R.E.T.A.
Russia is one of the most important trading partners for European countries and her future market potential is vast. With a growing population having higher disposable incomes, the demand for qualitative and innovative textile and fashionable clothing products is also constantly increasing. The presence of the European companies on this market is therefore an indispensable prerequisite for further successful development. The textile and clothing associations from Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland make a valuable contribution to this development.
This is also the main mission of RETA.
On 01 April 2008, The Association of the Austrian Textile Industry (today Association of the Austrian Textile, Clothing, Shoe and Leather Industry), The Union of French Textiles, The Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry (t+m) and The Swiss Textile Federation founded – as a consortium – the Russia-Europe Textile Alliance (RETA), offering a unique portfolio of free services to associations’ member companies from the textile and clothing industries in Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland.
The aim of RETA is to support the European companies – members of the textile and fashion industry associations from Austria, Germany, France and Switzerland - to enter the Russian market. This support includes delivery of information on Russian market, information on exports of textile and clothing products to Russia, creation of database of potential Russian partners, support in establishing of business relations with Russian enterprises, search of distributors, organizing of business meetings and much more.
Structure of RETA The headquarters of RETA is located in Zurich, Switzerland. The Moscow Liaison Office is managed by Mr. Igor Vladimirovich Salomakhin – a professional with many years of branch and administrative experience in the textile and clothing industry in Russia, other CIS countries as well as in several EU Member States.
