How is the French textile industry adapting to the challenges of the future? 🌍

The textile sector has always been a model of resilience and adaptability in the face of upheavals. From offshoring and market liberalization to the digitalization of consumption, the industry has continuously reinvented itself over the decades. Yet the future promises even greater revolutions, whether it’s addressing climate challenges, artificial intelligence, geopolitics, or new technologies. 🌱💻🌍

Off to the International City of Gastronomy in Lyon for Agathe, who represented Écollant alongside numerous key players in the textile sector to collectively prepare for this new era.

A sector represented by recyclers of other materials such as Raouf Medimagh (PhD. Eng.), our collection partners Virginie Belle, Véronique Mouiller, and Jean-Nicolas CARRELET, the essential clusters with Juliette Jaupitre, Laurence ALLOIS, and Anne-Cécile Caschera, and the eco-organization represented by Anaïs BOURBON!

🎤 The day’s agenda:

• A plenary conference on adapting to change with Mélusine Boon-Falleur from CRIS.
• Roundtables discussing strategies for manufacturers facing export crises and international competition.
• Networking and discussions between each highlight session and at the end of the day.

It was a unique opportunity to discover inspiring testimonials, exchange concrete solutions, and build lasting collaborations to anticipate the challenges ahead.

We had the chance to attend impactful speeches and roundtables, including one that particularly impressed us, led by Solène Doubliez, Textile Sector Project Manager at Métropole de Lyon: “In the Storm, What Strategies for French Textile Manufacturers?”

Excellence or simplification, specialization or mass production, internalization or cooperation, hyper-localism or offshored production? Faced with current challenges, the French textile industry is constantly exploring and adjusting its strategies to adapt and thrive.

We also attended a workshop where we appreciated the insights of industry players such as Grégory POISAY, CEO of Boldoduc, and Anne Lambert, Project Manager at ORATEX, Massebeuf.

Thank you to all the organizers—we’ll see you very soon for more sector insights! 😉