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Textiles and Clothing industry

Portugal excels in high-quality textiles, performance fabrics, and sustainable practices. Renowned for detail-oriented manufacturing and adherence to international standards, it's a leader in technical and recycled materials.

Main manufacturing regions

Most manufacturers are concentrated in the North of Portugal (namely in Oporto and Braga regions), where endogenous resources and existing know-how and skills make it one of the most relevant textile production hubs. Moreover, there's a notable expansion in the technical textiles sector in Covilhã, situated in Castelo Branco region, fueled by strong technological competitiveness.

Aware of the heavy environmental footprint, this sector in Portugal is actively involved in the development of new materials, new production processes, the use of clean energy, digitization and advanced technical equipment.

T-shirts, singlets articles

Bedlinen, table linen home textiles

Jerseys, pullovers articles

Men's suits, ensembles, jackets

Women's suits, ensembles, jackets

Spain

France

Germany

USA

Italy

Mehler Engineered Products (Germany)

In 2021, Mehler Engineered Products (owned by the German Group KAP) started a new investment project for manufacturing stretch fabrics in Vila Nova de Famalicão , North of Portugal. In the meantime, the first production line for producing the texturized threads has been installed. This investment allowed Mehler to cover the entire production process of stretch fabrics in house: from texturizing, assembling, twisting, through weaving, tumbling, treating and testing the stretch fabrics with high elongation.

Lantal (Switzerland)

In 2019, Lantal announced a new production facility in Santo Tirso, North of Portugal, to expand its production capacity of textiles for the transportation industry. With an investment of €1.7m, Lantal wanted to expand its production capacity by around 90%.

Nextil (Spain)

In 2018, Nextil Group acquired the Portuguese company Playvest located in Braga . Playvest is specialized in the sports textiles , creating fabrics and garments that boost the athlete's performance.

The competitiveness and eagerness demonstrated by Portuguese companies opens new opportunities to investments from the Swiss Group.

Constantino Silva (CEO)Lantal Textiles

The Portuguese company is the most advanced when it comes to digitalization provided by the very strong connection with investigation centres and universities.

Alberto Tavares (CEO)Mehler Engineered Products