ITMA Asia + CITME 2025
Happy Holidays!
Dear reader, the year 2024 is drawing to a close. We are enjoying a hopefully peaceful time and spending time with our families. And we are looking back on an eventful year that once again brought many changes. Our industry has not yet shaken off the crisis, and so we are once again placing our hopes for economic recovery in the next year. Nevertheless, we should not forget that we are the textile industry. A strong industry that exists for hundreds of years and has repeatedly emerged from crises stronger than before. An industry that faces all challenges with creativity and persistence and comes up with innovative solutions. Now is the time to recover and gather new strength so that we can start the new year with renewed energy. We hope that we have been able to serve you with our news and articles this year as well and look forward to surprising you with many innovations in the new year. Enjoy the celebrations and stay healthy! We wish you a happy and joyful holiday season!
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Mimaki to spotlight latest sustainable solution at Heimtextil 2025
Mimaki Europe, a leading provider of industrial inkjet printers, cutting plotters, and 3D printers, announces its attendance at global textile tradeshow, Heimtextil 2025 (Frankfurt, January 14th-17th). The show, as the world’s largest trade fair for home and contract textiles, will give Mimaki the opportunity to demonstrate its latest sustainable innovation, TRAPIS, at its booth in Hall 3.0 Stand B96.
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Carpets
Saurer Technologies Twisting Solutions at the Carpet and Flooring Expo 2025
Saurer Technologies Twisting Solutions, a global leader in textile machinery innovation, is proud to announce its participation at the upcoming Carpet and Flooring Expo 2025. The event, set to take place from 7th to 10th January 2025 at the Istanbul Expo Center in Turkey, will serve as a key platform for industry leaders, manufacturers, and innovators to gather and explore the latest developments in the carpet and flooring sectors.
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Dyeing, Drying, Finishing
Revolutionizing textile finishing with advanced mercerizing solutions
In the competitive world of textile manufacturing, precision, sustainability, and efficiency are essential for success. The BEN-DIMENSA Mercerizing Systems by Benninger redefine these standards with cutting-edge technology and exceptional results. By combining a patented, globally unique system of chain-based and chainless fabric guidance, BEN-DIMENSA ensures unmatched precision, adaptability, and efficiency.
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Recycling / Circular Economy
Considering delayed non-dilutive sources of financing, CARBIOS postpones construction of its Longlaville PET biorecycling plant for 6 to 9 months
CARBIOS, (Euronext Growth Paris : ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, is postponing the construction of its PET biorecycling plant in Longlaville for 6 to 9 months due to delayed funding pending completion of additional financing under satisfactory conditions. CARBIOS' ambition is to finalize this financing, notably non-dilutive, as quickly as possible, so as to serve market needs from 2027. CARBIOS expects to sign several binding commercial contracts in the first half of 2025.
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Promoting sustainability, digitalisation and resilience
The EU project ADDTEX has reached an important milestone with the two publications White Book and E-Book. Both publications contain comprehensive guidelines, findings and policy recommendations to support the sustainable, digital and resilient transition of the textile industry. The focus is on technical textiles, whose innovations are considered key to the competitiveness and resilience of the European industry.
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Dyeing, Drying, Finishing
SAATI Germany optimists production with Mahlo technology
SAATI Germany, a leading manufacturer of highly developed technical fabrics, has further optimised its production processes by using innovative measurement and control technology from Mahlo. The company installed its first Mahlo systems back in 2020 and took the next step this year.
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Textile processing
The sewing machine needle manufacturer with process expertise
Groz-Beckert sewing machine needles are renowned throughout the industry and comprise an impressively broad portfolio. But customers know that innovative solutions from Groz-Beckert go beyond the core product. With its future-oriented services and digital offerings, the company, headquartered in Germany, is a strong partner of the sewing industry.
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New DIN SPEC supports the development of textiles with low microfibre discharge
Building on a rapid test for the detection of microfibres in sample water presented in 2023, the sporting goods manufacturer Under Armour, together with the testing service provider Hohenstein and the measuring device provider PPT Group, has now published a standardised test method that enables the determination of microfibre release from textiles under simulated washing conditions. With the help of the new DIN SPEC 19292, apparel/textile companies along the value chain are now able to measure and (e.g. comparatively) evaluate the extent of fibre release of different materials as part of their product development.
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Associations
The upcoming Colombiatex 2025 speaks Italian
There will be 23 Italian textile machinery manufacturers partecipating at the upcoming Colombiatex, the main Colombian textile fair, which will take place in Medellín from January 28 to 30, 2025, once again confirming the strong connection between local textile companies and Italian suppliers of textile technology.
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Textile chemistry
RUDOLF appoints Marcos Furrer as CEO, Dr Gunther Duschek as CTOO and Dr Oliver Kusterle as CSO – Dr Wolfgang A. Schumann becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors
RUDOLF, a leading global medium-sized specialty chemical company, is adopting a new management structure at the beginning of 2025 to accelerate the implementation of its strategic goals. The aim remains to further strengthen RUDOLF‘s international market position and to sustainably, expand the company‘s innovative strength in an increasingly dynamic competitive environment.
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Circulose welcomes Sara Diez Jauregui and Kalyan Madabhushi to its Board of Directors
Circulose is proud to announce the appointment of Sara Diez Jauregui and Kalyan Madabhushi to further strengthen its Board of Directors, following the recent appointment of Chair Helena Helmersson. These additions bring world-class expertise across the value chain: Sara offers extensive experience with leading fashion and apparel brands, while Kalyan brings a notable career at Aditya Birla Group, a global leader in cellulosic fiber production.
