In this first edition of the year we have many interesting topics for you, with a focus on automotive and on textile & digital printing. Our correspondent John McCurry has taken a look at trends in textile printing for us (pp. 58–59). On pages 50–53 we summarise for you the latest developments in the automotive field. And we’ve been poking around on your behalf in other areas of the textile chain too. On pages 44–48 you will find news from around the sector. We conclude our first edition of 2023 by interviewing Kalayu Gebru, Project Manager for the ‘Bottom Up!’ project by Solidaridad. In this interview he explains how the international networking organisation is seeking to make sustainability the norm throughout the entire supply chain in countries such as Ethiopia. We wish you an interesting read!