We connect science and business, people and markets, technologies and application areas – from the fiber to the finished product. Knowledge transfer is our most important task. In doing so, we create added value to provide impulses and drive innovation forward. The goal of our work is to promote the competitiveness of companies, universities, and research institutes in the region.
Cross-industry: We work with and for many industries.
Nationwide: We represent the interests of companies and institutions from Baden-Württemberg. The world is our market.
Excellence: Professionalism is important to us. The Baden-Württemberg and European cluster label stands for our expertise.
VISION
The future is fiber-based.
Through the collaboration of companies, universities, and research institutions, AFBW promotes cooperation and innovation to enhance the competitiveness of businesses and the region. Ecological innovations become the crucial competitive advantage that we aim to utilize for our industry. In doing so, we focus on creating a positive connection between ecology and economy.
MISSION
AFBW is a cross-industry catalyst, moderator, and innovator in the realm of fibers.
The network supports its members in all aspects along the entire textile value chain – from fiber to application. We facilitate connections, unite people and markets, and bring decision-makers together. To address the impending challenges of the future – particularly in the transition towards a sustainable and climate-neutral economy – a shift in thinking and innovative approaches are required. AFBW takes on a central role in this process of change.
GUIDING PRINCIPLE
Added value through the network
AFBW is the first nationwide network in the southwest to be awarded the European cluster label.
With our professional management, we are among the top 30 most powerful networks in Europe.
Do business sustainably
AFBW aligns its objectives with the WIN Charter of Baden-Württemberg, a unique sustainability management system specifically designed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) nationwide.
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