The Corona virus is a global concern. The pandemic and the resulting crisis have also had a major impact on our industry, and reports of the corona virus are increasing accordingly. Here we have compiled an overview for you:
Originally scheduled to take place from 20 to 24 November 2022, the 2023 exhibition will continue to be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC). © ITMA
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Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics and Yarn Expo Autumn fairs will now take place from 21 – 23 October 2022 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center. © Messe Frankfurt
Face masks are considered a suitable method to protect people against respiratory viruses. © megaflopp/stock.adobe.com
The organisers of the fairs have decided to adjust the spring shows by combining the Spring and Autumn Editions of Intertextile Apparel and Yarn Expo. © Messe Frankfurt/Gu Ji
The supply chain disruptions made it difficult for textile and apparel companies to rebound consumer demand. © Jacob Lund Photography/stock.adobe.com
Texworld New York City creates opportunities to support the textile community by connecting global manufacturers and suppliers to the US market. © Messe Frankfurt
The fact that a rising number of companies find themselves in a satisfactory business situation is an indication for a strong and broad recovery. © Jacob Lund Photography/stock.adobe.com
‘Conntected‘ – A beautiful, interwoven web of community and nature, enhanced through technology. © Messe Frankfurt
Regular updates on the ITMF Annual Conference 2022 can be found at the website. © ITMF
ITC collaborates with IAF to boost exports of garment manufacturers. © Lnunes/stock.adobe.com
Finished goods have been taking longer to reach their destinations as shortages of containers and outbreaks of Covid-19 have halted operations and caused delays at ports. © Travel mania/stock.adobe.com
The international trade fair for Green Fashion will now take place in February. © Muveo/Innatex
The ongoing restrictions caused by the global pandemic require clear decisions and a move to September 2022. © Bremer Baumwollbörse
More than 600 suppliers from 33 countries had registered for Munich Fabric Start, which has now had to be cancelled. © Munich Fabric Start
Business situation vs. business expectations © ITMF
Messe Frankfurt is working closely with all industry partners to find out whether and within what framework Heimtextil can be held parallel to Techtextil and Texprocess from 21 to 24 June 2022. © Messe Frankfurt/Jens Liebchen
Intertextile Apparel and Yarn Expo Shenzhen fairs have been deferred. Futher details will be announced in due course. © Messe Frankfurt/Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics
“Pandemic developments across Europe are affecting planning for trade show organisers, exhibitors and visitors alike,” said Petra Lassahn, Director of PSI. © PSI
The Performance Days team is now investing all its efforts into implementing the Digital Fair on December 1 and 2, 2021. © Performance Days
The fair will go ahead in strict compliance with the current official hygiene regulations and in close cooperation with the Messe München authorities. © Performance Days
The pandemic and hygiene topics played a central role at A+A 2021, alongside the latest developments in innovative protective equipment. © Messe Düsseldorf/Constanze Tillmann
EU-27 T&C Turnover: rebased quarterly index (pre-pandemic level 2019Q4=100) © Euratex
The fairs will remain at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center alongside CHIC and PH Value. © Messe Frankfurt
A paper published in ACS Applied Materials Interfaces details the effectiveness and describes the protocol for future testing. © Ascend Performance Materials
In September 2016 Han Bekke had been appointed to the president of the International Apparel Federation (IAF). During that 36th IAF Convention Han Bekke will hand over the IAF presidency to Cem Altan, founder of Aycem Textiles. © IAF
The pandemic is not yet fully controlled, global freight remains unreliable and expensive, and cost for energy and global commodities is increasing. © Stockfotos-MG/stock.adobe.com
Proof of double vaccination will also enable access to the RAI Exhibition Centre and the Fespa/European Sign Expo exhibition area. © Fespa
Michal and Ania Laskowski, owners of CottonBee in Poland © Mimaki
The Autumn Editions of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles and Yarn Expo will be rescheduled to 9 – 11 October 2021. © Messe Frankfurt
R-Vital is a fabric treatment that enables textile manufacturers to boost their textiles with a patented range of microencapsulated active ingredients. © Devan Chemicals
