils.CAT represents an opportunity and is a competitive advantage, since it allows us to keep up to date about different funding calls and also to get in touch with potential partners for future projects.”

ENRIC CARRERA

Director of INTEXTER

“The cluster has managed to bring together a powerful association of companies that represent the present and the future of the technical textile industry.
Being present in this group opens the doors to potential collaborations and motivates us to find new challenges for our company. “

JORDI UBACH

Manager of S.A. HILADOS EGARFIL

Thanks to the collaboration and innovation framework of the cluster, we better understand the needs of advanced textile manufacturing companies to better offer solutions that optimize their production and logistic processes.”

PAU FELIU

Product Manager of MACCION

“Tèxtils.CAT not only gives us a very broad view of projects in the sector, but also makes it easier for us to access them successfully. Participation in projects and missions allows us to expand the range of opportunities and learn about trends in the sector.”

ARIADNA CEREROLS

Director of TRITURATS LA CANYA, S.A.

“As suppliers of auxiliary products, in the cluster we find the family that gives us access to valuable information on the needs and lines of work of our sector.”

 

ALEX CHARLES

Managing Director of TANATEX Chemicals Ibérica, S.L.U.

“Being part of the cluster allows us to share synergies and objectives with other entities to develop new projects and proposals for the future.”

 

 

MÒNICA LLOSES

Manager of GENEROS DE PUNTO FELLO, S.A..

“Tèxtils.CAT accompanies us in our growth process as a company; for us it is important to count on the support of an expert’s team like the cluster one.”

 

ERIC MIQUEL

Team Leader at Articles tècnics de niló, S.L. – PROLINEBARCELONA

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