Techtextil 2026

2025-04-03

Techtextil and Texprocess 2026 with strong booking status: exhibitors count on the leading industry platforms

High registration numbers with many new exhibitors herald a strong Techtextil and Texprocess 2026. From 21 to 24 April 2026, international suppliers present their innovations at the two leading trade fairs - whether in terms of materials, technologies or sustainability. The aim is to tap into new markets, win customers, find business partners and master industry challenges. With an adapted hall layout and new product groups, Techtextil and Texprocess create the best conditions for this.

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Recycling / Circular Economy

2025-04-03

Systemic change essential to achieve textiles circularity, says EuRIC’s event

EuRIC’s Textiles event, held in Brussels on 27 March, brought together sorters, recyclers, manufacturers, retailers, policymakers, academics, and circularity experts to address the need for bridging the gap between policy and industry in the textile sector. The event emphasised the need for a systemic shift towards a circular economy, with a strong focus on legislative action and innovation.

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Denim

2025-04-03

EIM presents the first global report on the environmental impact of denim finishing

EIM (Environmental Impact Measuring), the leading global platform for measuring the environmental impact of garment finishing—trusted by the world's top brands and textile production centers—presents the "Innovations and Challenges in Denim Finishing: 2024 Report." This pioneering report provides an analysis based on accurate, objective data from over 115,000 denim finishing processes collected through the EIM platform, setting new benchmarks for sustainability in the industry.

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Textile chemistry

2025-04-03

Dr. Lorenza Sartorelli new Chief Operating Officer at CHT

The CHT Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lorenza Sartorelli as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO). With this appointment, Dr. Lorenza Sartorelli completes the management board consisting of Dr. Christian Rink (CFO) and Eva Baumann (CEO). With the now complete management team, the CHT Group is continuing its strategic realignment. As COO, Lorenza Sartorelli will focus her responsibilities on the sustainable global alignment of the CHT Group's operational functions.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-04-03

LYCRA® brand and SPANX are redefining comfort and fit in 2025

It’s been a big year for the SPANX-LYCRA® brand partnership — and it’s only March. In 2025, the brands have collaborated on two industry-leading innovations — a first-of-its-kind denim collection and an all-new line of cotton shapewear — transforming comfort and fit for millions of consumers. That’s a lot to celebrate.

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Raw Materials

2025-04-03

Better Cotton convenes Brazil’s agricultural and textile sectors for unique collaborative action

Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has launched a new effort uniting key stakeholders across Brazil’s agricultural and textile sectors to build an ambitious vision for more sustainable cotton production.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-04-03

Lenzing AG as a European pioneer for a clean industry at Hannover Messe 2025

The Lenzing Group, a leading supplier of regenerated cellulose fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries, will be presenting its sustainable innovations at Hannover Messe 2025, the world’s leading trade fair for the industry, from March 31 to April 4. As a co-exhibitor at the EU Commission’s stand, the leading integrated fiber group is representing a European flagship company in the clean industry.

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Research & Development

2025-04-03

Commissioning of the FRS 1800 high-temperature rheometer at the ITM

In March 2025, the new Furnace System 1800 (FRS 1800) high-temperature rheometer from Anton Paar was put into operation at the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM) at TU Dresden. The installation was carried out by Fabian Barth and Peter Brandes from Anton Paar in collaboration with Florian Pötzsch and Dr. Dilbar Aibibu from the ITM.

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IDEA 2025

2025-04-03

Beaulieu Fibres International will be showcasing fibres that build futures at IDEA25

As thousands of industry leaders look towards IDEA25 in Miami Beach in April, Beaulieu Fibres International is exhibiting its next-generation sustainable fibre solutions for high performance nonwovens in various industries.

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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles

2025-04-03

B.I.G. announces the sale of Beaulieu Technical Textiles to RCP

Beaulieu International Group announces the sale of its technical textiles business in Europe, known under the company name Beaulieu Technical Textiles (BTT).

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Recycling / Circular Economy

2025-04-03

Industry heavyweights join Samsara Eco to accelerate its enzymatic recycling technology

Australian biotech innovator, Samsara Eco, has expanded its global leadership team with the appointment of material science and engineering veterans, Brock Thomas as Chief Innovation Officer and Isaac Iverson as Executive Director of Product. Thomas and Iverson bring decades of experience working within the polymer space in the US and will lead the scaling of the company’s enzymatic recycling technology and first-of-a-kind facilities.

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Dyeing, Drying, Finishing

2025-04-03

William Clark & Sons – the oldest linen producer in North-ern Ireland commissioned new finishing plant with BRÜCKNER

William Clark & Sons have been providing world class linen direct from Northern Ireland to customers around the world for nearly 300 years. The Company is the only supplier in the world that can produce Beetled linen fabric with that unmistakable sheen. Using the Beetling process the fabric gets pounded for 20 days by wooden hammers on the original beetling engines. This equipment is as reliable today as when they were commissioned over 100 years ago, and the process remains unchanged.