Green light for the realisation of the International Textile Trade Show Munich Fabric Start and the International Denim Trade Show Bluezone! The organisers are focusing all of their energy on the upcoming Munich Fabric Start from 31 August - 2 September 2021 as well as Bluezone from 31 August to 1 September 2021. © Sorin Morar
According to figures collected and compiled by the Edana secretariat, production of nonwovens in Greater Europe grew by 7.2 percent in 2020 to reach 3,075,615 tonnes (and 85.9 billion square metres) with a total estimated turnover of 9,555 million euro. The total output of the 27 European Union countries is now over 2.15 million tonnes. © Edana
Impressions Texworld Evolution – Le Showroom, February 2021 © Messe Frankfurt France_Thomas Deron
Weko-ProTec: high efficient antimicrobial finishing of nonwoven or technical textiles © Weko
Euratex welcomes the initiative, including the focus on 14 “eco-systems” and the proposal to develop privileged partnerships with trusted partners. © PhotoSG/stock.adobe.com
Another season without meetings in person, handshake deals and relaxed socialising after a successful day at the fair: the sustainable fashion scene will have to go without a physical edition of Neonyt in summer 2021 too. © Neonyt, Messe Frankfurt
New products for summer 2023 in the spotlight: The Digital Fair at Performance Days will take place from May 17 to 21, 2021! © Performance Days
Despite the pandemic, there is every reason to be cheerful as technical textiles are bearers of hope and drivers of innovation and sales. Pictured: Smart Textiles, Techtextil 2019. © Messe Frankfurt/Pietro Sutera
The fashion brand Marc O’Polo stands for upscale, contemporary Premium Modern Casual Wear. © Marc O'Polo
At its regular meeting at the end of March, the Heimtextil Trend Council exchanged views on current design developments. The picture shows Anne Marie Commandeur, Stijlinstituut Amsterdam. © Messe Frankfurt Exhibition / Pietro Sutera
The continued impact of the Covid-19 pandemic unfolding throughout 2021 has forced the JEC World team to reexamine the possibility of holding the next edition of JEC World this year. © Romolo Tavani/stock.adobe.com
Sonovia: The new technology’s proven, lasting protective effects, in addition to the user-friendly and sustainable process, make it an optimal solution for finishing clothing for medical and care workers and many more applications. © Sonovia
Due to the ongoing uncertainties around the pandemic, the organizers have decided to hold the trade show trio in May on a digital basis. The 48 Hours PSI Digital will kick off from May 19–21, 2021. © Reed Exhibitions
ITM International Textile Machinery Exhibition, which was planned to be held on June 22–26, 2021 has been postponed to June 14–18, 2022, considering the effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. © Tüyap
Neil Felton, CEO Fespa: “The delayed event will now take place from 12–15 October 2021 in Amsterdam. By then, I’m confident we can bring together the most comprehensive line-up of suppliers, who will have a huge number of innovations to share. And by Autumn 2021, I believe we’ll all be readier than ever to step out of our routines and re-connect with one another in the real world.” © Fespa
Mostafiz Uddin: Retail stores in Germany have been closed for ten weeks since December 14. Retail store closures have a serious impact on factories in developing countries like Bangladesh and their millions of poor workers. © Bangladesh Denim Expo
With its digital event, Première Vision Paris is responding to the increasing digitalization of the fashion industry, which is seeking new models to cope with the current crisis and the evolution of its industry. The physical event, Première Vision Paris nevertheless remains essential. © Premiere Vision_Alex Gallosi
Polygiene ViralOff is an antimicrobial treatment added to textiles to protect the treated item itself from contamination. ViralOff does not prevent disease, but protects the finished material. © Weko
From May 18 to 20, 2021, the trade shows reach visitors worldwide with an extensive digital concept that includes PSI TV. © Messe PSI/Behrendt und Rausch
In the context of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), textile network will report throughout 2021 on topics important to the textile and clothing industry, including innovations (in fibres, yarns, textile surfaces, technologies), research, textiles and clothing, digitalisation, industry 4.0,... Always up to date! © j-mel/stock.adobe.com
The spring editions of the three fairs – Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles and Yarn Expo Spring – that were due to take place from 10–12 March 2021 will be postponed, with a new date to be announced shortly. Messe Frankfurt made the decision along with the co-organisers of the fairs to comply with local authority guidelines. © Messe Frankfurt
