Yarn & Fiber
Lenzing achieves significant revenue and earnings growth within a deteriorating market environment
The Lenzing Group, a leading supplier of regenerated cellulosic fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries, reports a continued improvement in its business performance in the first quarter of 2025, although the recovery of global textile markets remained very slow and uneven during the reporting period. While the positive trend in volumes sold continued, prices remained constant at a low level. Raw material, energy and logistics costs continued to be high.
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Raw Materials
Laly Lichtenfeld joins AbTF Board of Trustees
The Aid by Trade Foundation is pleased to welcome Laly Lichtenfeld, an internationally renowned leader in community-driven nature conservation, to its board of trustees. After years of researching community-driven conservation, including as a Fulbright Scholar in 1996, she co-founded African People & Wildlife in 2005 with the aim of promoting peaceful coexistence between rural communities and wildlife such as lions and elephants.
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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles
Suominen publishes figures and launches a cost saving programme
Suominen Corporation has published its interim results for Q1 2025, showing increased net sales but continued margin pressure. In response, the company is launching a cost-saving programme targeting EUR 10 million in structural reductions over the next 24 months.
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Spinning
Rieter to acquire Barmag from OC Oerlikon to accelerate its growth strategy and become a market leader in natural and manmade fibers
Rieter has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Barmag from OC Oerlikon for an upfront equity purchase price of CHF 713 million. The acquisition will create a globally leading player in natural and manmade fibers, headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, and is highly complementary to Rieter’s short-staple fiber business.
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Cotton consumption and sourcing are under pressure
If a projected 7% increase in world cotton lint production to 25.8 million tonnes happens, the projected 2% increase in consumption to 25.5 million tonnes would mean the global market is heading toward a bearish outlook.
...moreKornit Digital champions digital mass customization at FESPA 2025
Kornit Digital LTD. (NASDAQ: KRNT) (“Kornit” or the “Company”), a global pioneer in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production technologies, today announced it will make a bold statement at FESPA 2025. With a clear message to the industry—"Maximize your screen printing profits"—Kornit will demonstrate how digital mass customization solutions are not only the perfect complement to screen printing, but the key to scalability, sustainability, and future-ready profitability (Hall 2.2 – C20).
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bluesign to showcase sustainable textile solutions at Intertextile Shenzhen and Shanghai 2025
The global authority on sustainable textile production and chemical management, bluesign is pleased to announce its participation as an exhibitor at both Intertextile Shenzhen (June 11 - 13, 2025) and Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics - Autumn Edition (September 2 - 4, 2025), marking the company's inaugural collaboration with these leading global textile trade fairs.
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Kornit Digital and Gooten expand access to Kornit’s Global Fulfillment Network for on-demand production
Kornit Digital LTD. (NASDAQ: KRNT) (“Kornit” or the “Company”), a global leader in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production technologies, today announced that Gooten, a leading print-on-demand fulfillment and technology company, has integrated with Kornit’s Global Fulfillment Network (GFN).
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Mimaki Europe reveals vision and strategy as impressive line-up of new product innovations debut at 2025
Mimaki Europe, a leading provider of industrial inkjet printers and cutting plotters, has unveiled its new vision, structure and go-to-market strategy against a backdrop of new product innovations making their debut at FESPA Global Print Expo 2025.
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Destination Porto for this year’s Textile Institute World Conference
The 93rd Textile Institute World Conference (TIWC 2025) will take place at the Porto Palácio Hotel and Spa in Porto, Portugal, from October 7-10 2025.
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Trützschler India relocates to ultra-modern manufacturing plant in Sanand
Trützschler India proudly celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Sanand, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This strategic relocation from the previous Ahmedabad site to the new facility is set to enhance operational efficiency, sustainability, and innovation.
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Robert van de Kerkhof is new ReHubs CEO
ReHubs, the European textile recycling alliance, is announcing today a change in its daily leadership: Robert van de Kerkhof is taking over as interim CEO from Chris Deloof, who returns to Ghent University after 2 years of successful engagement with the organisation.
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KBR selected as key commercialization partner for Samsara Eco’s first-of-a-kind enzymatic recycling plant
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it will support biotech innovator, Samsara Eco, to design its first-of-a-kind plastics and textile enzymatic recycling plant, due for completion in early 2028.
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DePoly to launch 500-tonne-per-year showcase plant
Swiss cleantech scale-up prepares to demonstrate industrial-scale implementation of its revolutionary technology that transforms plastic waste into virgin-quality raw materials without fossil fuels.
