The textile and apparel industry is a diversified and heterogeneous sector that covers a significant number of activities, from the transformation of fibres into yarns and fabrics to the production of a wide range of products, such as synthetic high-tech yarns, wool, bed linen, industrial filters, geotextiles, clothes, etc.

The Textile and Apparel Industry is one of the most important industries in the Portuguese economy.

Portugal has nearly 7,000 industries that operate in all the sub-sectors of the textile and apparel industry, some of which are vertical units, although most of them are small and medium-sized companies that are well known for their flexibility and quick response, know-how and innovation.