Belgium. International trade federation for the recycling industry, focused on ferrous and non-ferrous metals, paper, textiles, plastics and rubber.

Search engine for manufacturers of fibers, yarns, greige and finished woven and knitted fabrics, apparel, bedding, trimmings, closeouts, transportation and textile machinery. English and Italian.

Greece. Research and development institute, and design center for the leather processing, footwear, textile and apparel, furniture and plastics industries. English and Greek.

Germany. Non-profit information and documentation center for advanced research and science for small and medium sized companies in a wide range of industrial fields. Classification codes for fibers, yarns, fabrics, and textile materials and processes, from the World Textile database. English and German.

Industry guide to business resources and services for the natural and man-made fibers, textiles and nonwovens, and the apparel and fashion trades.

Poland. Independent institute for research, development, testing and certification in the fiber, yarn, textile and nonwovens industries. English and Polish.

Finland. Research and development institute of the Tampere University of Technology, specialising in fiber technology and textile chemistry, textile and nonwovens technologies, and electro-conductive fabrics and wearables. English and Finnish.

USA. Non-profit organization of the Texas Tech University, dedicated to applied research, testing and evaluation of textile fabrics, fibers and processes. Extensive library of articles on cotton growing and processing.

UK. Consortium of research centres for biocomposites, opto-electronic materials chemistry, chemistry and water soluble polymers, involved in contract research in wood and plant materials. List of events. Links to related sites.

USA. Project of the North Carolina State University's College of Textiles, created to promote the exchange of information and ideas, new partnerships and development activities between professionals, researchers and the public involved or interested in automotive textiles and nonwovens. Extensive list of abstracts from technical articles, theses and books.