Trends and drivers of change in the European textiles and clothing sector: Mapping report

The textiles and clothing industry represents a significant sector of economic activity in world trade and also within the European Union. It is a highly diverse and heterogeneous industry which covers a wide variety of end products ranging from hi-tech synthetic yarns to wool fabrics, from cotton bed linen to industrial filters, or from nappies to high fashion. This diversity of end products corresponds to a multitude of industrial processes, enterprises and market structures.