Technical Textiles

Danger for maritime fauna: washed-up nets and ropes that are decomposed by the sun and then return to the sea. An IGF project at STFI Chemnitz is now researching possible microplastic emissions from technical textiles © Innomedia

10/08/2017 – IGF – Springboard for innovation

IGF – Springboard for innovation

IGF: Pre-competitive opportunities

Do you have an idea what the abbreviation IGF means? That Industrial Collective Research is providing innovative stimuli for developments! By Editorial staff

Crowing areas for cotton in australia © Bremer Baumwollbörse/d-maps.com

27/07/2017 – Australian cotton

Australian cotton

Three good reasons for optimism

Rabobank Australia & New Zealand Group agricultural banking specialist’s recently released industry report, Australian Cotton Outlook. By Editorial staff

26/07/2017 – Bremer Baumwollbörse e.V.

Bremer Baumwollbörse e.V.

U.S. cotton production projected to increase in 2017

According to USDA’s initial projection for the 2017 crop, U.S. cotton production is forecast at 19.2 million bales, nearly 12 percent above the final ... By Editorial staff

Similar to Vietnam also Bangladesh is almost entirely dependent on raw cotton imports © Photo: ILO in Asia and the Pacific/Flickr

26/07/2017 – Bremer Baumwollbörse e.V.

Bremer Baumwollbörse e.V.

Bangladesh: increasing garment production - increasing cotton imports

Similar to Vietnam also Bangladesh is almost entirely dependent on raw cotton imports. By Editorial staff

25/07/2017 – Bremer Baumwollbörse e.V.

Bremer Baumwollbörse e.V.

Cotton seed production with robust jump

2017/18 global cottonseed production is projected to recover to 41.8 million tons, up 8 percent from the current year. By Editorial staff

How is the Techtextil/Texprocess received by the younger generation? textile network asked the young Berlin trend agency Sogush, aka Olivia Rudschewski and Susanne Berngruber, to explore the trade fair and let us know what they thought © The Vincent Keiner Photography

30/06/2017 – Messe Frankfurt

Messe Frankfurt

A young perspective

How is the Techtextil/Texprocess received by the younger generation? Sogush let us know what they thought. By Editorial staff

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

An Interview with Georg Dieners

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. ... By Editorial staff