Textile chemistry
Suiting up Team Sonnenwagen with more sustainable sportswear created through a three-way partnership
Team Sonnenwagen Aachen, a solar racing collective from RWTH Aachen and FH Aachen, Germany, is on a mission to advance sustainable mobility solutions and become world champions. This August, the student team will participate in the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, a biannual 3,000-kilometer race across the Australian outback. During the five-day event, 50 student teams from around the world will compete with solar vehicles that they must design, assemble, and drive themselves.
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Recycling / Circular Economy
RE&UP becomes first company in the textile industry to achieve C2C Certified® Circularity for all products
In an industry where over 99% of textile materials are still virgin and just 6.9% of the global economy is circular (2025 Circularity Gap Report, Circle Economy), RE&UP has taken a decisive step forward. The next-generation textile-to-textile recycler has become the first company in the textile industry to achieve C2C Certified® Circularity for all products, the most rigorous global standard for verifying circular product design and recovery-readiness at scale.
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Composites
Hexcel presents lightweight aerospace composite innovations at 55th International Paris Air Show
Hexcel Corporation [NYSE: HXL] will demonstrate its latest developments for the Aerospace markets at the Paris Air Show 2025, Le Bourget, Paris, 16 – 22 June 2025.
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Research & Development
Tour de LOOP Exclusive specialist trip to Chemnitz – textile art and design in the European Capital of Culture 2025
The European Capital of Culture 2025, Chemnitz, opened its doors to textile designers, textile artists and experts from the fields of fashion, art and textiles: the Tour de LOOP on 26 and 27 May 2025 took participants on an exclusive professional tour of one of Europe's most traditional and innovative textile regions. 19 visitors from Europe explored Chemnitz and its textile region. They came from the Nether- lands, Austria, the Czech Republic, Great Britain and Germany.
...moreNext week's Intertextile Shenzhen and Yarn Expo Shenzhen fringe events to promote eco-friendly and innovative fashion textile solutions
Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics and Yarn Expo Shenzhen, held concurrently with PH Value and BIRD Fashion Fair, will be a focal point for innovative fashion across the fashion spectrum at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center (Futian). From 11 – 13 June, in Halls 1 and 9, numerous global exhibitors will showcase a multitude of trendy upstream and downstream products, offering visitors a comprehensive sourcing experience.
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Digital Printing
How T-Shirt & Sons transformed production with the Kornit Apollo
In today’s fast-paced print-on-demand (POD) market, speed, scale, and sustainability are non-negotiable. For UK-based garment printing leader T-Shirt & Sons, meeting these demands meant revolutionizing their approach to fulfillment. Their journey with Kornit’s Apollo platform is a clear example of how innovation can unlock new levels of performance and reliability.
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Raw Materials
The ICAC releases its 2025/26 world cotton market projections
The ICAC's 2025/26 season projections are holding steady as we begin June, with cotton production and consumption projected to be around 26 million tonnes and 25.7 million tonnes, respectively, while trade is forecasted to rebound to reach 9.7 million tonnes.
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Dr Charudatta Mayee is the 2025 ICAC Researcher of the Year
The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) is pleased to announce that Dr Charudatta Mayee, President of both the Cotton Association of India and the South Asia Biotech Center, has been named the 2025 ICAC Researcher of the Year, according to Dr Keshav Kranthi, Chief Scientist of the ICAC and himself a winner of the award in 2009.
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Growing with a vision: BRÜCKNER opens branch office in India
The worldwide leading textile machinery manufacturer BRÜCKNER is opening its own subsidiary in India on June 1st, 2025. With this strategic step, the German family-owned company further strengthens its global presence and expands into the Indian market, which is so important for the textile industry.
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Aid by Trade Foundation turns 20, invests half a million Euros in new biodiversity fund
To effectively promote nature conservation and biodiversity, the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) announced at the second Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) that it would be investing 500,000 euros in the ‘AbTF Biodiversity Fund’ to mark the foundation's 20th anniversary. Since it was established in 2005 by the entrepreneur Prof. Dr Michael Otto, AbTF has been committed to transforming the textile and fashion industries.
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ATP promotes Portuguese Textile Industry at Expo 2025 Osaka with “TEXTILE LIVE” Installation
The Portuguese Textile and Apparel Association (ATP) is promoting the national textile-industry at Expo 2025 Osaka with the installation TEXTILE LIVE – Draping withSustainable Materials, made in Portugal, featured in the Portugal Pavilion under thetheme Ocean, The Blue Dialogue.This international initiative celebrates innovation, environmental responsibil-ity, andthe heritage of the Portuguese textile and clothing industry, highlighting materials andprocesses developed in Portugal that respect ecosystems and place sustainability at the-heart of creative practice.
