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Lenzing strengthens Managing Board

The Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG appointed Dr. Walter Bickel as a member of the Managing Board and Chief Transformation Officer of Lenzing AG with effect from April 15, 2024 until December 31, 2025. The experienced manager will strengthen the Lenzing Managing Board and ... By Anna Ugrica

Redefining textile haptic analysis

Emtec Electronic at Functional Fabric Fair Spring 2024

From April 17th-18th, the Oregon Convention Center in Portland opens its doors to showcase the latest products and technologies in the textile industry. German manufacturer of specialized testing equipment, emtec Electronic, will be on-site to support the textile and apparel ... By Christine Heywood

Review of the industry - week 15/2024

At this point, we present the five most read articles of the past week. The ranking is based on your click behavior on the website. By Sven Ramer

Fancy yarns

Gunold at the Texprocess

At this year´s Texprocess, which takes place in Frankfurt from April 23rd to 26th, 2024, the long-established company Gunold from Stockstadt will be presenting trade visitors with plenty of inspiration for embroidery and a wide range of stiching-related products. By Christine Heywood

Recent decisions by the French government banning the resumption of events of more than 5,000 people until after 31 October, along with new travel restrictions in many countries and the resurgence of an increased health risk, have led Première Vision to cancel the physical show at Paris Nord Villepinte in favor of an exclusively virtual format, the Digital Show. © Première Vision

27/08/2020 – Première Vision Paris

Première Vision Paris

Première Vision in September as digital show only

Faced with a resurgence of Covid-19 in Europa, Première Vision Paris cancels the pysical edition of its show, which was to be held in September 2020. ... By Editorial staff

Dyntex CEO Mathias Braun sees tremendous market potential for two new ultralight and environmentally friendly functional textiles: “Our newly developed fabric collection plays a critical role in protecting the environment for future generations.” © Dyntex/Othmar Heidegger

26/08/2020 – Wicket 16: Ultralight and biosynthetic

Wicket 16: Ultralight and biosynthetic

Dyntex: New functional fabrics

Environmentally friendly, functional textiles made of biosynthetic yarn and biodegradable fabric. Dyntex has launched two world premieres. By Editorial staff

The theme of this edition of Spazio Ricerca, the trend area of Pitti Filati curated by Angelo Figus and Nicola Miller, presents six macro trends. © Pitti Immagine Filati

26/08/2020 – Autumn/Winter 2021/2022

Autumn/Winter 2021/2022

Pitti Filati 87: Ray of the light

The theme of Spazio Ricerca, the trend area of Pitti Filati curated by Angelo Figus and Nicola Miller, presents six macro trends. By Editorial staff

Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) has been recognized with its first Silver level Material Health Certificate from the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute for its comfortemp air HO 80x product series. © Freudenberg

25/08/2020 – comfortemp air HO 80x fiberball padding

comfortemp air HO 80x fiberball padding

Freudenberg product is cradle to cradle certified

Certificate confirms: the materials used in the comfortemp air HO 80x series comply with the Silver achievement level for material heath. By Editorial staff

The USDA/FAS MY 2020/21 cotton production forecast is 230,000 tonnes. The new area forecast of 147,965 hectares reflects a 36 percent reduction compared to MY 2018/19. © Quelle: Bremer Baumwollbörse/leere Karte: www.d-maps.com

24/08/2020 – Mayjor challenges

Mayjor challenges

Cotton production in Mexiko

The USDA forecasts a sharp decline in cotton production in Mexico in the 2020/21 season. By Sibylle Michel

Since resource efficiency and recycling will play an increasingly important role in the design of new products in the coming years, it is very likely that the share of natural fibre composites – NFCs – in the composite market will continue to increase. © ipopba/stock.adobe.com

24/08/2020 – Sustainable nonwovens

Sustainable nonwovens

Natural fibres in technical nonwovens – research results

Natural fibres and their use can make an important contribution to the fight against global warming. By Editorial staff

Trevira joint booth at Heimtexteil 2020. © Trevirea GmbH

24/08/2020 – Heimtextil 2021

Heimtextil 2021

No Trevira CS joint booth

As a result of the uncertainties brought about by the coronavirus crisis, Trevira has decided that it will not take part in Heimtextil (12 – 15 January ... By Ilona Schulz