Sustainability to be buzzword at Texprocess 2013

SESEC (Sustainable Energy Saving for the European Clothing Industry) is an ongoing EU project with the aim of developing a simple on-line tool to measure energy consumption per article of clothing.  Additionally the project will continue to communicate outcomes and support companies in the implementation of energy saving measures. The EU covers 75 percent of the budget of around Euro 1.7 million.

Euratex coordinates the consortium of European research and test facilities as well as industry associations and Pirin-tex, the industrial partner. Since the end of 2012 the team has been using field trials to identify potential areas for energy saving. The result is expected by March 2014.

Under investigation is the entire production of t-shirts, shirts and blouses, trousers and skirts, suits and coats, knitwear, underclothes and corsetry. The intention is for the results of this project to be subsequently incorporated in the training programmes for clothing technicians and engineers.

A similar project (CARE+) was successfully undertaken in the chemical industry up to 2011 as part of the EU wide Intelligent Energy Europe Campaign. Small and medium sized companies in particular, with limited resources in terms of personnel and finance, were able to reduce their energy consumption significantly by up to 25 percent. The same is expected for the clothing industry with the aim of increasing the companies’ competitiveness.

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