Techtextil 2026
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
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
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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