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Manufacturing costs continue to rise

Indorama must pass on costs to customers

The cost inflations have reached a level that Indorama can no longer offset. Therefore, the manufacturer will increase the price effective October 1st ... By Sibylle Michel

Geotextile production

Autefa Solutions supplies needle punching lines

Autefa Solutions will supply two complete needle-punching Geotextile lines to Confidence Infrastructure Ltd., an Engineering solutions provider. By Editorial staff

Restrictions lifted in The Netherlands

Fespa Global Print Expo 2021 travel update

Restrictions on fully-vaccinated travellers to The Netherlands from designated ‘very high-risk countries‘ were lifted on 22nd September 2021. By Editorial staff

Freight costs

Pandemic brings record prices until well after Christmas

Importers of consumer goods from Asia will have to contend with a lack of freight capacities and exploding transport costs for goods from the Far East. By Sibylle Michel

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Sneak Peek - 4/2021

textile network have revised and enhanced our magazine concept for our readers.

Whether treated or inherent, FR fabrics offer similar protection. © Carrington Textiles

01/09/2021 – Advertisement

Flame Retardant fabrics: inherent or treated?

The benefits and drawbacks of inherent and treated flame retardant fabrics for workwear. By Editorial staff

Bionic Pop Artist Viktoria Modesta had a voluntary below-the-knee leg amputation and began modeling at the age of fifteen. © Wear It Innovation Summit

31/08/2021 – Wearable technologies innovation at Berlin Fashion Week

Wearable technologies innovation at Berlin Fashion Week

Wear It Innovation Summit will take place online

The Wear It Innovation Summit, 7–10 September 2021, is going to gather strong opinion leaders of wearable tech and innovative start-ups in one virtual ... By Editorial staff

Through the chemical recycling of PET, Rudolf Group’s R&D has studied new options which are additional to the traditional bottle-to-bottle recycling. © Rudolf Group

31/08/2021 – Textile chemistry

Textile chemistry

Cycle-Logic: upcycling of PET plastic bottles

Rudolf Group implements the manufacturing of chemical auxiliaries for textile based on chemically recycled PET plastic waste. By Sibylle Michel

Long-term economic growth, the creation of jobs, humane working conditions: Remei is demonstrating how SDG 8 can be applied in the textile industry. © Remei

30/08/2021 – Good for the environment

Good for the environment

Good for Remei’s organic farmers

Long-term economic growth, the creation of jobs, humane working conditions: Remei is demonstrating how SDG 8 can be applied in the textile industry. By Sibylle Michel

Brands that use YourFit have decreased return rates by up to 48%, while increasing conversion by four times year over year. © 3DLook

27/08/2021 – Virtual 2-in-1 try-on solution

Virtual 2-in-1 try-on solution

3DLook has launched YourFit

3DLook has launched the first 3D solution that offers photorealistic virtual try-on functionality combined with highly accurate size recommendations. By Editorial staff

26/08/2021 – OrganIQ EMS Jeans

OrganIQ EMS Jeans

Sustainable jeans finishing

With the next generation, CHT’s OrganIQ family becomes a modular system: The OrganIQ EMS Jeans, which means Ecological Modular System for Jeans treatment. By Editorial staff

Nyguard still occasionally produces zippers from plastic that is not biobased: “But the proportion of renewable raw materials is moving strongly toward 100 percent.” © Evonik

24/08/2021 – Bio-based material for zippers

Bio-based material for zippers

Textile recycling in one go

“Why not make the zipper out of the same material as the tape it’s attached to?,” wonders Gabriele Mosso, CEO of Nyguard, the Italian zipper manufacturer. By Sibylle Michel