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Fashion For Good and Arvind Limited launch future forward factories India
Fashion for Good and Arvind Limited today announced the launch of Future Forward Factories India, an ambitious initiative with two interconnected components: developing a comprehensive blueprint for sustainable textile manufacturing and constructing a groundbreaking physical facility that brings these innovations to life, with expected 93% reduction in GHG emissions compared to conventional manufacturing operations. This initiative focuses on transforming Tier 2 factories - the backbone of the supply chain - into operations that are both environmentally responsible and economically viable.
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Stäubli group expands manufacturing footprint in India with renewable energy connectors
Stäubli, a global leader in industrial and mechatronic solutions, is proud to announce the signing of the establishment of a new manufacturing facility in Bangalore, India.
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Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition 2025: meeting market evolution through 15+ product zones and refreshed fringe programme
To stay ahead of evolving market trends and sourcing needs, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition will return with an enhanced showcase of the industry’s most sought-after home and contract textiles. With the spotlight on the Editor Zone, a wide range of product zones will showcase the industry’s newest innovations and create a dynamic destination to capture growing demand in Asia.
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Ten bold ideas to decarbonise fashion: Meet the winners of Global Change Award 2025
The H&M Foundation has revealed the ten winners of the Global Change Award 2025 – spotlighting groundbreaking ideas aimed at decarbonising the fashion industry in a just way. Each winner will receive a €200,000 grant and take part in the yearlong GCA Changemaker Programme – one of the few programmes of its kind focused on early-stage fashion innovation. Designed to accelerate the industry’s journey toward net-zero, the programme offers a mix of innovation support, systems thinking and personal growth.
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Pioneering EU funded T-REX Project celebrates completion and Rreveals blueprint for scaling textile-to-textile recycling in Europe
The EU-funded T-REX (Textile Recycling Excellence) Project consortium today announced the successful completion of the project, presenting a blueprint for scaling textile-to-textile recycling, and showcasing demonstrator products produced through the successful implementation of the recycling processes for polyester, polyamide 6, and cellulosic materials within Europe.
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Europe
EEA Scientific Committee elects new chair and vice-chairs
The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) Scientific Committee has elected a new chair and two vice-chairs at its spring meeting held over two days at the EEA headquarters in Copenhagen.
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Researchers develop living material from fungi
Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Empa researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial particularly advantageous properties.
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Ratti named among Europe's and Italy’s top sustainability leaders for 2025
Italian textile manufacturer Ratti S.p.A. has been recognized among the top sustainability leaders in both Italy and Europe, underscoring the company's continued investment in environmental responsibility and circular innovation.
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Under Armour and UNLESS debuted compostable sportswear at Milan Design Week
At Milan Design Week 2025, Under Armour and sustainable brand UNLESS unveiled their first collaborative collection of fully regenerative sportswear. The line included hoodies, t-shirts, and shorts in men's, women's, and unisex styles — all made entirely from plant-based materials and designed to decompose naturally at the end of their lifecycle.
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Infinited Fiber Company enters the next strategic phase under new leadership
Infinited Fiber Company announces that Petri Alava, co-founder and CEO since the company’s founding in 2016, will step down from his role on May 31, 2025. Chief Operating Officer Sahil Kaushik will serve as acting CEO from June 1, 2025. Petri Alava will continue supporting the company as Senior Advisor through the end of November. The Board of Directors has initiated the search for a permanent successor.
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CiCLO technology reduces lasting microplastic pollution while keeping signage durable and eye-catching
K&R Solutions Group, a leader in producing and installing printed tension fabric, graphics, and lightboxes, today announced widespread adoption of its U.S. made Bio Knit SEG fabric made with CiCLO® technology. Produced by Intrinsic Advanced Materials (ILM), a joint venture between Parkdale Advanced Materials, Inc. and Intrinsic Textiles Group, LLC, CiCLO technology reduces microplastic pollution while keeping signage durable and vibrant.
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CARBIOS signs its first biorecycled PET sales contracts with two global cosmetics leaders
CARBIOS has signed two multi-year commercial contracts for biorecycled PET from its Longlaville plant, with L'ORÉAL and L'Occitane en Provence, and has moved forward with the execution of this future plant’s strategy. These initial commercial contracts confirm market demand for high-quality, recycled and recyclable PET from enzymatic recycling.
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Expanding options at JPF with Monforts dual heating
Energy efficiency has become critical to the continued competitiveness of Portugal’s textile manufacturing industry and all avenues for resource savings are being explored by the country’s leading textile manufacturers.
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Empowering progress in textiles at Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas 2025
The 2025 editions of Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas returned to Atlanta, Georgia from May 6–8, bringing together leaders and innovators from across the technical textiles, nonwovens, and sewn products industries.
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