Rather than stopping garment production and furloughing employees, the company developed a high-quality mask with a HEPA filter, which was chosen by French President Emmanuel Macron. Chanteclair was able to protect lives and keep their doors open with a fully automated end-to-end workflow. © Chanteclair
Trützschlers Good Vibes fair: Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome! © Trützschler
Recently postponed due to the current corona pandemic, Techtextil and Texprocess, the leading international trade fairs for technical textiles and nonwovens and for the processing of textile and flexible materials, will next be held in Frankfurt am Main from 21 to 24 June 2022. © Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH/Jean-Luc Valentin
The nonwoven used in protection classes FFP1 through FFP3 respiratory masks plays a decisive role. © Oerlikon Nonwovens
The 88th edition of Pitti Filati will take place exclusively in digital format on Pitti Connect. © Pitti
Polygiene ViralOff is an antimicrobial treatment added to textiles and other products to protect the treated article from contamination. © Polygiene
Successful lateral move of a filter expert. The aim of the company is now to distribute FFP2 masks in the future. © F.O.S.
Livipro Community Masks from the Swiss company Universal Reusable Packaging GmbH (UNREPA) are now available. © Universal Reusable Packaging
Back in September 2020, a decision was reached by Messe Frankfurt and the industries involved to forgo any physical events at the home base in the first quarter of 2021. Now, following close consultation with customers, it has become necessary to postpone the international physical trade fairs planned for April and May as a result of the regulations and travel restrictions that have been imposed. © Sina Ettmer/stock.adobe.com
Many of the guests came with the question of how the Stoll flat knitting machine business will continue after the acquisition by Karl Mayer, and left with increased confidence. © Karl Mayer Stoll
Sebastian Koinder, Managing Director Munich Fabric Start: "To this day we believed that by joining forces we would be able to repeat our success from September. Especially thanks to the numerous exhibitor registrations and the great trust and support from the industry. Unfortunately, the situation is different in the current winter months and has made planning an event impossible." © Munich Fabric Start
Following the successful completion of the Autumn Edition in September 2020, the Spring Edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics will be held from 10 – 12 March 2021 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). © Messe Frankfurt/Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics
HeiQ was bestowed with the highest honor as First Prize Winner of the Swiss Technology Award 2020 for its breakthrough antiviral textile technology HeiQ Viroblock. Photo: Carlo Centonze and his daughter Anna © HeiQ
The zwissClean Mask Basic © zwissTex
Fespa has postponed its 2021 Global Print Expo and the co-located European Sign Expo from March until October 202. Seven-month delay reflects uncertainty over European cross-border travel. © Fespa
Visitors filled the International Halls of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from 23 – 25 September. Messe Frankfurt talked to some of the exhibitors about the changes caused by the pandemic and what trends and demands they observed at Intertextile. © Messe Frankfurt
The date for Fabric Days from 26 to 28 January 2021 is no longer justifiable. New date in March. © Sorin Morar
Page 1 of Archroma’s ‘Top 10 Neutral Colors Trending Now’ showing a strong trend in warm earthy color tones in recent pandemic-hit months. © Archroma
Suedwolle Group supports the medical staff in hospitals in Romania and China with high-performance baselayer clothing worn underneath protective clothing. © Suedwolle
Autoneum: The outlook for 2021 and especially the first half-year remains uncertain and depends strongly on how the pandemic will develop. © Romolo Tavani/stock.adobe.com
Following events in 2016 and 2018 at Groz-Beckert headquarters, the 2020 edition of the presentation series “The Fabric Year” was held as digital event with a high number of attendees. This article gives a worldwide summary. © Groz-Beckert
Impressions PSI January 2020. For 2021, in addition to the face-to-face events, the planned online formats will also postponed to the new date in May 2021. © Messe PSI/Behrendt und Rausch
Messe Frankfurt France: In February 2021 there will be special events for the professional community in the heart of Paris. © AA+W/stock.adobe.com
