ITMA Asia + CITME 2024
Convincing presentation, intensive discussions, agreed projects
Kong Zhen, General Manager of KARL MAYER (CHINA), summarizes the presentation of the KARL MAYER GROUP at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024.
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Mahlo reflects on key insights and highlights from ITMA Asia + CITME 2024
At this year’s ITMA Asia, Mahlo showcased the latest advancements in weft straightening and process control technology, drawing interest from textile manufacturers worldwide. Mahlo reflects on the event highlights, customer feedback, and the latest solutions addressing industry demands for precision, quality, and efficiency. Here’s an inside look at Mahlo’s experience at ITMA Asia and their vision for the future of textile manufacturing.
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ITMA Asia + CITME 2024
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 enjoys strong local attendance
ITMA ASIA + CITME, the region’s leading textile machinery exhibition, ended successfully after a five-day showcase on 18 October 2024. It attracted visitorship of about 90,000, with strong local attendance. The visitors came from 111 countries and regions.
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Textile chemistry
Green Theme Technologies closes $6 million series C funding round
Green Theme Technologies, Inc. (GTT), a leader in sustainable textile and materials science, is pleased to announce the successful closing of a $6 million Series C funding round. This funding will accelerate GTT’s mission to transform the textile industry with its EMPEL® high-performance, sustainable technology. Leading the round were Pangaea Ventures and Cottonwood Technology Ventures, two venture firms known for supporting breakthrough innovations in advanced materials and sustainability.
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Knitting & Hosiery
One step ahead in sun protection
At this year's ITMA ASIA + CITME, KARL MAYER presented a textile innovation in the field of sun protection clothing and hit the bull's eye. On show was a stylish jacket made from a tricot fabric in the new gauge E 44, which impressed the trade fair visitors with its exceptional performance. The silky fabric is light, soft and breathable, feels cool against the skin and offers unrivalled sun protection.
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Sinowin commissions first 8-end PA66 tire yarn plant
Sinowin Chemical Fibers is the first PA66 industrial yarn producer in the Chinese province of Henan to commission 12 positions of an 8-end tire yarn plant from Oerlikon Barmag. The airbag and tire yarn specialist is thus reaffirming its commitment to the growth market of automotive textiles. The 8-end concept, which is unique on the market, scores above all with its energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
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Recycling
Fashion for Good launches World of Waste
With catalytic funding from Laudes Foundation and IDH, Fashion for Good partnered with Reverse Resources, Global Fashion Agenda, Circle Economy, and Accelerating Circularity to launch World of Waste. A free online tool mapping global textile waste hotspots providing aggregated regional data on waste volume, composition, and type, enabling recyclers and innovators to efficiently identify and utilise textile waste resources worldwide.
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Knitting & Hosiery
Year-end sprint with the STOLL and KM.ON training program
For the fall/winter 2024 season, the KARL MAYER GROUP has once again prepared a comprehensive training package for its flat knitting customers. The offer includes an online training course on CREATE DESIGN and a new e-learning course on the basics of flat knitting, primarily for designers. There is also an in-house training course on CREATE PLUS for M1plus® switchers. Susanne Eisenlohr, Head of the STOLL Academy in Reutlingen, is delighted with the positive response.
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Associations
IVGT on tour in Albstadt
For the second edition of the Albstadt ID industry event on 10 October 2024, more than 300 school students from all over Germany and around 200 other interested parties from the industry came to Albstadt to find out about new training and employment opportunities in the textile and clothing industry through numerous presentations. The IVGT was also there! In room 205-141, Iris Schlomski reported on the current status of the ADDTEX Erasmus+ project and explained in particular the content of the ADDTEX Academy and the Hackathon and Bootcamp programmes that have now been successfully implemented.
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Cotton made in Africa supports the development of West African textile production in Benin
The West African country of Benin is well on its way to establishing itself as a new procurement and production hub for textiles and clothing; these efforts include having locally produced cotton made into textiles for the global market. The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) is supporting this development through Cotton made in Africa (CmiA), one of its sustainability standards, which not only provides a sustainable and local basis for textile production but also facilitates access to international markets. Recently, a delegation of AbTF visited the CmiA project country of Benin for a first-hand look at the progress being made.
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KARL MAYER and Highjet Group intensify their cooperation in Shanghai
KARL MAYER focuses on the success of its customers. Together with its buyers, the trendsetter in textile machinery construction develops customized solutions that perfectly meet the needs of their markets and strengthen their competitiveness. At the last ITMA ASIA + CITME in October 2024, for example, further cooperation was agreed with the Highjet Group on an important sub-project.
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JigMaster – most gentle and versatile
Benninger, a global leader in the development and production of textile finishing systems, designed a jigger for exceptional performance in the field of discontinuous fabric dyeing, ideal for delicate and intricate fabrics. Benninger JigMaster integrates innovative features that allow dyers to improve their processes while reducing the environmental impact. Customers are excited; the case of Swisstulle is exemplary.
