Fairs

ISPO: FROM PORTUGAL IN THE CENTER OF ATTENTION IN MUNICH

"Sustainable has to be marketable." SUSANA SERRANO CEO of Acatel

PORTUGAL TAKEN THE STAGE
TO RECEIVE ISPO AWARDS Fairs A shower of awards for Portuguese textiles is what we can call the ISPO Awards, which took place at the ‘Pink Stage’ at ISPO Munich. A. Sampaio & Filhos, Acatel, Carvema, LMA, RDD, Têxteis JF Almeida, and Somani were some of the companies READ MORE

“It is crucial that the next Spanish presidency [of the Council of the European Union] helps to facilitate the sector’s climate and digital transition” ANA DINIS Executive Director of ATP

ISPO TEXTRENDS HIGHLIGHTS Innovation ISPO Textrends Awards distinguished 31 Portuguese references. A. Sampaio & Filhos, Acatel, Carvema Têxtil, Filipe Marinho Têxteis, Gulbena, LMA, RDD Textiles, and Têxteis JF Almeida are the winners of this edition of the competition. Highlight for Best Product in the Street Sports category, awarded to A. Sampaio READ MORE

“The textile market is globalized and this makes it fierce, so we cannot be left behind” NUNO CORTINHAS Production director of Lima & Companhia

JF ALMEIDA OBTAINS CERTIFICATION Companies Committed to investing in the best raw materials to guarantee the quality of the products it develops, JF Almeida has just obtained the Egyptian Cotton certification. This certification results from another commitment to premium textiles with a high ecological standard READ MORE

"Whenever organizations grow in skills terms, they must also grow in terms of managing expectations" ANA DINIS Executive Director of ATP

FROM PORTUGAL COMPETED AT THE OPENING OF JITAC Fairs The From Portugal companies present at JITAC were satisfied with the general movement in the corridors and stands during the three days of the fair: it was at the level of previous editions, if not higher READ MORE

“Intelligent algorithms can process large volumes of data, identifying patterns, trends, and anomalies humans may not identify” LUÍS TEIXEIRA COO of Farfetch

PERFORMANCE DAYS PROVED POSITIVE Fairs The balance is positive for the majority of the Portuguese companies that participated in another edition of Performance Days. A. Sampaio, Bloomati, Comfysocks, Dehora, Inovafil, LMA, Lurdes Sampaio, Sidónios Seamless Tech, and TMR formed the “From Portugal” committee READ MORE

Familitex: CORN-BASED ELASTANE Sustainability Familitex has just launched a new knit collection where the star is corn READ MORE

HELIOTEXTIL: NEW CERTIFICATION Sustainability The labels and trimmings company Heliotextil now has PEFC Chain of Custody certification READ MORE

FLM TÊXTIL OBTAINS Sustainability Expressing the desire to keep the oceans clean, FLM Têxtil received the Seaqual Marine Plastic Certification READ MORE

SMARTEX SMARTCOLLAB Innovation The SmartCollab initiative took place at the Smartex facilities and united players in the textile sector READ MORE

178
is the number of workers at Acatel, a company in the Impetus Group

SOMELOS INVITES SOURCETEXTILE Sustainability Somelos invited Sourcetextile to create a collection with finished fabrics developed in partnership with Archroma READ MORE

INNOVATION AT MEDICA Fairs Once again, the German lands received a strong and innovative From Portugal delegation READ MORE

PORTUGUESE TEXTILE DESIGN Companies Several works by Portuguese artisans were present at Down Town Design Week in Dubai READ MORE

RDD TEXTILES
AND CLOTHIUS Fairs RDD Textiles joined forces with Clothius in a new project that will be presented at ISPO 23 READ MORE

PETRATEX AND INESC TEC Innovation INESC TEC and Petratex Confeções are part of the consortium of the European project iProcure Security PCP READ MORE

RIOPELE: SUSTAINABILITY Companies Riopele created a sustainability matrix that helps customers make decisions for new collections READ MORE

MMRA COMPLETES 40 YEARS Companies The MMRA turns 40 this November. The family-based company still considers itself “a child” READ MORE

Troficolor hightlighted Companies Troficolor is the latest addition to Autumn-Winter 24/25 Highlights of Munich Fabric Start READ MORE

CITEVE JOINS CONSORTIUM Sustainability Last October, CITEVE was at the Tessile Serico Sostenibile Center in Italy to kick off the Life Cascade project READ MORE

"C&T AS INNOVATIVE AS PT" Innovation The unique capacity for innovation of the national C&T is one of the levers of the Lenzing Fiber Experience READ MORE

VALÉRIUS DISTINGUISHED Innovation Among more than 500 applications, the textile company Valérius achieved distinction in the SME EnterPrize awards READ MORE

RIOPELE: DECARBONIZATION Sustainability Riopele wants to reinforce investment in renewable energy through a partnership with EDP READ MORE

ITECHSTYLE GREEN CIRCLE REVEALS Sustainability The Portugal Fashion event has fostered a fashion culture and brought a paradigm shift READ MORE

LEMAR AND MMRA CONVERGE Companies Lemar and MMRA are in the Autumn-Winter 2024-25 highlights of Munich Fabric Start READ MORE

ECO FINISH
OF ACATEL Sustainability An ecologically responsible system, Eco Finish is part of the new portfolio of services Acatel READ MORE