Gerber Technology is revolutionizing the flexible materials processing industry with the launch of their end-to-end solution for mass production, which will be unveiled at their annual technology conference, ideation, on November 4 to 6. © Gerber Technology
Claudio Taiana, President MarediModa: ”MarediModa will be accessible in form of a digital show.” © MarediModa
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The December 2020 edition of Performance Days will unfortunately not take place at the Messe München. © Performance Days
Frank Junker, Creative Director Munich Fabric Start: “We are prepared to offer the industry a platform in Munich for personal exchange, provided that it is possible and can be justified by all those involved.” © Munich Fabric Start
The WeftMaster SFB weft thread brake has now been upgraded with new electronics to control up to four brakes. © Loepfe Brothers
With the Pfaff 4520, engineers and technicians from Pfaff have designed a full-automatic production line (CE compliant) for processing multi-layer disposable masks, which meets the requirements of “German engineering” in a unique way. © Pfaff
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Thanks to a new impregnation solution, it is now possible to equip textiles with a highly effective protection against viruses and bacteria. This has been achieved by combining the well-established silver technology with vesicle technology. This combination deactivates the enveloped viruses within a few minutes, an effect that has also been verified in labs. © sutichak/stock.adobe.com
Euratex President, Alberto Paccanelli, and Euratex Director General, Dirk Vantyghem © Fred Beard
Freight rates for imports from Asia will increase according to experts. © donvictori0/stock.adobe.com
The two leading international trade fairs for technical textiles and nonwovens and the processing of textile and flexible materials are optimistic with a view to the coming editions in Frankfurt am Main from 4 to 7 May 2021. © Messe Frankfurt/Pietro Sutera
Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt: “From large sections of the international home and contract textiles sector, there is a desire to hold Heimtextil 2021.” © Messe Frankfurt
The UK based textile manufacturer Carrington Textiles obtained the ISO 18184:2019 certification for producing antiviral fabrics proven to deactivate over 99 percent of enveloped viruses © Carrington Textiles
The 31st edition of Milano Unica closed at Fieramilano Rho, with 207 exhibitors, of which 171 Italian and 36 foreign, showcasing their collections of high-end fabrics and accessories for menswear, womenswear and childrenswear for the A/W 2021 season. © Milano Unica
Intertextile is offering both a physical trade fair and digitised solutions to reconnect the industry. © Messe Frankfurt
Between 1960/61 and 2010/11, the world stocks-to-use ratio stayed between 30 and 60 percent. However, since 2011/12 the stocks-to-use ratio has not dipped below 65 percent and has been above 90 percent four times including the last two years. © Bremer Baumwollbörse
Ahmed Jahangir, executive Director of Nishat Textile Mills, Karatschi, Pakistan: “The demand for textile masks worldwide will continue even after the pandemic is over.” © Onuchcha/stock.adobe.com
From left to right: Dr Oliver Bär, Hof District Administrator; Dr Christian Heinrich Sandler; Bärbl Sandler; Hubert Aiwanger, Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs; Hans-Peter Baumann, Mayor of the town of Schwarzenbach/Saale; Dr Hans-Peter Friedrich, Vice-President of the German Bundestag © Sandler
Recent decisions by the French government banning the resumption of events of more than 5,000 people until after 31 October, along with new travel restrictions in many countries and the resurgence of an increased health risk, have led Première Vision to cancel the physical show at Paris Nord Villepinte in favor of an exclusively virtual format, the Digital Show. © Première Vision
Trevira joint booth at Heimtexteil 2020. © Trevirea GmbH
What kind of impact is the coronavirus crisis having? A solution-oriented discourse! In an interview with textile network, scientists from RWTH Aachen University share their views about the future of our industry. © alesmunt/stock.adobe.com
In less than two months, Merrow quickly became one of the largest manufacturers of PPE in North America and through collaborations with Bolger & O’Hearn and ColorWorks, as well as Dupont, Merrow has, since March, manufactured millions of units of PPE. © ednorog13/stock.adobe.com
A&E Gütermann and Burlington together stand for more than 240 years of experience in the development and production of high-performance fabrics and sewing threads. © ProSafety
