Nonwovens / Technical Textiles
FILTREX™ 2025 wraps up in Vienna with key discussions on filtration and sustainability
FILTREX™ 2025, EDANA’s flagship event for the filtration industry, wrapped up last week after two dynamic days of discussions, technical advancements, and industry collaboration. This 10th edition brought together more than 100 professionals to explore the latest developments in air and liquid filtration, sustainability, and regulatory challenges.
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Recycling / Circular Economy
Filtration efficiency in PET recycling thanks to automated inline cleaning
Large-area filtration faces the stigma of high costs, maintenance efforts, and time-consuming changeover and cleaning activities. However, good filtration is unavoidable with increasing rPET proportions. So, BB Engineering has addressed these issues with its decades of experience in extrusion and filtration. The new COBRA filter combines continuous and automated large-area filtration with integrated intermediate filter cleaning – setting a new standard in efficiency, ease of use and resource saving, and finally meeting the demanding requirements of recycling processes.
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Raw Materials
Tariffs to escalate, production to outpace consumption
In the 2024/25 season, estimates show that production should reach 25.9 million tonnes, 7.38% higher than in 2023/24. Consumption is expected to increase but by a smaller percentage (2.27%), reaching 25.5 million tonnes. Given escalating tariffs, regulatory pressures, and fiber market competition, consumption is expected to remain under pressure.
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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles
European nonwoven industry returns to Pre-COVID level with 3 million tonnes produced in 2024
EDANA, the leading global association and voice for nonwovens and related industries has published its annual overview of the high-level figures from the EDANA Statistics Report on Nonwovens Production and Deliveries for 2024.
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New machine family for the production of high-performance stone bags
KARL MAYER launches its new RMF 8 EL and HDR 9 EL NET – two machines for the extremely economical production of stone bags, which can be manufactured in a variety of sizes and to different stages of completion. While the HDR model, as a representative of the double needle bar raschel series, produces complete sacks in one piece, the RMF 8 EL raschel machine produces individual textile sheets that are then assembled into a tubular net article.
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Focus on denim for Monforts at SaigonTex 2025
At the SaigonTex 2025 textile machinery exhibition which is taking place from April 9-12 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Monforts will highlight the benefits of its advanced finishing technologies for denim. Over 900 Monforts THERMEX hotflue dyeing systems are now operational in the main textile producing countries, with many of them devoted to denim production, and a significant number already reaping the benefits of the Econtrol® and Econtrol®T-CA processes*.
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ITA receives the prestigious PROSE AWARD 2025 in the Engineering and Technology category
The winners of the PROSE AWARD 2025 were announced on 5th March 2025. Roshan Paul and Thomas Gries from the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University were honoured as category winners in Engineering and Technology for their book ‘Sustainable Innovations in the Textile Industry’.
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Sanyou Tangcell shines at Yarn Expo Spring Shanghai Exhibition
Recently, the Yarn Expo Spring Exhibition opened grandly in Shanghai, Sanyou Chemical Fiber Tangcell™ made a stunning appearance at the Exhibition. On the first day of the exhibition, many industry leaders visited the Tangcell™ booth to provide guidance, and highly praised Tangcell™'s innovative practices and outstanding achievements in the field of green fibers, injecting strong momentum into the future development of Tangcell™.
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Better Cotton renews Standard Recognition Agreement in Brazil
Better Cotton has announced the renewal of its standard recognition agreement with ABRAPA, the Brazilian Cotton Growers’ Association.
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Shaping the future: Lenzing presents Young Scientist Award to young talents
The Lenzing Group, a leading supplier of regenerated cellulose fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries, is presenting the Lenzing Young Scientist Award at the Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (GFC) from September 10 to 12, 2025 for bachelor, master and doctoral students who develop innovative solutions to ecological challenges in the fiber and textile industry.
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories sets new world record for largest spider silk gene insert into silkworm
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“Company” or “Kraig Labs”), a world leader in spider silk biotechnology, today announced a groundbreaking scientific achievement in the development of high-performance biomaterials. Kraig Labs successfully engineered the largest known spider silk gene insert into silkworm—nearly doubling the previous record. This breakthrough represents a major step toward creating next-generation spider silk fibers with enhanced strength, flexibility, and performance potential.
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One for all - all-rounder proves itself under production conditions
At last year's ITMA Asia, Barmag, a subsidiary of the Swiss Oerlikon Group with its product brands Oerlikon Barmag, Oerlikon Neumag and Oerlikon Nonwoven, presented WINGS FDY FLEX, the latest member of the WINGS family. One year later, it is time for a summary.
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trinamiX expands its portfolio for plastics and textile identification with new handheld NIR spectrometer “trinamiX PAL Two”
trinamiX GmbH, a leading provider of mobile spectroscopy solutions and subsidiary of BASF, will participate in the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) 2025, taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company will showcase its versatile technology for identifying various plastics and textiles, which plays a crucial role in enhancing the recycling process.
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Jens Reinig named new CFO at Freudenberg Performance Materials
Jens Reinig, currently Senior Vice President (SVP) Finance & Controlling at Freudenberg Performance Materials, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Freudenberg Performance Materials effective April 1, 2025. He succeeds Marco Altherr, who is leaving the Freudenberg Group at his own request with effect from March 31, 2025, to take on new challenges outside the company.