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Spinning

2025-04-03

A dynasty of innovators across 190 years

The art of reorientation runs through Heberlein's 190-year company history. Georg Philipp Heberlein and his descendants ran an exemplary family business with roots in yarn dyeing. It developed into a corporate group and ultimately became a highly specialised company that is regarded as the world’s leading provider of air interlacing and air texturing jets for synthetic continuous filament yarns.

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Spinning

2025-04-03

With its DTY solutions, Barmag is focusing on sustainability

With a clear focus on sustainability, Barmag, a subsidiary of the Swiss Oerlikon Group, is presenting comprehensive solutions from its product brands Oerlikon Barmag and Oerlikon Neumag for DTY and carpet yarn production at the Morocco Stitch & Tex Expo in Casablanca. From May 13 to 15, trade visitors can talk to experts from Barmag and the joint venture BB Engineering (BBE) at the Unionmatex booth (booth B4) to get an idea of the portfolio of the chemical fiber machine manufacturer.

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Dyeing, Drying, Finishing

2025-04-02

Monforts focus on energy savings at IGATEX 2025

At the forthcoming IGATEX textile machinery exhibition in Karachi, Pakistan, from April 24-26, Monforts will highlight the benefits of its latest Universal Energy Tower. This stand-alone air/air heat exchanger module enables recovery of the heat from the exhaust air flow of thermal systems such as existing stenters and THERMEX dyeing ranges with infrared predriers, resulting in energy savings of up to 25%, depending on the exhaust air volume and operating temperature.

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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles

2025-04-02

Philipp Ebbinghaus appointed as the new CEO at Sandler AG

At its meeting yesterday, the Supervisory Board of Sandler AG made significant decisions regarding the company’s future leadership. Effective August 1, 2025, Philipp Ebbinghaus (40), currently CFO, will assume the role of CEO of Sandler AG. As the nephew of the current CEO, Dr. Christian Heinrich Sandler, he represents the fifth generation of the founding family to lead the company.

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Textile chemistry

2025-04-03

TANATEX becomes global distributor for Fresche Bioscience’s anti-microbial textile solutions

TANATEX Chemicals, a global leader in textile chemical solutions, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Fresche Bioscience, a pioneering developer of high-performance anti-microbial technologies. Under this agreement, TANATEX will serve as a global distributor for Fresche Bioscience’s eco-friendly anti-microbial treatments, designed specifically for the textile industry.

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Recycling / Circular Economy

2025-04-03

Circularise joins expert group in leading CIRPASS-2 project to shape future legislation on digital product passports

Circularise is proud to announce its official participation in the expert group of the CIRPASS-2 project. This marks a major milestone for Circularise, as it contributes to the most significant research initiative on legislation for Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to date.

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Digital Printing

2025-04-03

Mimaki unveils new UV DTF technology and next-gen UV inks ahead of innovation-packed FESPA 2025

Mimaki Europe, a leading provider of industrial inkjet printers and cutting plotters, is set to showcase its first UV-DTF (UV curable, direct-to-film) printer, the UJV300DTF-75, at FESPA Global Print Expo 2025. Combining Mimaki’s expertise in sustainable, energy-efficient UV technology with its proven DTF textile printing capabilities, this latest entry produces high-quality, customisable prints, ideal for decorating items of all shapes and sizes, including those with uneven or rounded surfaces.

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IDEA 2025

2025-04-03

TWE Group will present new concepts at idea25 in Miami Beach

TWE Group is recognized as the world's leading manufacturer of ADL solutions in baby care, feminine care and incontinence products, providing superior fluid management for various absorbent hygiene products.

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Recycling / Circular Economy

2025-04-03

Circulose and Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Fiber fforge strategic partnership to drive large-scale textile circularity

Circulose, a global leader in recycled pulp production, has reached a strategic partnership agreement with Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Fiber, a frontrunner in the cellulose fiber industry. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the commercialization and scaling of CIRCULOSE®, while also propelling Tangshan Sanyou’s brand toward greater international recognition.

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Yarn & Fiber

2025-04-02

Record-setting Yarn Expo Spring 2025 wraps up with products reinforcing visions of sustainable future

Yarn Expo Spring 2025 concluded successfully on 13 March, setting a record with over 560 exhibitors from 13 countries and regions, and attracting nearly 24,000 visitors from 123 countries and regions. Taking place across 27,000 sqm in Hall 8.2 of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), this edition highlighted the textile industry's ongoing evolution towards a circular economy, featuring products such as eco-friendly cotton yarns and recycled fibres.

