Several records were broken at this year’s twin Techtextil/Texprocess trade fairs.

Georg Dieners has been steering the fortunes of the Oeko-Tex Association for the past two years. Read here his views on whether our planet can still be saved and the fundamental changes that need to be made in the textile world © Oeko-Tex
28/06/2017 – 25 years Oeko-Tex
25 years Oeko-Tex
Georg Dieners set aside a generous portion of his time to speak to textile network and to answer our questions on the environment and sustainability. ...

Schoeller debuted its new warp knitted materials containing X4zol™-J for running, trail running, cycling or athleisure categories at the Outdoor fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany © Schoeller Textil
22/06/2017 – Schoeller Textil AG
Schoeller Textil AG
Schoeller presents its first fabrics with X4zol-J from Lubrizol

“We are continuing to work to firmly establish Tencel fibers in this field. Mussel nets have already been tested and are in use in the Northern Adriatic Sea. This Lenzing innovation reduces the contamination of our seas,” Marina Crnoja-Cosic is sure © Lenzing
20/06/2017 – Lenzing
Lenzing
Avoiding plastic is also in agriculture a topic of key importance. At Techtextil 2017 Lenzing presented for the very first time a botanic solution.