1. The European Technology Platform
Marine Textiles
A Textile Flagship for Europe
Mauro Scalia
EURATEX
ZEETEX , 9 July 2013

2. What is the Textile ETP?

3. What is the Textile ETP?
Largest Network for Textile R&I in Europe
Industry-led initiative since 2004
750+ registered expert members
Mission:
Ensure long-term competitiveness EU Textile &
Clothing Industry through collaborative,
market-oriented research & innovation
• Key-objectives:
– More European textile research-industry
cooperation
– Better funding opportunities
– More collaboration with related sectors
– Faster results transfer to the industry
– A better image for our sector

4. What is the Textile ETP?
Industry-led initiative launched in 2004
Largest Network for Textile R&I in Europe
750+ registered expert members
• Mission:
Ensure long-term competitiveness EU Textile &
Clothing Industry through collaborative,
maket-oriented research & innovation
• Key-objectives:
– More European textile research-industry
cooperation
– Better funding opportunities
– More collaboration with related sectors
– Faster results transfer to the industry
– A better image for our sector

5. • Full members:
• Associated members
- European T&C research/technology/education/consulting
organisations not members of Euratex, Textranet or AUTEX
- European companies from textile/clothing & related industry
sectors
- European organisations from related research domains
• Corresponding members
- Europe-based organisations or individual experts with interest
in textile research or innovation
Membership Structure

6.  Networking
o Finding knowledge or technology providers and potential collaboration
partners at European level
o Get direct access to EU research policy makers and programme managers
o Present own pre-commercial developments to a European audience
 Information Services
o Timely and customised information and individual advice on EU research
funding opportunities
o Latest research and technology developments incl. results of EU research
projects
o General news on textile research, new projects, events… from across
Europe
The ETP essentially offers…

8. Textile Flagships for Europe
• What is a Textile Flagship?
– innovative textile material/technology + market combination
– Addresses a concrete significant or highly ambitious societal
challenge/problem -> linked HORIZON 2020
– Has the potential to radically change the way the
challenge/problem is tackled today
– Offers attractive market growth for EU T/C companies
– Can be effectively driven by EU textile industry & research
players
7 Flagships set up

9. Progress of the Flagships
5. Implement 1st actions through HORIZON2020 & other programs
To start in late 2013/early 2014
4. Reach out to related sectors & EU networks/initiatives
Ideas and drive come from us, partners are needed to implement October Conference
3. Draw up action plans for each Flagship
Based on expert knowledge & surveys Work started, deadline Sept. 2013
2. Identify and agree on key challenges and priorities
Launch of surveys in 5 Flagships Surveys completed and analysed
1. Get together the best industry, technology & research experts
35 – 75 experts per Flagship so far More industry expertise is needed!

10. 7 Pilot Flagships (TFE)
TFE5 - Innovative technical textiles for various marine applications
and coastal protection
Objectives:
Establish more textile material use in marine markets (shipping, energy, aquaculture
Identify most promising applications, involve maritime sector,
Build consortia and look for funding (development + demo)
Network: 36 registered experts

11. • Key facts:
– Growing expert group: 36 members research & industry,
– 3 meetings since Oct. 2012,
– Expert survey to identify industry growth and
research/technology priorities
– Dialogue with EU Stakeholders:
-Blue Growth and related
-Waterborne TP www.waterborne-tp.org
• Key topics:
– Wave energy systems, Lightweight component
– Tidal energy systems, desalination (filters, membrane)
– Protections

12.  Top speakers talking
about key market and
technology trends
 Info on EU funding
opportunities for 2014-
2020
 Networking with
companies & technology
experts from across
Europe
 Registrations start in July
(early bird till 20/9)

15. How to realise the textile innovation
potential in marine & coastal applications?
• Bringing scientific/technological expertise, industry
capacities and end users together:
– at regional/national level: ZEETEX, Navaltex
– at European level: Marine Textiles flagship
• Realising collaborative research and demonstration
projects in HORIZON 2020
ETP Flagship & ZEETEX

16. Example: ZEETEX - an interregional marine-
maritime-textile cluster
Interreg project: Flanders and French regions of Nord-Pas de
Calais and Somme
• Combines players from marine/maritime and textile sector
• Goals:
– to explore possibilities and to facilitate developments of innovative
textile products for marine/maritime applications
– to create a platform where the companies can meet in a structured
way and find opportunities
ETP Flagship & ZEETEX

17. Example: NAVALTEX - Italian cluster for
textile innovation in naval applications
• NAVALTEX brings together two sectors of excellence of Made-
in-Italy:
– Interior textiles sector
– Naval and yachting sector
• Goal:
– Match and capitalise leading technologies from the demand and offer
sides with the aim of launching cooperative R&D projects
– Moderated working groups were organised dedicated to identifying
needs and priorities
• More than 30 companies involved in the matchmaking
ETP Flagship & ZEETEX

18. Conclusions
• Several “contact points” between Blue growth and textile sector:
– Innovative textile solutions can enable solutions for key needs/bottlenecks in
marine and coastal sectors
– Marine and coastal sectors can offer interesting growth potential for EU
technical textile companies
Collaboration for larger impact, faster progres
• From textile sector, Flagship’s special interest & cooperation in:
– Contribution to (renewable) offshore energy infrastructure
– Structural parts based on textile reinforced composites
– Protection means (personal, coastal regions)

19. Contact
Lutz WALTER
Secretary General of the European Technology Platform
24, rue Montoyer - Box 10, B-1000 Brussels
Ph. +32-2-285.48.85
Fax: +32-2-230.60.54
E-mail: info@textile-platform.eu
www.textile-platform.eu
Questions?