Anke Vollenbröker, Director Marketing & Business Development Trevira: "After the vacation time in September we are expecting more orders again." © Trevira
Heimtextil 2021 once again expects numerous international visitors. © Pietro Sutera, Messe Frankfurt
Secure fastening of face shields and face masks – with elastic narrow textiles from Jumbo-Textil. © Jumbo-Textil
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Neonyt on air! The new virtual format will be running from 13-17 July 2020 on the tradeshow’s social media channels, in addition to the new digital order opportunities. © Messe Frankfurt
Sebastian Klinder: “As a partner to the industry, it is part of our philosophy to now offer an event to the exhibitors and agencies who want to keep this appointment and definitely want to exhibit in Munich.” © Munich Fabric Start
Messe Frankfurt France forgoes the September edition of Apparel Sourcing, Avantex, Leatherworld, Shawls&Scarves, Texworld and Texworld Denim Paris. © Messe Frankfurt France
Special “Corona – Help for Companies” © textil+mode
The spacious Messe München Fairground in Riem providing optimum conditions for the required flexible capacity and infrastructure. © Messe München
Autoneum tufting carpet production © Autoneum
Learn safely from home – with Stoll © Stoll
Corona: The Dornbirn-GFC 2020 has to be cancelled. As an alternative the organizer will offer some lectures and discussions in the form of webinars. © Dornbirn
The coronavirus pandemic thwarted the plans of the event’s organiser Messe Frankfurt. And now it is clear that a virtual edition of Neonyt will not be taking place in summer either. © Neonyt, Messe Frankfurt
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The collaboration between Coats Digital, Res.Q and Serai aims to strengthen relationships between buyers and sellers in the apparel industry by digitisation. © Olivier Le Moal/stock.adobe.com
The Vetron ultrasonic & hot air tape welding machines are well suited for processing disposable protective suits. © Vetron Typical Europe
© Bremer Baumwollbörse
Coats Digital, the software business of Coats, has launched PPE Fast Start, an initiative to support manufacturers switching part of their production facilities and supply chains to help address the global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). © Coats Digital
The package includes an end-to-end suite of software and a specially configured PPE Edition Gerber Paragon cutter with optimized cutting parameters that allow manufacturers to produce up to 150,000 medical gowns and 6 million non-medical masks per week. © Gerber Technology
From left: Lenzing CEO Stefan Doboczky, Palmers Textil AG Member of the Board Luca Wieser, Matvei Hutman, Tino Wieser. © Hygiene Austria LP GmbH / Bruckberger
Mouth and nose protection, disposable protective gowns and gloves are currently among the most important articles in the corona crisis. Mahlo has been supporting manufacturers in the reliable production of high-quality nonwoven articles for decades. © Mahlo
Marion Röttges, Co-CEO Apparel & Communication at Remei, about corporate responsibility, the importance of collaboration for meaningful value chains and the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic. © Remei AG
The international associations BCI, CICCA, ICAC and ITMF encourage that all those engaged in the cotton and textile value chains jointly and collaboratively to commit. © watcharin/adobe.stock.com
Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas will now take place October 1 to 3, 2020 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. © Messe Frankfurt
Christian Moore, CEO of ACG Kinna and Thomas Arvidsson, Vice President of ACG Nyström, spearheaded the new operation. © Borås Tidning
Pattern Room, has created medical scrub patterns that can be quickly and easily downloaded by relevant companies around the globe. © Pattern Room
Ralf Kattanek, Group Vice President Textiles of CHT Group, believes that CHT’s international profile allows CHT to play a key role in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. © CHT Gruppe
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Mohit Uberoi, CEO of Gerber Technology: “We would like to thank our employees and global network of partners for joining our mission and going the extra mile to maximize the production capacity and availability to protect both medical professionals and people on the frontlines.” © Gerber Technology
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André Rehn: “Cancelling the event is a particularly severe blow for us, as the mtex+ was supposed to be held with a modernised concept and a very attractive programme at our new Carlowitz Congresscenter at the heart of Chemnitz for the first time.” © C³ GmbH