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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles

2025-04-01

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

2025-04-01

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

2025-04-01

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

2025-03-31

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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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles

2025-03-28

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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Dyeing, Drying, Finishing

2025-03-27

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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News Archive
2025-03-27

ITA receives the prestigious PROSE AWARD 2025 in the Engineering and Technology category

2025-03-27

Sanyou Tangcell shines at Yarn Expo Spring Shanghai Exhibition

2025-03-27

Better Cotton renews Standard Recognition Agreement in Brazil

2025-03-27

Shaping the future: Lenzing presents Young Scientist Award to young talents

2025-03-27

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories sets new world record for largest spider silk gene insert into silkworm

2025-03-27

One for all - all-rounder proves itself under production conditions

2025-03-27

trinamiX expands its portfolio for plastics and textile identification with new handheld NIR spectrometer “trinamiX PAL Two”

2025-03-27

Jens Reinig named new CFO at Freudenberg Performance Materials

2025-03-27

Yarn Expo Shenzhen returns in June to connect with South China’s growing textile market

2025-03-27

PUMA and RE&UP announce a multi-year collaboration to scale circular textile solution

2025-03-27

ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025 launches online visitor registration

2025-03-27

Hohenstein releases 2024 sustainability report

2025-03-27

loopamid now commercially available: BASF starts up its first plant for recycled polyamide 6

2025-03-27

Alessandro Enriquez x Kornit Digital: A vibrant journey through Milan’s design icons at Milano Design Week 2025

2025-03-27

Consumption of clothing, footwear, other textiles in the EU reaches new record high

2025-03-27

EDANA urges caution on EU countermeasures, highlights risks to essential nonwoven supply chains

2025-03-27

Jeanologia celebrates World Water Day with a milestone: 20 million m³ of polluted water saved from the planet

2025-03-26

TC 30i: Outstanding results in cotton and man-made fiber applications

2025-03-20

Redefining nonwovens carding with the X-Series

2025-03-20

“Made in Germany” unites

2025-03-20

Trusted by experts and driven by innovation – Autocoro 11

2025-03-20

A great future for recycled yarns…but what about the costs?

2025-03-20

Sustainable insulation: ANDRITZ tearing line to enhance recycling capabilities at Buitex

2025-03-20

JEC World 2025: a record-breaking 60th edition driven by innovation and circularity

2025-03-20

Eastman showcased Naia™ Renew full product application Matrix at Intertextile 2025 Spring/Summer Expo

2025-03-20

Archroma and Gradiant partner to advance water circularity with innovative ZLD technology in Thailand

2025-03-20

Driving fashion, innovation and sustainability: VIATT 2025 solidifies its role as ASEAN’s premier international textile platform

2025-03-20

AUTEFA Solutions to showcase advanced nonwoven technologies at IDEA 2025

2025-03-20

ITA researchers win two JEC Innovation Awards for sustainable textile-based composites

2025-03-20

PFAS: TÜV Rheinland expands global testing capabilities

2025-03-20

Technologies shaping the future of technical textiles at HIGHTEX 2026 exhibition

2025-03-20

Comfort meets eco-consciousness and innovation: Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Spring Edition concludes amid strong demand

2025-03-20

Finalists announced for the 2025 FiltXPO™ awards

2025-03-13

First division knitters in Europe and Asia choose the Monforts MONTEX

2025-03-13

INDA unveils conference program for IDEA®25 focused on driving sustainability in nonwovens

2025-03-13

ANDRITZ airlay line for sustainable nonwovens production starts up at Carolina Nonwovens

2025-03-13

Advanced Recycling Conference 2025 – Shaping the future of the circular economy

2025-03-13

Aid by Trade Foundation, International Cotton Advisory Committee and bizpando start cooperation

2025-03-13

Good discussions, many familiar faces at JEC World

2025-03-13

ICAC to hold its 83rd plenary meeting in Mwanza, Tanzania

2025-03-13

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories meets its target with largest ever product batch of bam-1 spider silk

2025-03-13

Fulgar highlighted Q-CYCLE® yarn at Performance Days

2025-03-13

Köksan invests in China relying on Oerlikon Barmag Continuous Polycondensation Technology

2025-03-13

Rieter closes the financial year 2024 with a solid operating result

2025-03-13

PERFORMANCE DAYS spring edition sets strong impulses

2025-03-13

Kordsa showcases sustainability and innovation-driven solutions at Tire Technology Expo 2025

2025-03-13

Cascale Forum: Ho Chi Minh City challenges consumer goods industry to act

2025-03-13

Changes to the Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG

2025-03-13

Dow, ING, Invest-NL, Polestar Capital and Vopak fund first plant of Rotterdam-based chemical recycling company Xycle