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ANDRITZ introduces new pilot line for dry molded fiber production
International technology group ANDRITZ has inaugurated a new technical center in Montbonnot, France, dedicated to advancing solutions for dry molded fiber production. Dry molded fiber (DMF) production uses a nearly waterless process to convert cellulose fibers into three-dimensional products for sustainable packaging. Based on its strategic partnership with the Swedish DMF pioneer PulPac, ANDRITZ is now able to offer complete dry molded fiber lines.
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Fiber customers rely on LENZING™ Acetic Acid Biobased
The Lenzing Group, a leading supplier of regenerated cellulose fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries, announces a significant milestone in its partnership with C.P.L. Prodotti Chimici srl, a renowned supplier of chemical products for the textile industry. LENZING™ Acetic Acid Biobased, a by-product of pulp production, is at the center of this collaboration. Oniverse, which also owns the renowned fashion brand Calzedonia, will not only rely on Lenzing for its fibers in the future but will also use LENZING™ Acetic Acid Biobased for dyeing textiles.
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The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) mourn the loss of Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Franz Effenberger
The former head of the previous Institute for Textile Chemistry and Chemical Fibers (ITCF) at the DITF passed away on December 11 at the age of 94.
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55 years of collaboration: Parkdale and Trützschler’s ongoing partnership
Parkdale is a top global provider of spun yarns – and a top partner for Trützschler too. The collaboration stretches back more than 50 years and is now gathering momentum for the future, driven by the shared focus on continuous improvement for quality, innovation and sustainability. The latest step forward for this long customer relationship? The SUPERTIP card clothing wire.
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Industrial yarn producer sees growth potential in tire cord sector
The Chinese Junma Group has expanded its HMLS capacities by 20 positions, hence becoming one of the largest tire cord manufacturers in China. At present, the company has 64 positions of HMLS systems, all of which are from Oerlikon Barmag.
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HEIMTEXTIL 2025
Storytelling and natural beauty: Heimtextil Trends 25/26 provide retailers with valuable solutions
Price pressure, reluctance to buy and changing demands on the longevity of products. Retailers around the world are facing similar challenges. Heimtextil Trends 25/26, curated by the Milan-based design platform Alcova, consciously addresses these challenges and provides valuable inspiration and conclusive solutions. Visitors will find these in the Trend Arena in Hall 3.0 at Heimtextil from 14 to 17 January 2025.
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Intense visitor application to Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition
The online invitation system of Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition, where the latest technologies in the garment and ready-to-wear sector will be exhibited, has recently opened. Visitors from both Turkey and around the world quickly showed their interest in the exhibition. As soon as the system was opened, professional visitors including hundreds of people from countries such as England, India, Australia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Egypt, Kuwait, Greece, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and China filled out the online invitation form. This intense attendance reveals once again how important Garment Tech Istanbul has become on a global scale.
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Composites industry gathers insights at JEC World 2025 Conference Program
The JEC World 2025 conference program, set to take place March 4-6 in Paris Nord Villepinte, has been unveiled, offering an extensive lineup of presentations and roundtable discussions that address the pressing challenges and advancements shaping the global composites industry.
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BASF inaugurates new Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center in Ludwigshafen
BASF officially opened its new Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center in Ludwigshafen, Germany, on December 12, 2024. This research facility will serve as a hub for pilot-scale synthesis of chemical catalysts, enabling BASF to offer its global customers faster access to innovative technologies. This pilot plant will also be of central importance for the development of new solids processing technologies.
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Source Fashion unveils keynote speaker line-up for February 2025 show
Source Fashion, Europe’s leading responsible sourcing show, has announced an inspiring line-up of keynote speakers for its upcoming event, running from 18th to 20th February 2025 at Olympia London. On Wednesday 19th February, a full day of thought-provoking sessions will be headlined by industry visionaries including All Saints Founder Stuart Trevor, award-winning social entrepreneur Safia Minney MBE, and Andrew Xeni, Founder of Nobody’s Child.
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Cotton farmers in Benin benefit from organic cotton cultivation
Launched three years ago with EUR 1 million in total volume, a project called “Growing Benin’s Organic Cotton Sector” aimed to support small-scale farmers in transitioning to organic cotton cultivation in accordance with the Cotton made in Africa Organic standard, to avoid the use of synthetic pesticides, and to further develop the organic cotton sector, thereby securing the future of farming communities. The project has proved a success as participating cotton farmers are benefiting from higher incomes.
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The StitchTogether National Seminar in Poland delivers the Warsaw Declaration to enhance social dialogue for the Polish textile industry
On 6 December 2024, social partners from the Polish textiles industry adopted the Warsaw Declaration, a joint commitment to work on the competitiveness of their industry. The declaration is the outcome of a 2 day meeting, organised under the EU co-funded StitchTogether project, which aims at promoting social partnerships in the European Textiles and Clothing Industry. The meeting in Warsaw brought together representatives of the Polish textile industry, including employer associations, trade unions, education institutes and the government to discuss the future of the industry.
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Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles embraces new decade of powering connections in August 2025
After wrapping up its 30th anniversary event earlier this year, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition is set to open up a new chapter at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from 20 to 22 August 2025. Under the new fair slogan ‘Powering home textile connections in Asia’, the global trade platform will once again gather international and domestic industry players, using its ‘textile power’ to facilitate business exchange during the peak sourcing season in autumn.
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STFI is investigating textile applications for PU casting compounds
Polyurethane (PU) casting compounds are classically used as protective and insulating material in electronics and electrical engineering, e.g. in battery modules or on circuits or for embedding LEDs. In addition to their electrical insulating properties, they are heat resistant and mechanically flexible . In addition, the transition from liquid to solid aggregate state is so favorable that these PU masses can be applied with a precise fit.
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