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Top 5 of the Week – 38/2026

These five articles drew the most attention in your industry last week. By Kathrin Elling

Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress

The Lycra Company Showcases at Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress

Presentations highlight advances in Textile-to-Textile Recycling and Sweat-Masking Technology. By Antje Schmidtpeter

ITMA Asia 2026

Barmag puts atmos.io centre stage

For ITMA Asia 2026 in Shanghai, Barmag is placing its atmos.io platform at the centre of its presentation, alongside spinning technology. By Daniel Keienburg

Interview with Anja Merker

Ready for the Digital Product Passport

Anja Merker, Managing Director of the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Smarte Kreisläufe, explains in this interview why structured corporate data is the key to successful AI implementation, what risks shadow AI entails and how companies can prepare for the Digital Product Passport ... By Antje Schmidtpeter

Heike Metschies, project manager at STFI, notes: “Initial results are already available in the form of rectangular profiles with hemp reinforcement and a thermoplastic matrix. We were able to present these at AGRA 26 in Leipzig to, among others, the Saxon Minister of State for the Environment and Agriculture, Georg-Ludwig von Breitenbuch, and to a large specialist audience at Techtextil in Frankfurt am Main.“ © STFI

07/09/2026 – STFI and IWU Project

STFI and IWU Project

Regional hemp bast for lightweight construction profiles

CannaPul: STFI and Fraunhofer IWU in Chemnitz are developing lightweight construction profiles from regional hemp bast. The focus is on continuous fibre ... By Daniel Keienburg

Mr. William Wong, Group Director of Menang, at the restarted airlay production line. © Andritz AG

04/09/2026 – Nonwovens

Nonwovens

Menang replaces airlay line at its Malaysian site

After a major fire in mid-March 2026, Menang resumed production within only four months. A new Andritz airlay line was ordered at the end of March and ... By Daniel Keienburg

Heimtextil-Carpets-Rugs-Copyright-Messe-Frankfurt-Jean-Luc-Valentin.jpg — Heimtextil 2027 in Frankfurt: Carpets & Rugs is being restructured. © Messe Frankfurt/Jean-Luc Valentin

03/09/2026 – Global carpet industry smartly connected

Global carpet industry smartly connected

Heimtextil 2027 Preview

New structure, new links to distribution channels: Carpets & Rugs will move into several halls and gain a premium segment. Bed, Bath & Living will also ... By Daniel Keienburg

Circular-Textile-Days-Copyright-Rainister---stock-adobe-com---generiert-mit-KI.jpg — Circular Textile Days returns for its 6th edition on 30 September and 1 October 2026 at the Koepelhal in Tilburg. © Rainister / stock.adobe.com - generiert mit KI

02/09/2026 – Recycling

Recycling

Circular Textile Days 2026 returns to Tilburg

Rising costs, increasing legislation and global competition from cheap imports are forcing difficult decisions across the textile value chain. Circular ... By Daniel Keienburg

Textile-Kreislaufwirtschaft-Copyright-Mugi---Stock-adobe-com.jpg — The alliance's aim is to actively help shape the sector's transition towards a circular and sustainable economy, while strengthening competitiveness, innovative capacity and the industrial base in Germany. © Mugi / Stock.adobe.com

01/09/2026 – Circularity

Circularity

Alliance for textile circularity launches in Germany

The Gesamtverband der deutschen Textil- und Modeindustrie (textil+mode) and the German Retail Association (HDE) have launched the “Alliance for Textile ... By Daniel Keienburg

Meist-gelesen-textile-network-EN-KW-35 Copyright Messe Frankfurt / Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles and Textile Technologies... — After drawing nearly 460 exhibitors from 21 countries and regions and over 17,000 visits in 2026, VIATT 2027 again links suppliers and buyers across the textile value chain at SECC. © Messe Frankfurt / Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles and Textile Technologies (VIATT)

31/08/2026 – Most‑Read Insights

Most‑Read Insights

Top 5 of the Week – 35/2026

These five articles drew the most attention in your industry last week. By Kathrin Elling

Meist-gelesen-textile-network-EN-KW-36 Copyright Mugi-AdobeStock — The alliance's aim is to actively help shape the sector's transition towards a circular and sustainable economy, while strengthening competitiveness, innovative capacity and the industrial base in Germany. © Mugi / Stock.adobe.com

31/08/2026 – Most‑Read Insights

Most‑Read Insights

Top 5 of the Week – 36/2026

These five articles drew the most attention in your industry last week. By Kathrin Elling