Research & Development
IPF at DESY: Investigations of structure formation in polymers
Challenging but successful days for scientists (Eric Euchler, Anna Sambale, Regine Boldt, Enno Henn, Sitao Wang, Lutz Zybell, Kai Uhlig) from the Institute of Polymer Materials (headed by Prof. Markus Stommel) of the IPF at DESY P03 beamline.
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Better Cotton announces 2024 Member Award winners
Better Cotton announced the recipients of its 2024 Member Awards. This year’s awards – presented by Alan McClay, CEO of Better Cotton and Eva Benavidez Clayton, Senior Director of Membership and Supply Chain – honoured members who have made an outstanding contribution to the cotton industry.
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Raw Materials
Aid by Trade Foundation expands to India through Regenerative Cotton Standard
Through the Regenerative Cotton Standard (RCS), the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) is now promoting sustainable cotton cultivation in the key cotton-producing country of India as well, expanding its scope of operations beyond Africa for the first time. The first pilot project for the sustainable cotton standard has been launched in collaboration with small-scale farmers in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles
Sandler deals with the energy crisis
The nonwovens specialist is looking back on a difficult financial year 2023. Meanwhile, energy prices have declined, and the measures introduced are taking effect.
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Recycling
CARBIOS and Zhink Group enter official discussions for long-term partnership to build PET biorecycling industrial capacities in China
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 Zhink Group, one of China’s Top 500 Private Enterprises, specializing in two global industries, PET and textiles, announce today the signing of a joint Letter of Intent to build a biorecycling plant in China using CARBIOS’ revolutionary enzymatic depolymerization technology to serve the global market.
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Spinning
Oerlikon focuses on complete solutions for the Central Asian textile industry
Caitme is considered one of the largest trade fairs for the textile industry in Central Asia. At its trade fair appearance in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions will be focussing on customer- and market-oriented complete solutions from a single source. From 11 to 14 September 2024, the machine manufacturer's experts will be providing information about their sustainable machine and system technologies at the Textima Export Import GmbH stand in Hall 4, Stand F44 at the UEC Uzexpocentre.
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Home Textiles
Heimtextil 2025: Carpets & Rugs is booming
Even bigger, even more international, even higher quality: this is how the successfully established product group Carpets & Rugs presents itself at Heimtextil 2025. The segment will be even stronger at the upcoming event: Carpets & Rugs already has twice as many exhibitors, an additional hall level and new highlights. Strong brands, exciting new products and content formats await the international carpet industry at Heimtextil 2025 in Frankfurt.
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Textile processing
On track to save energy
Soaring energy costs are a driving factor for innovations in the commercial textile-care sector. They generate new solutions that lower consumption, reduce emissions and in many cases extend textile durability. At Texcare International in Frankfurt am Main from 6 to 9 November, a large number of manufacturers will be presenting a broad spectrum of solutions that help dry cleaners and laundries to increase their resource efficiency.
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Texworld, Apparel Sourcing and Avantex open next week
Nearly 1,200 exhibitors from 26 countries will gather in Hall 7 of Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, from July 1 to 3, 2024. A must-attend event in a dynamic and ambitious setting... And lots of new features.
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Jean-Paul Haessig stays President of the Bremen Cotton Exchange
The Board of the Bremen Cotton Exchange confirmed Jean-Paul Haessig as President of the association on the occasion of the General Assembly on 21 June. Haessig is a director of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Singapore-based trading company Asian Cotton Traders PTE Ltd.
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The KARL MAYER GROUP wins patent dispute in China
The KARL MAYER GROUP has scored an important victory in the fight against product piracy in China. The innovative textile machinery and plant engineering company has reported a patent infringement by its competitor, Fujian Xin Gang Textile Machinery Co. Ltd. and, after several years of dispute in court, has been vindicated in the second instance.
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Fruitful discussions and an attention-grabbing innovation showcase
At this year's ITM, the KARL MAYER GROUP once again demonstrated that it is a reliable partner for its customers, especially in difficult times. At this year's trade fair, the majority of visitors came from Turkey. In particular, the number of trade visitors from North Africa and Central Asia was lower than usual. Nevertheless, the KARL MAYER GROUP trade fair team was able to report successes.
