#Digital Printing

2026-05-06

Kornit Digital launches Konnections 365

Kornit Digital (NASDAQ: KRNT) (“Kornit” or the “Company”), a global pioneer in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production today announced the launch of Konnections 365 - a year-round movement designed for the people moving the apparel, print, and retail industries forward. The strategy is built on the overwhelming success of Konnections 2026 held in Hollywood, Florida, featuring more than 500 customers, partners, and collaborators who together are driving the future of apparel and textiles.

Techtextil 2026

Techtextil 2026: KARL MAYER impresses as an innovative sector partner

#Associations

2026-05-04

BTMA backs global growth while investing in future UK leaders

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#Raw Materials

2026-05-04

China projected to increase cotton production, yields, and imports in 2026/27

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Raw Materials

ICAC launches Carbon Credits Initiative to deliver new income streams to cotton farmers

Sustainability

Number of GOTS-certified facilities grow 15% globally as demand for credible sustainability standards continues to strengthen

Raw Materials

ECCO introduces first shoe featuring innovative protein-based fibre

Man-Made Fibers

The LYCRA Company strengthens sustainability leadership, appoints Alistair Williamson as VP of Product Sustainability

Raw Materials

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories reports major progress converting record-setting spider silk cocoon production into reeled silk

#Textile processing

2026-04-30

trinamiX mobile NIR spectroscopy: New applications for the footwear and textile industry

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#Sustainability

2026-04-30

bluesign technologies introduces bluepass

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Texprocess 2026

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Texprocess 2026: Style3D | ASSYST showcases AI, 3D, 2D and automation and meets strong industry response

Four days, countless discussions and a clear signal from the industry: the future of fashion is digital and AI-driven. At Texprocess 2026, Style3D | ASSYST demonstrated how AI, 3D and automation are already fundamentally transforming processes from design to production.

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Dyeing, Drying, Finishing

2026-04-30

Smart Quality Control for Technical Textiles

In the end, what matters is the result: a filter that performs reliably, a membrane that remains stable in storm conditions, a composite material with precisely defined properties. But the path to achieving this is demanding. In the production of technical textiles, numerous parameters interact – and even the smallest deviations can have major consequences.

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Digital Printing

2026-04-30

FESPA’s new textile event set to debut in Barcelona this May

In less than one month, the first edition of FESPA’s new Textile event will take place at the Gran Via, Fira de Barcelona, from 19 – 22 May 2026. Co-located with FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience, WrapFest and the brand-new Corrugated, each of the events will serve as the ideal meeting point for experts across each field to discover the latest technologies and trends, and explore cross-sector opportunities for business growth.

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Raw Materials

2026-04-30

Fiber traceability - A vehicle to ensure sustainability or injustice?

The Bremen Cotton Exchange is making a new paper available for download. In this paper, analyst Veronica Bates Kassatly and statistician Terry Townsend examine the justifications behind this approach and assess the consequences for textile and apparel sustainability claims and global legislation.

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Textile chemistry

2026-04-30

Officina39 expands in South Asia with dual trade show presence and new low-impact dyeing innovation

Officina39 reinforces its strategic expansion in South Asia by announcing its participation in two key textile industry events in Bangladesh and India, alongside the launch of a new solution designed to reduce the environmental impact of reactive dyeing.

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Research & Development

2026-04-30

ITA spin-off Solid Air (SA) Dynamics reaches the semi-finals of the Rice Business Plan Competition

The ITA spin-off SA Dynamics has been nominated for the semi-finals of this year’s Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC), one of the world’s most prestigious start-up competitions, held at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

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