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Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles: The Autumn Edition 2026 closed on 20 August in Shanghai, drawing nearly 36,000 visitors from 113 markets and over 900 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions. © Messe Frankfurt (HK) Co Ltd

 
09/09/2026 – l Trade Fair

l Trade Fair

Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles

The Autumn Edition 2026 closed on 20 August in Shanghai, drawing nearly 36,000 visitors from 113 markets and over 900 exhibitors from 19 countries and ... By  Editorial staff
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To mark its 65th anniversary, Dornbirn GFC is expanding its established conference program with additional presentation sessions. © Dornbirn GFC

 
08/09/2026 – Conference

Conference

Dornbirn GFC 2026

From September 16 to 18, 2026, the international fiber community will meet in Dornbirn, Austria, to discuss current trends, technological developments, ... By  Antje Schmidtpeter
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© Agatex Feinchemie

 
08/09/2026 – Mechanical Textile Recycling

Mechanical Textile Recycling

Fibre Quality Is Determined in the Opening Process

 Agatex has developed and industrially validated PFAS-free processing aids that reduce short fibres and dust while improving fibre length, carding performance ... By  Antje Schmidtpeter
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Mean fiber length distribution based on L(n) for different recycling waste types. © Uster Technologies AG

 
08/09/2026 – Recycled Fiber

Recycled Fiber

Uster Recycled Fiber Matrix classifies recycled cotton

Uster’s Recycled Fiber Matrix offers a two-dimensional way to assess mechanically recycled cotton. Based on AFIS 6 measurements, it grades lots A-D to ... By  Daniel Keienburg
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Project lead Prof Katharina Jebsen-Plättner (second from left), Prof Dr rer nat Hardy Müller (centre), and three early-career researchers from the “ConFiTex” project team. © C. Zahn/WHZ

 
07/09/2026 – Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau

Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau

ConFiTex: Needles as a fibre raw material

ConFiTex at WHZ is investigating conifer needles, especially pine, as a cellulosic fibre material. The focus is on recovery, modification and textile ... By  Daniel Keienburg
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Heike Metschies, project manager at STFI, notes: “Initial results are already available in the form of rectangular profiles with hemp reinforcement and a thermoplastic matrix. We were able to present these at AGRA 26 in Leipzig to, among others, the Saxon Minister of State for the Environment and Agriculture, Georg-Ludwig von Breitenbuch, and to a large specialist audience at Techtextil in Frankfurt am Main.“ © STFI

 
07/09/2026 – STFI and IWU Project

STFI and IWU Project

Regional hemp bast for lightweight construction profiles

CannaPul: STFI and Fraunhofer IWU in Chemnitz are developing lightweight construction profiles from regional hemp bast. The focus is on continuous fibre ... By  Daniel Keienburg
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Mr. William Wong, Group Director of Menang, at the restarted airlay production line. © Andritz AG

 
04/09/2026 – Nonwovens

Nonwovens

Menang replaces airlay line at its Malaysian site

After a major fire in mid-March 2026, Menang resumed production within only four months. A new Andritz airlay line was ordered at the end of March and ... By  Daniel Keienburg