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eeden closes €18M series A financing to scale its breakthrough textile recycling technology
German tech startup eeden, which has developed a groundbreaking textile recycling technology, announces the completion of its €18 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Forbion, a leading venture capital firm based in The Netherlands, through its BioEconomy Fund. Also joining as new investors are Henkel Ventures, the strategic venture capital fund of Henkel, with deep expertise in surface and coating technologies through its consumer and industrial business, and NRW.Venture, the Venture Fund of NRW.BANK, North Rhine-Westphalia´s development bank.
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Dilo Systems and Kansan Group partnership announcement
Dilo Systems GmbH, a Germany-based manufacturer specializing in complete nonwoven lines, and Kansan Group, a Turkish manufacturer specializing in nonwoven converting lines, end-of-line solutions, and Wetlaid Nonwoven machinery, have signed a strategic partnership agreement to supply custom nonwoven lines.
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Adidas achieves strong start to 2025 with double-digit growth across all markets
Sportswear giant adidas has reported a significantly better-than-expected performance for the first quarter of 2025, reflecting strong momentum across both lifestyle and performance categories. The company posted a 13% increase in currency-neutral revenues, driven by 17% growth in the adidas brand and broad-based double-digit gains across markets, sales channels, and product segments.
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Official approval granted for Esquel Group’s new Sea Island Cotton variety "Yuan Loong 30"
Esquel Group Xinjiang Research & Development Center has successfully developed a new self-bred Sea Island cotton (Extra-Long-Staple cotton, ELS cotton) variety named "Yuan Loong 30," which has been officially approved and designated by the 11th Main Crop Variety Assessment Committee of Xinjiang. With this addition, Esquel has now successfully bred and named a total of six Sea Island cotton varieties, including "Xinhai 33", "Xinhai 50", "Xinhai 55", "Xinhai 63", "Yuan Loong 17" and "Yuan Loong 30".
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Sustainability
What are the impacts of PFAS polymers on our health and the environment?
The widespread use of PFAS polymers in everything from consumer products to green technologies can lead to contamination of water, air, soil, food and people. A European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment, published today, says that these chemicals can also contribute to global warming and ozone depletion.
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Cone Denim 2025 Sustainability Report highlights key initiatives, sustainable innovations, and collaborative projects
Cone Denim®, a leading denim innovator for more than 130 years, is pleased to release its 2025 Sustainability Report. Within the report, Cone reflects upon its sustainable progress over the previous year and discusses metric goals set by parent company Elevate Textiles that it aims to achieve by 2030.
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Culp announces strategic transformation of operating model following completion of restructuring initiatives
Culp, Inc. (NYSE: CULP), a leading provider of fabrics for bedding and upholstery fabrics for residential and commercial furniture, today announced the strategic transformation of its operating model to further position the Company for flexibility and growth. The Company will combine its two stand-alone operating divisions, Culp Upholstery Fabrics and Culp Home Fashions, into a single, integrated business designed to optimize operational agility and collaboration, further streamline costs and processes across its business, and, most importantly, increase responsiveness to customer needs and market trends.
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Destination Casablanca as North Africa anticipates a boom
Monforts will exhibit at the upcoming Morocco Stitch & Tex 2025 exhibition which is taking place at the Casablanca International Fairground (OFEC) from May 13-15 at a critical juncture for the region’s textile manufacturers.
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Practical, market-driven End-of-Waste criteria are key to textile circularity
As the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) works on the development of harmonised End-of-Waste (EoW) criteria for textiles, EuRIC, the voice of Europe’s recycling industries, calls for an approach that is practical, market-driven, and innovation-friendly.
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ANDRITZ to supply a complete production line for flushable wipes to Göliplik, Türkiye
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Turkish yarn manufacturer Göliplik ?eremet Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.?. to deliver a complete WetlaceTM line to produce nonwovens for sustainable, flushable wipes.
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INDA and EDANA recommend incorporating a new entity - The Global Nonwovens Alliance
The Board of Directors of INDA and EDANA met this week to continue progress toward a vision of broad collaboration for the benefit of the industry detailed in a Letter of Intent signed by both organizations in September 2024.
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B.I.G. Yarns strengthens European market position with major investment in state-of-the-art yarn production
B.I.G. Yarns, a leading designer and manufacturer of polyamide (PA), polypropylene (PP), and polyester (PET) carpet yarns for commercial, automotive, residential, and technical applications, is proud to announce a significant investment of €25 million in its French yarn production site. This investment reinforces its commitment to innovation, sustainability, and European manufacturing. It includes the installation of cutting-edge BCF lines, enhancing B.I.G. Yarns’ leadership in one-step 3-ply yarns and further solidifying its position as a key player in the global market.
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Textile Stories: Wool
On the occasion of European Wool Day, Savio proudly presented the volume Textile Stories: Wool, Wednesday 9 April 2025, in the evocative setting of Cascina Era in Sandigliano (Biella).
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