Fasern/Garne

Garments with Sensil Ecocare Breeze © WKS Cifra

20/05/2021 – Summer interview

Summer interview

Nilit: Sustainability as we see it.

“Respect for the planet and people has always been a Nilit core value,” says Ilan Melamed, Nilit’s General Manager. By Editorial staff

The filament twisting mill Traugott Baumann KG in Winterlingen in the Swabian Alb meets the high challenges of conductive yarns. © Traugott Baumann

25/05/2021 – Smart textiles

Smart textiles

Traugott Baumann: Conductive into the future

The filament twisting company Traugott Baumann KG in Winterlingen in the Swabian Alb has taken up the challenge of conductive yarns. By Editorial staff

Tencel Modal fibers with Indigo Color technology are awarded with the EU Ecolabel for meeting high environmental standards. © Cone Denim

18/05/2021 – Sustainability

Sustainability

Lenzing: Tencel Modal fiber with Indigo Color technology

The modal fiber with Indigo Color technology uses a one-step spun-dyeing process to deliver indigo color whilst using substantially fewer resources. By Editorial staff

Cotton lint loss increased as a result of the unusual weather event caused by the cyclone Ianos. © Bremer Baumwollbörse

18/05/2021 – Exports affected by low production

Exports affected by low production

Greek cotton production to decline

The decline was due to lower agreage, unfavorable weather conditions during harvest, and average yields. By Editorial staff

The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service post in Cairo forecasts market year 2021/22 cotton area harvested to increase by seven percent to 70,000 hectares, from 65,000 hectares in season 2020/21. © Bremer Baumwollbörse

12/05/2021 – Losses from 2020/21 season made up

Losses from 2020/21 season made up

Egypt: Increasing cotton production 2021/22

Post attributes the increase to higher area harvested and containment of the white fly infestation that caused losses in 2020/21. By Editorial staff

A milestone: the Wear2Wear consortium has succeeded in producing an rEvolution hybrid jacket made from used textiles and recycled PET bottles. At the end of its lifetime, it can be completely recycled into high-quality functional textiles. © Carl Weiske

11/05/2021 – Circular economy

Circular economy

Carl Weiske: The rEvolution hybrid jacket

Carl Weiske takes on the task of building a recycling network to recycle used textiles from a wide range of industries into high-quality yarns. By Editorial staff

Technician Roberto Köhler from TITK Rudolstadt shows two bobbins with yarns of different fineness, produced from the hemp-based cellulose regenerated fiber Lyohemp. © TITK_ Steffen Beikirch

21/04/2021 – Research

Research

TITK: First lyocell fibre made from non-wood-based pulp

An article by Dr. Frank Meister, Department Head Native Polymers and Chemical Research at TITK. By Editorial staff