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Euratex backs Machado for new term

Representing around 200,000 EU textile and clothing companies, Euratex reaffirms Machado to lead a competitiveness-first industrial agenda. He insists Europe must decarbonise its industry, not deindustrialise it. By Editorial staff

Preview Innatex Summer 2026

Summer Innatex 2026: international trade fair for sustainable textiles

Around 200 green fashion brands, including Ecoalf alongside Vaude, Knowledge Cotton Apparel and Kuyichi, will present sustainable collections and accessories at the July 2026 edition of Innatex. By Daniel Keienburg

Lenzing showcases bio-based nonwovens

Index 26 Award for Lenzing DualWipe

From Cidpex in China via Techtextil in Frankfurt to Index in Geneva, the Lenzing Group presented ready-for-market, bio-based nonwoven solutions in the first half of 2026. With its regenerated cellulose fibre portfolio and Lenzing Nonwoven Technology (LNT), the company targets ... By Daniel Keienburg

Circular economy and robotics

EU project FlexCycle recycles textiles

The focus is on autonomous systems with flexible end-effectors that can dismantle textiles, cables and fuel cells, recover precious-metal catalysts and route PFAS-based membranes back into a controlled material cycle using chemical processes. By Daniel Keienburg