Source: Ministry of Commerce

The Portuguese News Agency reported on May 10, 2021 that the Portuguese government called for the establishment of a consortium in the fields of textiles, clothing, footwear and natural resins to find new materials and manufacturing processes, including companies, research centers, universities, and non-governmental organizations participating in the search. Production mechanism with less environmental damage. This content is one of the goals of the European Recovery and Resilience Program, which will invest 129 million euros in innovation and ecologically sustainable production, including 71 million euros for textiles and clothing, 41 million euros for footwear, and 17.5 million natural resins. Fernández, Minister of Environment and Climate Action of Portugal, said, “We are convinced that Europe must be re-industrialized, and the epidemic has proved the need to use our existing resources to establish a short supply chain.”