Fibres

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To mark its 65th anniversary, Dornbirn GFC is expanding its established conference program with additional presentation sessions. © Dornbirn GFC

 
14/09/2026 – Most‑Read Insights

Most‑Read Insights

Top 5 of the Week – 37/2026

These five articles drew the most attention in your industry last week. By  Kathrin Elling
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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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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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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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The discussion focused on fully bio based, biodegradable cellulosic fibers and their use in nonwoven applications such as wet wipes. © FTI Vonsulting Bruxelles

 
18/03/2026 – Bio based, cellulose fiber solutions

Bio based, cellulose fiber solutions

Lenzing highlights cellulose solutions in Brussels

At a high-level event in Brussels, Lenzing outlined how bio based, biodegradable cellulose solutions can strengthen Europes industrial resilience as policymakers ... By  Daniel Keienburg
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FET’s closed-loop supercritical CO2 system can achieve more than 95% solvent recovery without loss of performance. © FET

 
02/07/2025 – Fibre production process

Fibre production process

FET’s game changer for the biomedical market

A much more sustainable, cost effective and very flexible process for manufacturing critical fibres based on ultra high molecular weight polyethylene ... By  Editorial staff
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Re&Up Next-Gen Polyester Chips are polyester chips resulting from the recycling of pre-consumer textile waste. © Re&Up

 
20/06/2025 – Certifications

Certifications

Re&Up achieves full C2C certified circularity first

The textile-to-textile recycler has become the first company in the textile industry to achieve C2C Certified Circularity for all products, the most rigorous ... By  Editorial staff