AITPA - Asociación Industria Textil Algodón

About AITPA

AITPA, the Cotton Textile Industry Association, is based in Barcelona and brings together Spanish textile companies involved in cotton processing. Its work centers on representing and supporting the industry. It also provides a transparency portal and a members-only area.

Industry information and services

AITPA publishes information for textile businesses on public grants, regulatory changes, international trade shows, and training events. Topics include funding for research, development, and innovation; assistance with indirect carbon-dioxide costs; industrial energy efficiency; packaging and waste rules; and labor issues such as flexible retirement and contributions in objective dismissals.

The association also organizes or shares training opportunities, including courses on hemp and flax for the textile sector and sessions on applying artificial intelligence in the textile industry.

Foundation and awards

Through Fundación Textil Algodonera, AITPA presents the Textile Innovation Awards, which held their 11th edition in 2025. First prize went to Joana Meyer Duró for a project on 3D-printed fabrics for clothing; second prize went to Paola Ballerini Monleón for research on mechanical recycling of pre-consumer textiles. The Innovative Company Award went to the Garrotxa Textile Regeneration Group, made up of Fontfilva, S.A.; Hilados Olotenses, S.A.; Pagès Valentí, S.A.; S. Vilarrassa, S.A.; and Triturats la Canya, S.A.

AITPA also presents the Cotton Flower Award. In 2025, it went to Jaume Valeri, founding partner and CEO of Fontfilva, S.A., and Pepe Serna, executive president of ATEVAL.

Publications and information

AITPA shares information about cotton and the cotton industry, with sections on the sector, conservation, a textile glossary, and La Casa del Algodón, which includes a publication of its own.

Contact

• Address: 637 Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 2nd floor, Unit 1B, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
• Phone: +34 93 318 92 00
• Email: aitpa@aitpa.es