ATP is the only association in Portugal that represents companies from all textile industry pipeline (spinning; weaving; home textiles; clothing; hosiery; dyeing, printing and finishing; wholesalers; etc…). We have around 500 companies as members, representing 35.000 jobs, 3 billion € of turnover and 2 billion € of exports.
Our mission is: To gather textile, clothing and fashion companies, empowering their claims and giving high visibility to their legitimate interests; To advocate for companies, company owners and their expectations, fostering the necessary conditions for an environment that values competitiveness and development; To provide useful and customized services, by giving information, advice, vocational and continous training and helping decision-making. The main areas of these services are: labour, tax, commercial, civil and competition law, European Community law, international trade, national and international statistics, incentive systems, internationalization, environment, quality, R & D, energy, professional training and industrial licensing, commercial information, textile and fashion fairs, among others.
De forma a suprir as necessidades das empresas associadas, a ATP presta serviços diversos, personalizados, em áreas como: direito laboral, direito fiscal, direito comercial, direito civil e concorrência, direito comunitário, comércio internacional, estatísticas nacionais e internacionais, sistemas de apoio, internacionalização, ambiente, qualidade, I&D, energia, formação profissional e licenciamento industrial, informações comerciais, feiras têxteis e moda, entre outros.