Europe
Spring 2024 Economic Forecast: A gradual expansion amid high geopolitical risks
Following broad economic stagnation in 2023, better-than-expected growth at the start of 2024 and the ongoing reduction in inflation set the scene for a gradual expansion of activity over the forecast horizon.
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Yarn & Fiber
NatureWorks’ Ingeo PLA manufacturing expansion attracts Rrecord financing from Krungthai Bank PCL of Thailand
NatureWorks, a leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers made from renewable resources, today announced the historic financial support from Krungthai Bank PCL to optimize the capital structure for the new fully-integrated Ingeo™? PLA manufacturing facility in Thailand. The financing from Krungthai Bank, Thailand’s third largest bank, amounting to $350M USD (12,600M Baht Equivalent), is one of the singular largest loans in the bank’s decades-long history and shows confidence in NatureWorks’ market leadership and global economic impact. Today, the companies participated in a signing ceremony to celebrate this milestone.
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Research & Development
ITM's award-winning presence at the leading international trade fairs Techtextil and Texprocess 2024
The Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM) at TU Dresden can look back on a successful time at the Techtextil and Texprocess 2024 trade fairs in Frankfurt am Main with many highlights.
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Dyeing, Drying, Finishing
Pincroft makes steady strides on course for sustainable textiles future
Baldwin Technology’s TexCoat™ G4 precision spray system revolutionizes traditional pad finishing process - Pincroft, a leading textile dyeing, printing and finishing company, bolstered its efforts to achieve efficient and sustainable textile operations by adopting Baldwin Technology’s innovative TexCoat™ G4 system.
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Stäubli at ITM 2024 – Redefining efficiency: with speed and quality processing
Stäubli is presenting an overview of its latest high-end technologies, machinery, and solutions that offer the textile industry more and greater benefits. Customers will discover a novelty dedicated to style changes in the weaving preparation department: SAFIR PRO S67, the new speed generation for the automatic drawing in of colored warps.
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Stunning evenness in filament yarns - Heberlein jet technology drives innovations in demanding technical applications
Unique technology for creating advanced technical textiles with exquisite characteristics will be featured at the upcoming ITM in Turkey. Heberlein, the leading supplier of air interlacing and air texturing jets, plans to amaze visitors to the event with critical components – such as the latest PolyJet-TG-3 – that can influence both yarn properties and processes.
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Campos starts its own finishing with Brückner stenter frames
The Campos company in northern Spain is a leading European textile manufacturer that has specialized mainly in mattress fabrics and stretchable knitted fabrics since it was founded in 1997 and is a global pioneer in "Damask stretch". Campos combines technical know-how with innovation and creativity in textile design.
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Trevira CS makes its debut at Clerkenwell Design Week in London
The Trevira CS brand is celebrating its debut at Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW), which takes place in London from May 21-23 2024. The brand is particularly targeting interior architects, interior designers, and contract furnishers to present its innovations on sustainability. Trevira CS stands for flame retardant fabrics that have been tested for fire safety. They also offer numerous sustainable properties.
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ITM 2024
Trützschler exhibits at ITM will address fundamental customer needs in fiber processing
Trützschler will be exhibiting at ITM Istanbul, Türkiye, from June 4 to 8, 2024, at booth 714A in hall 7. Visitors will be able to experience the latest innovations from the Trützschler Group - with machines and technologies in the fields of spinning, card clothing and nonwovens.
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Trützschler Nonwovens will participate in the ANEX 2024
Trützschler Nonwovens will participate in the ANEX 2024 exhibition at booth J121. Attendees will be able to explore high-quality sustainable nonwoven solutions tailored for flushable wipes with the pulp-based CP and WLS lines, as well as other cutting-edge offerings such as the needle-punched line T-SUPREMA for technical nonwovens.
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Exploring the future of advanced recycling: Early bird tickets now available
Smart birds book early – Future focused attendees of the Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 can save 20 % with the early bird bookings until July 16th 2024. This unique event covers all – extrusion, dissolution, enzymolysis, solvolysis, pyrolysis, thermal depolymerisation, gasification with Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU), pre-and post-treatment technologies as well as digital solutions. Diving deep into discussions about ambitious EU recycling targets, the commitments of the chemical industry and brands, and the evolving demands of customers and investors driving the recycling sector forward.