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Yarn Expo Shenzhen returns in June to connect with South China’s growing textile market
After attracting nearly 20,000 visits from 45 countries and regions last year, Yarn Expo Shenzhen is set to return from 11 to 13 June 2025 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian), further strengthening South China’s role as a textile innovation hub. With modern infrastructure and China’s expanded visa-free policies, Shenzhen is highly accessible to domestic and international markets.
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PUMA and RE&UP announce a multi-year collaboration to scale circular textile solution
Sports company PUMA and RE&UP Recycling Technologies have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to scale a fully circular textile solution, transforming textile waste into RE&UP’s Next-Gen Recycled Cotton Fibers and Recycled Polyester Chips. Circularity is one of the focus areas of PUMA’s Vision 2030 sustainability goals and the company has already scaled up its RE:FIBRE textile-to-textile recycling program, producing millions of football jerseys made out of an increasing share of recycled textiles.
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ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025 launches online visitor registration
Online visitor registration for ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025 which will be held from 28 to 31 October 2025 is now open with early registrants enjoying a 50% discount from the onsite rates. Visitors who purchase their badge online will enjoy early bird rates of S$50 for a four-day badge and S$25 for a one-day badge. These attractive rates are available until 28 September at the web page.
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Hohenstein releases 2024 sustainability report
Responsible action is a defining value for Hohenstein, a global testing and research provider. Their 2024 Sustainability Report provides transparency through documented progress and detailed insights into how sustainability is embedded. It covers both the existing sustainability measures at the German headquarters and the company's goals for 2025 and beyond. The direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1, 2 and 3) of all its locations worldwide were recorded for the first time.
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loopamid now commercially available: BASF starts up its first plant for recycled polyamide 6
BASF announced the start-up of the world’s first commercial loopamid® plant. The production facility at the Caojing site in Shanghai, China, has an annual capacity of 500 metric tons and marks an important step in the supply of sustainable products for the textile industry. “The startup of this plant once again demonstrates BASF’s innovative strength,” said Stephan Kothrade, member of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of BASF SE.
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Digital Printing
Alessandro Enriquez x Kornit Digital: A vibrant journey through Milan’s design icons at Milano Design Week 2025
For the third consecutive year, D-house laboratorio urbano, the Innovation Hub of Gruppo Pattern, announces its ongoing collaboration with Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) to present Alessandro Enriquez loves Kornit: The Places of the Heart. This narrative is defined by the designer’s unmistakable graphic signature and offers an open invitation to discover his creations made for Kornit Digital, spanning interior design and fashion garments.
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Consumption of clothing, footwear, other textiles in the EU reaches new record high
Europeans are buying and discarding more clothing, footwear and other textiles than ever before, which as a result, is putting more pressure on our climate and environment, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing released today. The updated consumption data highlights the need for policymakers, industry and consumers to play their role in helping Europe shift away from the fast-fashion trend, to produce better, longer lasting quality textiles which are designed to last long, and can be reused, repaired and recycled.
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EDANA urges caution on EU countermeasures, highlights risks to essential nonwoven supply chains
As the voice of the nonwovens industry in Europe, EDANA underscores the critical role that nonwovens play across key sectors, from healthcare and hygiene to construction and automotive. These high-tech, engineered fabrics are indispensable in ensuring public health, safety, and industrial performance, with applications including surgical masks, baby diapers, disinfectant wipes, and insulation materials.
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Jeanologia celebrates World Water Day with a milestone: 20 million m³ of polluted water saved from the planet
The company presents its Ecological Profit and Loss Account with record-breaking figures that support the viability of a more eco-efficient industrial model in the textile sector.
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TC 30i: Outstanding results in cotton and man-made fiber applications
Yarn manufacturers across markets worldwide are experiencing the positive impact of Trützschler' s next-generation carding machine, the TC 30i. Since it was launched in January 2024, this machine has proven top quality and higher productivity for both man-made fiber and cotton applications.
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Redefining nonwovens carding with the X-Series
Trützschler Nonwovens proudly introduces the X-Series: a new generation of nonwoven cards that delivers significant improvements in efficiency, quality, uptime and sustainability to meet industry challenges such as rising production costs.
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“Made in Germany” unites
For over 100 years, the traditional German company Trigema W. Grupp KG has been producing high-quality sports and leisurewear in Burladingen in the Swabian Alb. The family-run company stands like no other for Germany as a production location, for social and economic responsibility, top quality and state-of-the-art technology. Since 2024, trigema has been managed by Wolfgang and Bonita Grupp in the 4th generation. From the yarn to the finished product, trigema produces the entire range in-house: from knitting, washing and dyeing to finishing, printing and making up.
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Trusted by experts and driven by innovation – Autocoro 11
Saurer's Autocoro 11 revolutionises rotor spinning with pioneering innovation and automation. This state-of-the-art, fully automated rotor spinning machine sets new industry benchmarks by significantly reducing energy consumption, maximising efficiency and ensuring unparalleled operational independence. In the Recycling Xtreme edition, the machine is capable of processing the shortest mechanically recycled fibres with an extremely high raw material efficiency. Since its launch in 2023 and first installations in 2024, customers worldwide have experienced the transformative power of the Autocoro 11. Hear directly from industry experts as they share their insights and success with this game-changing technology.
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A great future for recycled yarns…but what about the costs?
Uster Technologies brought textile industry leaders together to discuss the current issues in using recycled raw material. A delegation of spinners from India met experts from Rieter, Säntis-Textiles, Otto Yarns, Gherzi Textile Organization and TVU at Uster headquarters in Switzerland. This article summarizes the challenges and opportunities of recycled yarns from both sustainability and business aspects.
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