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Circ launches Circ-Ready Community to scale adoption of circ materials
Circ®, a US-based textile-to-textile recycling innovator, announced the launch of Circ®-Ready, an exclusive community of global supply-chain partners who have demonstrated their ability to make high-quality, better-for-the-planet solutions for fashion brands using Circ materials. The inaugural Circ-Ready partners include AGI Denim, Foshan Chicley Textile Co., Ltd., Giotex, Marubeni Corporation, MAS Holdings, PYRATEX®, Selenis, SHINJINTEX, Soorty Denimkind, Tainan Spinning Co., Ltd., and Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI).
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HSNR students show their own collections at Neo.Fashion Berlin
Nine graduates from the Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology present their collections at Neo.Fashion in Berlin.
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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles
ANDRITZ to supply needlepunch line for heavy fabrics to Sioen, Belgium
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Sioen Technical Felts to supply a complete needlepunch line for its production plant in Liège, Belgium.
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Textile Exchange enhances MIE Tool with forest and air pollution risk categories
Textile Exchange has updated its Materials Impact Explorer (MIE) tool to include risk ratings and recommendations for forests and air pollution. This addition, along with a new category for manmade cellulosic fibers (MMCF), helps brands, retailers, and suppliers assess potential environmental impacts from the raw material stage.
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CHT unveils Spring/Summer 2025 color trends
CHT Fashion News presents the hottest color trends for Spring/Summer 2025, featuring 18 vibrant hues that will define the upcoming season. Each selected color is paired with its PANTONE® reference, alongside recipes for personalized implementation using CHT's extensive range of dyes and pigments.
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Ahlstrom introduces a new range of filtration materials
Ahlstrom extends its innovative fluoro-free technologies into a wide range of industrial air filtration applications to support filter manufacturers in creating products with long-lasting filtration performance without the use of fluorochemicals.
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The business situation continues to stagnate, casting a shadow on year-end expectations
The May 2024 ITMF Global Textile Industry Survey (GTIS) indicates a continued stagnation in the textile business climate, with a marginal improvement of the economic situation due to more companies deeming business “satisfactory”. On the other hand, business expectations have stagnated in positive territory for a year, reflecting optimism rather than actual improvement, as the entire supply chain suffers from a lack of orders and high costs that affect profit margins.
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New research: Synthetic clothing generates plastic pollution equivalent to the weight of 820 Eiffel Towers annually
Cotton Incorporated and leading researchers published a groundbreaking study in Nature Communications, titled “The global apparel industry: a significant, yet overlooked source of plastic leakage.” This research reveals synthetic clothing contributes 7.4 million metric tons of plastic pollution annually. Most of this plastic leakage arises from macroplastic waste when synthetic clothes reach the end of their life cycle. This adds to the well-documented issue of microplastic shedding during the washing and wearing of these clothes.
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H&M Group reports robust Q2 and six-month performance
The H&M Group has reported a robust performance in the second quarter (March 1, 2024 – May 31, 2024), with net sales rising by 3% to SEK 59,605 million. Gross profit surged by 11% to SEK 33,569 million, improving the gross margin to 56.3%. Operating profit increased significantly to SEK 7,098 million, achieving an operating margin of 11.9%. Adjusted operating profit stood at SEK 7,297 million. The result after tax soared by 52% to SEK 4,995 million.
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New meta-study highlights that hydrolysis prevents the formation of persistent PLA microplastics in the environment
A systematic review of published scientific literature conducted by HYDRA Marine Sciences finds that in the presence of water or humidity, the bioplastic polylactic acid (PLA) will fully hydrolyze, and no persistent nano- or microplastics will remain or accumulate in the environment.
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AMSilk to showcase its biofabricated yarns at Première Vision Paris
AMSilk GmbH (“AMSilk”), a frontrunner in advanced biomaterials made from spider silk-based proteins, today announces that it will be making its first appearance at Première Vision Paris, the largest textile trade show in Europe, from the 2-4 July 2024.
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