ITMA Asia + CITME 2024
Itema exhibits at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 and reaffirms its commitment to provide Chinese and Asian markets with high-performances weaving solutions
Itema, leading global provider of advanced weaving solutions including weaving machines, spare parts and integrated services, announces its participation in ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024, taking place from October 14-18, 2024 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai. At this prestigious event, Itema will exhibit in Hall 3 – Booth C11 its cutting-edge weaving technologies, including the GalileoRX rapier weaving machine and the high-performance P7300HP V8 projectile weaving machine.
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Lenzing’s VEOCEL™ builds awareness in combating plastic pollution highlighted at UN’s SEA of Solutions 2024
VEOCEL™, the flagship specialty nonwovens brand of Lenzing Group, highlighted its commitment to innovation and providing solutions to help address the global plastic crisis at the “SEA of Solutions 2024” (SoS) event organized by SEA circular – an initiative by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) on 18th September in Bangkok, Thailand.
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etv invests over EUR 2.5 million to boost camouflage and technical printing capacity
etv, a leading European textile finishing company, has announced a major investment of over EUR 2.5 million in state-of-the-art equipment to expand its future camouflage and technical printing capacity. The investment includes a new coating stenter frame with a working width of 3200 mm, a new calender with a working width of 3200 mm, and a technical update of its Zimmer printing system, featuring 10 colors and a working width of 2850 mm.
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Raw Materials
Small-Scale farmers in Africa increasing focus on biodiversity in fight against effects of climate change
How much of an impact is climate change having on Africa’s biodiversity? How is it damaging agriculture? To answer these questions, Cotton made in Africa (CmiA), the internationally recognised standard for sustainably produced cotton, worked together with the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute to survey the people whose very existence is under threat by climate change: cotton farmers in Zambia.
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Industry 4.0 / Digitalization
More speed and quality in the remote processing of support requests
The new generation of remote support can be utilized flexibly and efficiently with various contact channels and a, shortly available 20/6 system using our global service network. The whole service expertise of the KARL MAYER GROUP is available in the event of a problem. The new system allows multi-level support to ensure fastest routes to rapid solutions.
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What’s new in warp knitting?
Efficient warp knitting machines at work, textile innovations and digital solutions - the KARL MAYER GROUP exhibition during ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 for warp knitting will show the latest innovations in this sector.
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Digital Printing
DO Apparel expands digital production of custom jerseys for large sports brands with Kornit Digital
Kornit Digital LTD. (NASDAQ: KRNT) (“Kornit” or the “Company”), a worldwide market leader in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production technologies, announced today the Company is further extending its relationship with DO Apparel – a full-service custom apparel company focusing on creative sports garments for major league teams across basketball, football and baseball.
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Textiles & Apparel / Garment
Fabtex Georgia: A promising textile fair in the Caucasia region
Fabtex organizers are proud to announce that the Fabtex Georgia 2024 International Textile Industry Fair has concluded with remarkable success, bringing together over 1,050 professional visitors from 11 countries, including Georgia, Russia, Armenia, India, China, Ukraine, Germany, Iran, Turkey, Poland, and Pakistan.
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Textile chemistry
Officina39 on stage at La Scala Theater for the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards 2024
A prestigious recognition for the Biella-based company and its product Recycrom™, the dyestuff derived from textile waste that allows fashion brands to responsibly dye their garments.
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Picanol’s will unveil the Supermax, its new rapier weaving machine, at ITMA Asia + CITME 2024
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 represents an excellent opportunity for Picanol to once again demonstrate its technological leadership in both airjet and rapier weaving machines. Visitors to the event will experience Picanol’s world premiere of its brand-new Supermax rapier weaving machine. In total, Picanol will have four different high-tech weaving machines as well as its PicConnect digital platform on display.
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Monforts is 140 and looking to the future
Monforts recently celebrated its 140th anniversary at a special event for staff and their families at its headquarters in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Building on a very rich history since its foundation by August Monforts in 1884, the company remains 100% dedicated to the development of technologies that will ensure the future success of its textile industry customers.
