Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment Conference in Feb 2011

On February 1-2, 2011 a high-level conference on the latest developments and future trends in the personal protective clothing and equipment (PPE) market will take place in Brussels. It will be organised by EURATEX – The European Apparel and Textile Confederation and European Textile Technology Platform together with other key stakeholders of the European PPE sector such as the European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety (ETPIS), the European Safety Federation (ESF), the European Textile Services Association (ETSA) as well as Centexbel, the research institute of the Belgian textile industry.

The purpose of the PPE Conference 2011 is to take stock of the activities of the European Lead Market for Protective Textiles over the last 3 years and to explore evolving end user needs, emerging technology and innovation trends as well as business developments in the European and global markets for Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment.

The 1 ½ day event will especially seek an intensive exchange between buyers and users of such products on the one side and the PPE value chain on the other. Finally the event will also benefit from contributions of policy makers, regulators and other public sector stakeholders with impact on the future shape of the European PPE market.

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