TEXTRANET (Textile Transfer Network) is a non profit making association.

Its following objectives have been defined :

provide technical and commercial benefit by participation for all of its members;
promote the exchange of information between its members;
facilitate the establishment of trans-national projects, with particular emphasis on those receiving European funding;
develop and maintain co-operative links with professional and textile associations, particularly those having a pan-European activity;
provide a forum for the promotion of technical progress within the European textile industry.
The Association is composed of four types of members
Full, Associate, Transitional and Supporting members.

Full Members: Textile Research and Technology Organisations deriving the majority of their income from commercial operations who are registered within the European Union or EFTA.

Associate Members: Textile Research and Technology Organisations deriving the majority of their income from commercial operations who are registered outside the EU or EFTA.

Transitional Members: Organisations who have served a minimum of two years as an Associate Member and whose countries are in the active process of becoming a member of the EU or EFTA.

Supporting Members: EU or EFTA registered associations or companies.