As part of the Circular Economy Hotspot Catalonia 2021, held from November 15–18, Eurecat and TecnoCampus presented the Reimagine Textile initiative to the organizing committee, led by Maite Machado and including representatives from the Department of Territory and Sustainability and the Department of Knowledge and Business. During the session, TecnoCampus Mataró—represented by Emma Feriche, Strategic Projects Coordinator, and Dr. Mar Isla from the Circular Economy Chair—and Eurecat—represented by Patricia Arcos (Head of Textile Business) and Jesús Boschmonart (Head of Resources, Energy and Construction Business)—advocated for both institutions to co-organize one of the highlighted itineraries to allow international public-private visitors to discover the region’s circular economy initiatives.

During the session, the Committee was introduced to the Reimagine Textile initiative, a strategic territorial project aimed at boosting the competitiveness of the textile sector through entrepreneurship, technological innovation, circular economy, and internationalization. The Committee visited the new Reimagine Textile facilities, including the incubator and the Textile FABLAB in Mataró, as well as Eurecat’s main circular economy initiatives.

The startups from the Reimagine Textile incubator—INFINITE ATHLETIC, OWL, NEWEX, and JÚLIA G. ESCRIBÀ—presented their sustainable and circular value propositions to the representatives of the Circular Economy Hotspot Catalonia 2021.