textile network

Techtextil 2024

Our impressions from Frankfurt

Techtextil and Texprocess will take place in Frankfurt from 23 to 26 April 2024. The textile network team was on site for two days and had a look around the exhibiting companies. By Susanne Böhm

Ocean Safe/CHT

Next-gen biodegradable polyester

The partnership between Ocean Safe and CHT highlights a shared dedication to promote sustainable practices in the textile industry. This collaboration assists companies in meeting their sustainability objectives and drives positive change by providing innovative solutions ... By Christine Heywood

Textile Genesis/The Good Cashmere Standard

Forging a new partnership

With this collaboration, Textile Genesis continues to expand its network of partners, confirming its central position in the ecosystem of players promoting the emergence of more sustainable fashion on a global scale. This Lectra Group company announced a strategic partnership ... By Editorial staff

Review of the industry - week 16/2024

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 Sven Ramer

Freudenberg is now offering customers the Freudenberg Active Range of sustainable, highly elastic and breathable interlinings and tapes for all types of sportswear. © Freudenberg Performance

17/05/2021 – Sustainable, flexible and adaptive

Sustainable, flexible and adaptive

Digital Performance Days: Freudenberg will be showcasing new, innovative materials

Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel (Freudenberg) showcases two new solutions in the sports and outdoor sector at the digital Performance Days. By Editorial staff

Formulations on a purely aqueous basis are the starting point for the adhesive layer of the new Topaz Elements Seam sealing tapes. © Trans-Textil GmbH

14/05/2021 – Elements Tapes on aqueous basis

Elements Tapes on aqueous basis

Trans-Textil: Flexible seam sealing with environmental claim

Topaz Elements Tapes without any organic solvents in the adhesive layer offer a wide range of possibilities in terms of fabrication and application. By Editorial staff

A drop stitch fabric, sometimes referred to as a double wall fabric, is a fabric, consisting out of two fabrics, interconnected by thousands of threads. It is the base fabric for many inflatable applications, like SUP paddle boards. © Vandewiele

14/05/2021 – Woven drop stitch fabric

Woven drop stitch fabric

Vandewiele: Let the adventure begin

Vandewiele manufactures a double rapier weaving machine to produce drop stitch fabrics, called the VSi42 (Versatile Smart Innovator). By Editorial staff

Imprint designs on multiple fabrics at the push of a button: Global online fashion retailer and UK supplier teaming with Kornit for adoption of efficient, low-impact direct-to-fabric digital textile printing with zero water waste and accelerated production speeds. © Kornit

14/05/2021 – Sustainable on-demand textile production

Sustainable on-demand textile production

Asos and Fashion-Enter Ltd. rely on Kornit Digital

Efficient, low-impact direct-to-fabric digital textile printing with zero water waste and accelerated production speeds. By Editorial staff

We aRe SpinDye introduced in 2016 a unique and extremely resource-efficient dyeing process. By using the company's technology when dyeing textiles, water consumption is reduced by 75 percent and chemical consumption by as much as 90 percent compared with traditional water dyeing of fabric. © H&M

13/05/2021 – Focus on color and dyeing in new collaboration

Focus on color and dyeing in new collaboration

We aRe SpinDye: New collaboration

We aRe SpinDye hopes that more and more brands in the industry will pay attention to resource-efficient dyeing processes. By Editorial staff

The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service post in Cairo forecasts market year 2021/22 cotton area harvested to increase by seven percent to 70,000 hectares, from 65,000 hectares in season 2020/21. © Bremer Baumwollbörse

12/05/2021 – Losses from 2020/21 season made up

Losses from 2020/21 season made up

Egypt: Increasing cotton production 2021/22

Post attributes the increase to higher area harvested and containment of the white fly infestation that caused losses in 2020/21. By Sibylle Michel

12/05/2021 – Global Recycled Standard

Global Recycled Standard

Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel is worldwide certified

Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel (Freudenberg) has completed the worldwide certification process to the Global Recycled Standard (GRS). By Editorial staff