Daniel Harari: “We would like to highlight some of the amazing efforts that some of our customers have put forth to reorient their production apparatus to the manufacture of face masks and protective apparel. It is positive actions like this that will help protect medical personnel and others from this virus.” © Lectra
In the current challenging climate, the holistic, digital colour management solutions from Natific are demonstrating their many advantages and are assuming an important role in the digitalisation strategies of companies around the world. Christoph Bergmann, a partner at Natific and Head of Sales and Marketing Europe and Service Operations. © Natific
Simulation of many filaments in the meltblown production process. © Fraunhofer ITWM
Neonyt can no longer take place in its customary form. © Neonyt, Messe Frankfurt
Avalution puts the human being at the heart of product development. The company has a worldwide unique body dimension database. It contains the body scans of more than 100,000 persons. © Human Solutions
Corona Pandemic's Impact on Orders. © ITMF
As the Corona virus continues to increasingly impact all the world, the ITM and Hightex exhibitions had been postponed to 14–18 July 2020, but it has been announced that the events have been rescheduled to 22–26 June 2021. © ITM
The family entrepreneur Dr. Sandler is pleased that the German Federal Government intends to address the shortage of materials in Germany and Europe by promoting such investments, with Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn even performing valuable mediation work with the relevant manufacturers of production equipment. © Sandler
Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics and Yarn Expo will now merge with Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics and the debut Yarn Expo Shenzhen, which will be held from 15 to 17 July 2020, with exhibitors of the Shanghai fairs given the option to participate in the Shenzhen editions instead. © Oertel
„Together with garment brands and other industry players we work on better labour conditions for the people who make our clothes.“ Fair Wear Foundation © Fair Wear Foundation
© Bremer Baumwollbörse
Martino Scabbia Guerrini, Group President EMEA VF Corporation: The VF Foundation, the private grantmaking organization funded by VF Corporation, one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies, will contribute an initial $1.5 mn to support local communities around the world as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. © VF Corporation
Textile production for fashion brands: Bangladesh is the world’s second largest fashion producer after China. © Anna Auza / unsplash
Denim Expert Limited closed for 11 days from 25th March to 04th April for the safety of its workers and employees from the Coronavirus outbreak. Mostafiz Uddin will pay full salaries to his workers and employees for this period. © Denim Expert Ltd
While many clothing brands and retailers are focusing on their own survival in these difficult times, they must also heed the financial strain on the factories and workers who produce their clothes. Collaboration, cooperation and strategic partnerships have been rallying calls across the industry in recent years, and they’re needed now more than ever before. © kate/stock.adobe.com
The know-how acquired from over 50 years experience and the professionalism of the collaborators enabled Klopman to produce a range of masks in record time, completely made in Italy, with superior performance compared to the disposable ones widely used today in hospitals. © Klopman
Lenzing suspends its result forecast for 2020 as disclosed on March 12, 2020. © Lenzing
Jens D. Lukaczik, President of the Bremen Cotton Exchange © Bremer Baumwollbörse
Senior Marketing Manager Lena Weimer: “Even if exhibitors and visitors cannot meet personally at the fair in this currently very challenging situation, we will find ways to inform the industry about the latest products and trends.” © Performance Days
textile network wants to continue to be your mouthpiece – daily updated in our online magazine, summarized in our print edition and via newsletter, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. © Iris Schlomski
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We all instinctively know that panic is a poor adviser and, as I said at the beginning of this article, every crisis brings opportunities. So, what is the order of the day? To ensure we all survive! On that note: please stay healthy! © dennisdolecki/stock.adobe.com
The 35th Cotton Conference “Passion for Cotton” which traditionally should take place again in the Bremen Town Hall should take place under a relaxed atmosphere and was therefore postponed to 2021. © EKH-Pictures/stock.adobe.com