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Sustainability and innovation at the forefront: Yarn Expo Spring returns in March 2025
Taking place 11 – 13 March 2025 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, the show is set to build on the success of the previous Spring Edition, and provide another key platform for green yarn and fibre producers from around the world. The 2024 fair saw nearly 22,000 buyers connecting with over 515 exhibitors from 11 countries and regions – international exhibitor numbers doubled from the prior year, with domestic exhibitors also increasing 27%.
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Global fiber production reached an all-time high of 124 million tonnes in 2023
Global fiber production reached an all-time high of 124 million tonnes in 2023, according to the latest Materials Market Report from Textile Exchange – which looks at total volumes used for apparel, home textiles, footwear, or any other application.
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Yarn & Fiber
NatureWorks welcomes new CGO and CFO as company enters new growth phase
Roger Tambay, Chief Growth Officer, and Roger Kempa, Chief Financial Officer, join NatureWorks as the company prepares to open their new fully integrated Ingeo™? PLA manufacturing facility in Thailand becoming the first PLA biopolymer producer to expand globally with a second manufacturing facility.
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Raw Materials
The 82nd Plenary Meeting: PSAC Session on fiber requirements
During each International Cotton Advisory Committee Plenary Meeting, the Private Sector Advisory Council hosts a session on the topic they’d focused on discussing throughout the year, sharing their insights with the audience and working to advance the interests of the global cotton industry’s business community.
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STFI opens technical center for wetlaid nonwovens
On September 17, 2020, the Wetlaid Technical Center was opened at the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) in the Center for Textile Sustainability. For over 30 years, STFI has been dedicated to a variety of fields of application in the textile industry as an innovation partner and service provider. More than 40 invited guests from industry, research and politics attended the opening of the technical center.
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DILO receives award for the new development MicroPunch
At this year's CINTE Techtextil fair in Shanghai, DILO received the innovation award for its intensive needling technology MicroPunch. Recent developments in energy costs, particularly for electricity and gas, combined with the shortage of water resources, have led to a shift in thinking over the past few years. Alongside economic efficiency, evaluation of the environmental impact of production has become increasingly important.
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Cinte Techtextil China 2024 closes after promoting East-West nonwovens and technical textiles business exchange
In the face of an evolving economic landscape, the technical textiles and nonwovens sectors are often at the forefront of adaptation and innovation. Such was the case at the recently concluded Cinte Techtextil China 2024, attracting nearly 400 exhibitors from 13 countries and regions and nearly 17,000 visits (2023: 15,542), with visitors hailing from 77 countries and regions.
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In-house show at KARL MAYER (CHINA) during ITMA ASIA + CITME in Changzhou
The KARL MAYER GROUP will be presenting solutions for mastering the challenges of our time at ITMA ASIA + CITME from October 14 to 18, 2024. Parallel to the innovation show at stand C27 in hall 4 at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center, the global player is inviting visitors to an in-house show at its Chinese location in Changzhou.
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INDA and EDANA sign Letter of Intent to explore strategic alliance
INDA, the Association of the Nonwovens Industry, based in Cary, North Carolina, and EDANA, the Voice of Nonwovens, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, have announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) in Rome to explore a strategic alliance. This marks a significant step toward leveraging their combined expertise and resources to address global challenges and drive new opportunities in the nonwovens industry.
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Sustainable packaging: ANDRITZ to offer complete Dry Molded Fiber lines
International technology group ANDRITZ and PulPac AB, the Swedish pioneer in Dry Molded Fiber technology, have entered into a strategic partnership to serve the alternative packaging market with their complementary expertise.
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ANDRITZ tearing line producing recycled fibers for mattresses starts up at Sealy Australia
International technology group ANDRITZ supplied and recently commissioned a tearing line at Sealy Australia’s mattress manufacturing plant in Brisbane.
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The second collaboration between the inkjet textile printer “FOREARTH” and the fashion brand “ANREALAGE” was presented at Paris Fashion Week® Spring/Summer 2025
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. (President: Hironori Ando) is pleased to announce a collaborative work designed and produced by Kunihiko Morinaga, the founder and designer of the Japanese fashion brand “ANREALAGE,” using fabrics printed on our inkjet textile printer “FOREARTH”. The collaborative work was presented at the women's collection of Paris Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2025. This is the second collaboration following the previous Paris Fashion Week® for Fall/Winter 2024-2025.
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