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Sportswear Pro will complement the existing range of clothing printing products at Fespa Global Print Expo and is explicitly aimed at the sportswear industry. © FESPA

 
22/11/2019 – Interview with Michael Ryan

Interview with Michael Ryan

What is Sportswear Pro?

Fespa is expanding its textile portfolio to include Sportswear Pro. A new trade fair that focuses exclusively on the production of sportswear. By  Editorial staff
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It is the world’s biggest and most important event when it comes to safety and health at work.: The A+A in Dusseldorf. This year famous fashion designer Guido Maria Kretschmer took part at the conference. © Messe Düsseldorf, Constanze Tillmann

 
21/11/2019 – Safe and healthy work

Safe and healthy work

A+A 2019 posts record results

The A+A 2019 from 5 to 8 November registered 2,121 exhibitors from a total of 63 nations and over 73,000 trade visitors. By  Editorial staff
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The leading trade fair in the German-speaking countries for fibre-reinforced plastics suffered from lower demand from both exhibitors and visitors. © Reed Exhibitions/Oliver Wachenfeld

 
12/11/2019 – Momentum in a difficult market environment

Momentum in a difficult market environment

Composites Europe 2019

The leading trade fair in the German-speaking countries for fibre-reinforced plastics suffered from lower demand from both exhibitors and visitors. By  Editorial staff
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Visitors to major European fashion brands as well as small, independent brands from the Berlin fashion scene were able to take a close look at raw materials as well as finished garments and discuss their ideas personally with the exhibitors. © JPC

 
11/11/2019 – Successful premiere

Successful premiere

International textile trade fair Apparel Textile Sourcing Germany (ATSG)

International textile trade fair Apparel Textile Sourcing Germany (ATSG) celebrates successful premiere. By  Editorial staff
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From 14 to 16 January 2020, Neonyt will – among other things – be looking at the carbon footprint of the fashion industry. © Messe Frankfurt

 
08/11/2019 – Neonyt

Neonyt

„Because there is no planet B“

In 2020, the trade fair for sustainable fashion Neonyt will broach the very current topic of ‘air’ in the context of the climate crisis. By  Editorial staff
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On its way to becoming the world leader, China has already seen its middle class balloon to more than 100 million people with high consumer expectations. © Oertel

 
07/11/2019 – More chic for China, but make it sustainable

More chic for China, but make it sustainable

25th Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics

The fair sent out a clear message to Germany and Europe: Get ready for China’s insatiable demand for sustainable, high-quality fabrics, apparel and fashion. By  Hans-Werner Oertel
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The ranges for sustainable sourcing, especially noticeable this year at Texworld Paris, represented a selection, which is growing in size, of almost 80 suppliers, who offered fabrics with GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard), Organic Exchange, Bluesign, SA8000 or WRAP certifications. © Messe Frankfurt France

 
06/11/2019 – Small orders no longer taboo

Small orders no longer taboo

Texworld Paris

“Some exhibitors adapted to the needs of customers wanting to order smaller volumes and were rewarded with increased sales,” says Michael Scherpe, CEO ... By  Editorial staff