2025-03-13

Global Standard’s GOTS joins the MAKE THE LABEL COUNT coalition

2025-03-13

DYNEEMA® announces collaboration with TOYOBO MC

2025-03-13

Archroma launches AVITERA® RASPBERRY SE

2025-03-11

KARL MAYER wins trademark dispute

2025-03-10

The Heritage: the virtual exhibition of Italian textile machinery industry has been launched

2025-03-10

Jeanologia empowers the next generation of textile leaders at the NextGen Summit

2025-03-06

Barmag at the Domotex Middle East

2025-03-06

Versatility of Naia™ Renew featured at Première Vision Paris 2025

2025-03-06

HEIQ expands in ASIA with BIG SUNSHINE as key partner

2025-03-06

KSL Joining Technology GmbH: new company to strengthen high-tech textile solutions

2025-03-06

TU Dresden’s ITM and KOTMI sign MOU to promote research into recycled fibers and industrial textile applications

2025-03-06

Aid by Trade Foundation announces new Head of Business Development

2025-03-06

ADVANSA unveils DACRON Infinity: A sustainable and long-lasting recycled fibre for pillows and duvets

2025-03-06

IFG Asota breaks records for bespoke colour matching of fibres

2025-03-06

Teijin Carbon showcases new eco-friendly Tenax Next™ R2S 513 6mm short carbon fiber at JEC World 2025

2025-03-06

The 63rd edition of Filo closed with positive results

2025-03-06

The evolving landscape of cotton planting decisions in 2025/26

2025-03-06

JEC Composites Startup Booster 2025 winners

2025-03-06

NEMO Equipment launches the first bluesign® product backpacking tent

2025-03-06

Regenerative Cotton Standard®: Impressive results following first harvest in India

2025-03-06

Suominen reports moderate improvement in comparable EBITDA for full-year 2024

2025-03-06

Ahlstrom to provide product-specific carbon footprint – Life cycle assessment tool empowers customers to make sustainable choices

2025-03-06

EuRIC plastics webinar brings together 250+ participants to tackle Europe’s plastics recycling crisis

2025-03-06

Acquisition of majority shareholding in Jiangsu Huanyu Group by Autoneum successfully completed

2025-03-06

New guidance on science-based targets for nature to support fashion and textile industry sustainability

2025-03-06

Inside Information: Suzano will not invest into next steps of collaboration with Spinnova

2025-03-06

Hexcel and FIDAMC join forces to shape the future of composite materials

2025-03-06

Leading textile-to-textile recyclers unite to form the T2T Alliance

2025-03-06

FILTREX Innovation Award 2025: Announcing the nominees

2025-03-05

Florania and FOREARTH collaborate on pioneering sustainable fashion ideas at Milan Fashion Week 2025

2025-03-05

Controlling the service life

2025-03-04

Smart and eco-friendly solutions to enhance sourcing experience at next week’s Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Spring Edition

2025-03-04

Fashion For Good launches fibre fragmentation project: Behind the break

2025-03-03

Jakob Müller Group acquires MEI International, expanding narrow fabric weaving solutions

2025-03-03

Jakob Müller Group implements strategy 2030 with concrete measures

2025-03-03

Innovations with smart textiles

2025-03-01

Filo 63 highlights sustainability and innovation with C.L.A.S.S.

2025-02-28

Deal on new EU rules to reduce textile and food waste

2025-02-27

Sustainable and efficient - Barmag's technologies for the Vietnamese textile industry

2025-02-27

College of Commissioners travels to New Delhi to boost EU-India relations

2025-02-27

Joint forces for renewable carbon: Lars Börger appointed as new CEO of nova-Institute

2025-02-27

Better Cotton extends partnership with Cotton Australia

2025-02-27

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories achieves breakthrough in recombinant spider silk design complexity

2025-02-27

The StitchTogether national seminar in Italy presents the Rome Declaration to the Italian Government and the European Union

2025-02-27

Mimaki launches Tx330-1800 and Tx330-1800B for on-demand, sustainable and high quality textile applications

2025-02-27

SL Smart Weft-Straightener success at Harris Tweed Hebrides, UK

2025-02-27

Garment Tech Istanbul 2025: Showcasing the future of sewing machine technology

2025-02-27

PRODYE® keeps on going successfully in the denim market

2025-02-27

JEC World 2025: Composites at the heart of sports innovation

2025-02-27

MEL Composites display aerospace, marine and transportation collaborations at JEC World 2025

2025-02-27

BLANCHE’s KOKORO collection showcases ISKO’s responsible and innovative textile technologies for all its denim pieces