# Utexbel wins €150M contract to supply fabric to French and German armies

Belgian textile company Utexbel has won a €150 million contract to supply 7,000 kilometers of fabric for military uniforms to the French and German armies over three years. The company plans to invest in equipment and hire about 40 people at its Mouscron site.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-03-19
- Where: Mouscron, Belgium
- Value: $165.0M (150.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 40
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 7,000 kilometers of fabric
- Products: military uniform fabric (aramide-based, with camouflage and protective properties)
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Utexbel](https://endata.com/companies/22360.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [teamfrance-export.fr](https://www.teamfrance-export.fr/infos-sectorielles/40340/40340-utexbel-fournira-7-000-km-de-tissu-aux-armees-francaise-et-allemande-pour-leurs-futures-tenues-militaires), 2026-03-19: "L’entreprise belge Utexbel, implantée notamment à Renaix et Mouscron, a remporté un contrat portant sur la fourniture de 7 000 kilomètres de tissu destinés à la confection des futures tenues militaires des armées allemande et française."

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