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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol achieves record growth, reinforcing commitment to sustainable practices and traceability
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, a leading program for responsibly grown cotton, today released its 2023/24 Annual Report, showcasing record grower participation and notable strides in environmental stewardship. The report highlights the program’s progress in driving transparency and continuous improvement across the cotton supply chain, even amidst a challenging economic climate for growers.?
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Associations
Pioneering start-ups join ITMF
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has recently welcomed three innovative start-ups as corporate members, each bringing groundbreaking solutions to the circular textile economy. Syre (Sweden), RE&UP Recycling Technologies (Netherlands), and Sci-Lume Labs Inc. (USA) are at the forefront of transforming the textile industry, aiming to accelerate the shift toward a circular and sustainable future. Each company was honored with the ITMF Start-up Award 2024, recognizing their contributions at the ITMF Annual Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles
INDA calls for abstracts for the 2025 World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, is now accepting abstracts for the 18th annual World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference, taking place from July 21-25, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. Industry professionals are invited to submit abstracts on wipes products, raw materials, markets, and technologies until February 7, 2025.
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PRSA 2024: trinamiX presents their portfolio of versatile plastic and textile identification solutions to the Southeast-Asian market
trinamiX GmbH, a leading provider of mobile spectroscopy solutions and subsidiary of BASF, will join the inaugural PRSA, the Plastics Recycling Show Asia 2024 in Singapore, to showcase their versatile plastics and textile identification technology to the Southeast-Asian market. From designing plastics packaging that is sortable, to quality control for in- and outgoing plastics, to cleaner sorting for improved recycling; mobile identification of plastic and textile types adds benefits across the supply chain. Visitors to PRSA can experience the trinamiX Mobile NIR Spectroscopy Solution at trinamiX booth #L44 from November 13-14, 2024.
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IDÉ House of Brands introduces a new collection of bluesign® PRODUCTS for b2b sports and leisure brand, iwear
IDÉ House of Brands, the largest privately-owned supplier of promotional products in the Nordics, proudly announces the launch of its first bluesign® PRODUCTs as part of the latest collection for their sports and leisure brand, iwear. IDÉ House of Brands is the first promotional products company in the world to be certified to produce bluesign® PRODUCTS and is excited to introduce the first iwear styles made from 100% bluesign® APPROVED fabrics.
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Textile Exchange Conference 2024’s “The case for change” theme sets the stage for RE&UP to discuss the future of textile-to-textile recycling
A unique, proprietary technology that is able to tackle the world’s critical textile waste problem in ways that seemed unattainable before. The results are high-quality, durable, and traceable Next-Gen raw materials that are competitive in cost, as well as on par in terms of performance and quality with existing recycled and virgin fibers.
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Eastman Naia™ brings its own groundbreaking “Case for change” to the Textile Exchange Conference 2024.
Through Eastman’s advanced carbon renewal technology, waste is being transformed into new fiber that excels in its “Recycled and Runway Ready” style. Innovation, sustainability and versatility are among the key ingredients of the new Naia™ Renew creative expression images, exclusively fueled by AI technology. PASADENA, CA., October 29, 2024 — Embracing the theme “The Case for Change”, Eastman answers the call of the Textile Exchange Conference 2024 in Pasadena by sharing its best business practices focusing on climate and nature.
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The world’s first 100% “fiber-to-fiber” biorecycled clothing unveiled by multi-brand consortium
CARBIOS, (Euronext Growth Paris : ALCRB), a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and its “fiber-to-fiber” consortium partners On, Patagonia, PUMA, Salomon, and PVH Corp., parent company of Calvin Klein, unveil the world’s first enzymatically recycled polyester garment made from 100% textile waste using CARBIOS’ pioneering biorecycling technology. This technological feat contributes to advancing textile circularity when, today, the majority of recycled polyester is made from PET bottles, and only 1% of fibers are recycled into new fibers.
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Functional contract textiles: the multi-talents at Heimtextil 2025
Functional, reliable and innovative - this is how the products for the contract sector are presented at Heimtextil in Frankfurt from 14 to 17 January 2025. Interior designers, architects and hospitality experts awaits a broad and international range of textiles, specifically for use in public buildings and facilities.
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Trade association Matratzen-Industrie e.V. at Heimtextil 2025: focus on circular economy
The trade association Matratzen-Industrie e.V. will be presenting forward-looking developments at Heimtextil in Hall 11.0: first and foremost the topics of extended producer responsibility, R-strategies, reverse logistics and mattress recycling. Visitors will gain insights into the latest trends of the industry and can talk directly to the experts. As a global platform, Heimtextil offers the trade association a stage to present innovative ideas and sustainable solutions to a broad public.
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Iluna Group and the new dimension of beachwear
High-performance recycled laces and glossy effects: Iluna Group’s new beachwear collection, to be featured at MarediModa 2024, is a tribute to creativity and respect for the environment.
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