InTechTex Project Aims

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InTechTexProject Aims

• To encourage cooperation in the field of
  technical textiles between
• Våstra Göteland, Sweden
• Saxony, Germany
• Tuscany, Italy
• West Midlands, UK
• Identify relevant businesses in each region
• Develop strategies for business engagement in
• New technologies
• New products
• New Markets
• Trans regional partnerships

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InTechTexDTI designated sectors for Technical
Textiles /Advanced Materials

• Agriculture
• Construction
• Clothing
• Ecological
• Geological
• Home Textiles

• Industrial
• Medical
• Mobile
• Packaging
• Protective
• Sport

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InTechTexWest Midlands Activity

• Database now includes
• 50 businesses
• 12 other organisations including professional
  bodies and trade associations
• Regional Conference being planned for May 2007 to
  focus on
• New technology and new developments in the field
• Publicising the projects aims
• Stimulating business engagement
• Seeking best ways forward