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AITEX is one of eight worldwide FIFA-approved laboratories for the approval of artificial turf football pitches.

For a product to be considered “sustainable”, certain requirements must be met, ranging from the raw materials and manufacturing processes to the production chain.

In response to the need for new high-performance, functionalised textile materials, AITEX focuses its research on development of innovative solutions that provide functional properties to the user’s skin and on the development of non-wovens using environmentally friendly technologies

LIGHTCOMP 2020 aims to develop functional lightweight composites with properties including heating, lighting and even the ability to measure physical parameters using integrated sensors.

León Grau García, Vice President of AITEX since 2016, was appointed President of the Institute at an Extraordinary Assembly held on June 19. Rafael Pascual Bernabeu has held this position for the last four years.

The main objective is to identify the training needs of the textile sector and provide a joint academic response at European level to the needs of the clothing and fashion industries.

In April, the EU updated the list of standards to be used as test methods to demonstrate compliance with nickel release according to REACH Annex XVII, entry 27.

On 9th March 2021, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched its first public consultation of 2021 on eight proposals for substances of very high concern (SVHC).