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Bremen Cotton Exchange confirms Fritz A. Grobien as President

At its 152nd General Assembly on 18 June 2026, the Bremen Cotton Exchange re-elected Bremen merchant Fritz A. Grobien as President and confirmed its Vice-Presidents. A keynote by Sparkasse Bremen CEO Dr Tim Nesemann highlighted tariffs, disrupted supply chains and rising ... By Daniel Keienburg

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Top 5 of the Week – 25/2026

These five articles drew the most attention in your industry last week. By Kathrin Elling

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Euratex backs Machado for new term

Representing around 200,000 EU textile and clothing companies, Euratex reaffirms Machado to lead a competitiveness-first industrial agenda. He insists Europe must decarbonise its industry, not deindustrialise it. By Editorial staff

Preview Innatex Summer 2026

Summer Innatex 2026: international trade fair for sustainable textiles

Around 200 green fashion brands, including Ecoalf alongside Vaude, Knowledge Cotton Apparel and Kuyichi, will present sustainable collections and accessories at the July 2026 edition of Innatex. By Daniel Keienburg

Recycling, traceability, eco-design and digitalisation are among the key future topics for the European textile industry. The Erasmus+ project Skills4Circularity, involving 21 partners from twelve countries, investigates which skills are needed, with IVGT contributing the industry perspective as the German partner. © IVGT

25/06/2026 – IVGT

IVGT

Erasmus+ Projekt Skills4Circularity

Recycling, traceability, eco-design and digitalisation are among the key future challenges facing the European textile industry. The Erasmus+ project ... By Daniel Keienburg

A guided site visit at VEIT Group also provided valuable insights into advanced production and processing technologies. © Veit GmbH

24/06/2026 – Protective Wear Days 2026

Protective Wear Days 2026

Expertise, Exchange and New Perspectives

Follow-up report on the ‘Protective Wear Days 2026’ in Landsberg: Expertise, networking and new perspectives for the protective clothing industry. By Antje Schmidtpeter

A central highlight was the recognition of Lenzing DualWipe with the prestigious Index Award in the Nonwovens Roll Goods category at the Index fair in Geneva. © Lenzing AG

19/06/2026 – Lenzing showcases bio-based nonwovens

Lenzing showcases bio-based nonwovens

Index 26 Award for Lenzing DualWipe

From Cidpex in China via Techtextil in Frankfurt to Index in Geneva, the Lenzing Group presented ready-for-market, bio-based nonwoven solutions in the ... By Daniel Keienburg

Symbolische-Grafik-FlexCycle-Projekt-Copyright-FlexCycle.jpg — The new European research project “FlexCycle” focuses on the development of innovative robotics and AI solutions. © FlexCycle

17/06/2026 – Circular economy and robotics

Circular economy and robotics

EU project FlexCycle recycles textiles

The focus is on autonomous systems with flexible end-effectors that can dismantle textiles, cables and fuel cells, recover precious-metal catalysts and ... By Daniel Keienburg

Teppiche--Copyright-Carlene-AdobeStock---generiert-mit-KI-.jpeg — Modern industrially produced carpets are very difficult to recycle. © Carlene-AdobeStock / generiert mit KI

16/06/2026 – Circular economy

Circular economy

Recycling of Carpets

Highly complex engineered technical textiles like industrially produced carpets have proved to be among the most difficult textile products to recycle. By Editorial staff

Meist-gelesen-textile-network-EN-KW-24 Copyright STFI — At STFI, research was conducted into how a tracking and tracing system should best be designed for adaptable processes with flexible, order-based staff and machine allocation, for both modern and existing machinery, and how this can be adapted. © STFI

15/06/2026 – Most‑Read Insights

Most‑Read Insights

Top 5 of the Week – 24/2026

These five articles drew the most attention in your industry last week. By Kathrin Elling

According to Hochschule Niederrhein, the FTB team visited Bache, where new knitted yarns had been developed as part of “KnitCycle” that were said to consist of up to 100% recycled material and could be processed again into high-quality textiles. © FTB

15/06/2026 – Sustainable HSNR project

Sustainable HSNR project

“Knitcycle”: Yarn made from 100% recycled fibres

The research project “Knitcycle” by Hochschule Niederrhein (HSNR), in collaboration with Bache, shows that high-quality textile recycling is technically ... By Larissa Terwart