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New business momentum for the Turkish warp knitting industry
Warp knitting companies can look forward to new opportunities for their business development when they visit the KARL MAYER stand at ITM. At the important trade fair in Istanbul, the industry leader will be presenting selected solutions to support customers in a market that is as important as it is difficult. The focus will be on flexibility and speed.
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Italian Trade Agency ITA took its place at ITM 2024 with its Italian Pavilion
The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) decided to participate in the ITM 2024 Exhibition this year with the Italian pavilion. Italian textile machinery manufacturers, which are leaders in the global textile industry, will mark on the ITM 2024 with their innovative technologies focusing on energy consumption, efficiency, sustainability and digital transformation.
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30 years of expertise: Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles marks anniversary with returning pavilions and new product zone
One of the most influential home and contract textile platforms in Asia, the show will mark its 30-year milestone at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) this autumn, from 14 – 16 August 2024. With industry players from around the world gearing up to join this year’s anniversary edition, the comprehensive showcase will feature returning pavilions, a new product zone, and high-profile exhibitors, encompassing a wide range of fabrics and more.
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First energy efficiency solution for warp knitting machines
The KARL MAYER GROUP launches its Energy Efficiency Solution for the smart use of energy
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FixDye to produce recycled dope-dyed filament yarn with rPET flakes on systems of Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering
The recycled polyester yarn manufacturer FixDye has opted for the polycondensation system manufacturer Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering (OBHE) to increase its production capacities.
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Yarn & Fiber
Merging sustainable color and design to create the spaces of the future
B.I.G. Yarns is hitting Clerkenwell Design Week 2024 with a splash, showcasing sustainable craftmanship that merges color and design with sustainable yarn materials to redefine the spaces of the future.
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Italian textile machinery will exhibit their most advanced solutions at ITM Istanbul
For textile machinery manufacturers Turkey is a major trading partner, given the importance of its textile and garment industry on a global scale. With regards to Italy’s textile machinery sector, Turkey ranks second among foreign markets, with Italian textile machinery exports in 2023 amounting to a value of 183 million euros.
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JEC and Lucintel join forces to elevate Composites Industry Insights
JEC is thrilled to announce a collaboration with Lucintel, a premier market research and management consulting firm, to introduce Lucintel’s Analytics Dashboard.
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INDA releases 2024 Nonwovens Supply Report
INDA, the Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry, announces the publication of the eleventh edition of the annual North American Nonwovens Supply Report.
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Artificial intelligence for workwear with an optimal fit
An innovative web application now enables independent, flexible, and digital fitting when selecting workwear. By using Sizekick's AI-based technology, which the start-up developed together with Hohenstein, the textile service provider Elis is offering its customers personalised size recommendations based on individual body measurements for the first time.
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First brand in India to join bluesign
Techno Sport, one of India’s best sportswear brands online based out from Tiruppur, India, became the first brand in India to join bluesign as a system partner.
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Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris: "IMPERFaiCTION" trends for Autumn/Winter 2025-2026
« IMPERFaiCTION », the trend book for the Autumn-Winter 2025-2026 season explores the limits of Man in confronting the potential of AI, and proposes a poetic reading of our imperfections... When our own biological reality becomes a "zone to defend". To be discovered from July 1 to 3, 2024 at the Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles.
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Meisheng expands production with third ANDRITZ needlepunch line
Meisheng Group has started up a new ANDRITZ needlepunch line at its facility in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, China. It is the third line supplied by ANDRITZ to the renowned manufacturer of high-end nonwoven synthetic leather. This expansion will enable Meisheng to address the growing demand for synthetic suede in the automotive industry, particularly for New Energy Vehicles (NEVs).
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Better Cotton, in collaboration with African Export-Import Bank, joins WTO and FIFA efforts to scale more sustainable cotton production in africa
Better Cotton is to conduct sustainability mapping and assessments in West and Central Africa to enhance its understanding of the needs of smallholder farmers in the region and identify context-specific interventions.
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