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Industry review 2025

What news and topics affected our readers in 2025? We'll tell you in our annual review! By Editorial staff

Advances in Measuring Recycled Cotton Fibres

Recycled Fibre Quality in Focus

The 38th International Cotton Conference Bremen brings together research and industry experts to examine how recycled cotton fibres can be assessed more reliably. The session highlights methods that capture the characteristics of mechanically recycled fibres and show how ... By Daniel Keienburg

Christmas Greetings

Time to say THANK YOU

As the year draws to a close, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your loyalty, support and continued interest in our specialist media. By Antje Schmidtpeter

Strengthening sustainable textile supply chains

Textile label “Green Button” set for further development

The Green Button is now one of Germany’s best-known textile labels. A new phase has begun to further develop this state-run scheme as a central instrument for sustainable textile supply chains. By Antje Schmidtpeter

23/01/2025 – RISE

RISE

Empowering women in the garment sector

The initiative Rise is promoting sustainable transformation to improve the rights of female workers and gender equality in the garment, footwear and textile ... By Editorial staff

22/01/2025 – Trade fairs

Trade fairs

Heimtextil records visitor increase

Heimtextil 2025 ended with full exhibition halls, 142 participating nations, another increase in exhibitors and visitors as well as with top sastisfaction ... By Editorial staff

Fashion samples of “I-dentities” four trends (clockwise from top left): Simple, Hacking, Freedom, Mischief. © Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd.

22/01/2025 – Fashion Trends Spring/Summer 2026

Fashion Trends Spring/Summer 2026

Intertextile Directions reveals “I-dentities”

From March 11–13, 2025 at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition, fairgoers will be able to discover the emergence of four key trends. By Editorial staff

The ITMF Annual Conference 2025 will be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from October 24-25, 2025. © ITMF

21/01/2025 – Awards

Awards

Call for applications for the ITMF Awards 2025

In 2025, ITMF is launching yet another edition of the ITMF Awards. The winners will be presented during the ITMF Annual Conference 2025 which will be ... By Editorial staff

Techtextil 2026 concentrates Textile Chemicals & Dyes in a separate product segment for the first time. © Messe Frankfurt

20/01/2025 – On our own behalf

On our own behalf

Review of the industry - week 3/2025

At this point, we present the five most read articles of the past week. The ranking is based on your click behavior on the website. By Daniel Keienburg

Around 1,200 collections from approximately 625 international exhibitors will be showcased at the show. © Munich Fabric Start

20/01/2025 – Trade fairs

Trade fairs

Munich Fabric starts soon

The textile and fashion industry will meet again in Munich, Germany – from designers and fashion makers, product managers and decision-makers to international ... By Editorial staff

17/01/2025 – PSI 2025

PSI 2025

Starting the new year with optimism

The new trade fair year kicked off with PSI in Düsseldorf, Germany. From January 7 to 9, 2025, the promotional products industry came together again to ... By Editorial staff