Spinning
Overcoming labor shortage in Vietnam: Tra Ly Hung Yen Spinning
It’s hard to find skilled operators for spinning mills in Vietnam. Rapid industrialization is creating competition for young talents and many workers choose roles in other industries. Customer Tra Ly Hung Yen has found a partner in Trützschler to help mitigate the effects of this labor shortage and enable successful operations.
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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles
INDA and EDANA Boards approve formation of the Global Nonwoven Alliance (GNA)
The Boards of Directors of INDA and EDANA have officially approved the formation of the Global Nonwoven Alliance (GNA) and have concurrently agreed to become its founding members. Both Boards have also approved a motion authorizing each organization to appoint six representatives from each founding organization – current chair and 5 additional representatives.
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Raw Materials
Cotton Incorporated hosts global dialogue in Hong Kong to lead cotton forward
In a powerful display of global collaboration, more than 255 industry leaders from 124 companies including over 41 top global brands and sourcing organizations gathered in Hong Kong on May 15 for Cotton ConneXions: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity, a one-day summit hosted by Cotton Incorporated. The event united the global cotton supply chain to discover innovations, recognize industry contributions, generate business orders, network, and address the challenges and opportunities shaping the fiber’s future amid regulatory shifts and evolving market dynamics.
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A/W 2026-2027 inspirations from Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris
Nova Fabula, the Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris Trend Book unveiled at Le Bourget from 15 to 17 September 2025, is a sensory and forward- looking narrative designed to inspire Autumn-Winter 2026-2027 collections.
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BASF starts up new world-scale plant for hexamethylenediamine in Chalampé and expands PA 6.6 polymerization in Freiburg
BASF has announced the successful startup of its new world-scale hexamethylenediamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France, construction of which began in 2022. The plant increases BASF’s annual HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons.
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Textile processing
Technologies that shape the garment industry meet at Garment Tech Istanbul exhibition
The countdown has begun for the Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition, the most comprehensive meeting point of the garment and ready-to-wear industry. Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition, where strategies that will shape the future of the sector will be determined, new technologies will be introduced and international collaborations will be established, will be a lifeline for the textile and ready-to-wear sector with both the number of visitors and the business volume it will create.
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Sustainability
Refiberd announced as winner of Trailblazer Programme 2025 at Global Fashion Summit
Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) and PDS Ventures have revealed Refiberd as the winner of the Trailblazer Programme 2025. The announcement was made last night at the official Celebration Dinner of Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition 2025, the leading international forum for sustainability in fashion, presented by GFA.
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Global fashion leaders descend on Copenhagen to unveil new sustainability insights and initiatives
From 3-5 June, Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition 2025 convened over 1000 influential leaders from brands, retailers, NGOs, policymakers, manufacturers, innovators, and adjacent industries to advance collective action on fashion’s sustainability challenges and opportunities. Presented by Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), the non-profit accelerating the transition to a net positive fashion industry, the forum was held at the iconic Copenhagen Concert Hall, with side events hosted at prestigious cultural venues around the city.
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Driving the future of textiles: RE&UP sparks momentum at Global Fashion Summit and Textiles Recycling Expo
From next-gen materials to the realities of recycled content, RE&UP is helping lead the conversation – and action – on the future of sustainable textiles. In the span of one impactful week, RE&UP took part in two major industry events, bringing its expertise to global stages where innovation meets accountability.
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Ternua continues their commitment to circularity with a SS 2026 collection where 70% of the garments are mono-material
Ternua, a B Corp brand since August 2024, has just presented the collection they’ve designed for the spring-summer of next year to their international sales network. In large swaths, it’s a continuation of the previous collection that has a selection of technical garments with minimal environmental impact, and it has a range of renewed colors that respond to market demands. It should be noted that 70% of the pieces in this new collection are mono-material.
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Pincroft strengthens growth strategy with new appointment
Pincroft, the UK’s leading commission textile dyer, printer and finisher, has announced the appointment of Catherine Roebuck as its new Business Development Manager, reinforcing the company’s commitment to growth across the defence sector and broader textile markets.
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Antiviral tests on protective clothing for infection control
Textiles functionalized with antiviral agents are intended to reduce the risk of transmission of pathogens, particularly in a medical environment. These antiviral properties must be carefully tested and verified in laboratory tests. The biological testing laboratory of the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) has examined antiviral activities with coronaviruses as part of an interdisciplinary research project on textiles for infection control.
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HKUST & Esquel unveil five-year study: Empowering students for sustainable innovation
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (“HKUST”) has partnered with Esquel Enterprises Limited (“Esquel Group”) to launch a five-year study program that allows HKUST students to conduct biannual field research at the textile manufacturer’s 500,000-square-meter Sustainable Development Garden Integral, recognized as one of China’s top 20 sustainable development projects by the United Nations.
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Global textile value chain: Between stagnation and uneven recovery
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) released findings from its 32nd Global Textile Industry Survey (GTIS), conducted May 12-22, 2025, revealing sharp regional variations across the global textile industry.
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Registration opens for RISE® 2025: The future of nonwovens innovation and sustainability
Registration is now open for RISE® 2025 (Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics), taking place on October 14-15 at the McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, NC.
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Autoneum appoints new Head Corporate Communications
Ulrike Reich has been appointed Head Corporate Communications at Autoneum, effective immediately. She succeeds Claudia Güntert, who left the company last year.
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Textile chemistry
Suiting up Team Sonnenwagen with more sustainable sportswear created through a three-way partnership
Team Sonnenwagen Aachen, a solar racing collective from RWTH Aachen and FH Aachen, Germany, is on a mission to advance sustainable mobility solutions and become world champions. This August, the student team will participate in the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, a biannual 3,000-kilometer race across the Australian outback. During the five-day event, 50 student teams from around the world will compete with solar vehicles that they must design, assemble, and drive themselves.
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RE&UP becomes first company in the textile industry to achieve C2C Certified® Circularity for all products
In an industry where over 99% of textile materials are still virgin and just 6.9% of the global economy is circular (2025 Circularity Gap Report, Circle Economy), RE&UP has taken a decisive step forward. The next-generation textile-to-textile recycler has become the first company in the textile industry to achieve C2C Certified® Circularity for all products, the most rigorous global standard for verifying circular product design and recovery-readiness at scale.
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Hexcel presents lightweight aerospace composite innovations at 55th International Paris Air Show
Hexcel Corporation [NYSE: HXL] will demonstrate its latest developments for the Aerospace markets at the Paris Air Show 2025, Le Bourget, Paris, 16 – 22 June 2025.
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Tour de LOOP Exclusive specialist trip to Chemnitz – textile art and design in the European Capital of Culture 2025
The European Capital of Culture 2025, Chemnitz, opened its doors to textile designers, textile artists and experts from the fields of fashion, art and textiles: the Tour de LOOP on 26 and 27 May 2025 took participants on an exclusive professional tour of one of Europe's most traditional and innovative textile regions. 19 visitors from Europe explored Chemnitz and its textile region. They came from the Nether- lands, Austria, the Czech Republic, Great Britain and Germany.
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Next week's Intertextile Shenzhen and Yarn Expo Shenzhen fringe events to promote eco-friendly and innovative fashion textile solutions
Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics and Yarn Expo Shenzhen, held concurrently with PH Value and BIRD Fashion Fair, will be a focal point for innovative fashion across the fashion spectrum at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center (Futian). From 11 – 13 June, in Halls 1 and 9, numerous global exhibitors will showcase a multitude of trendy upstream and downstream products, offering visitors a comprehensive sourcing experience.
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How T-Shirt & Sons transformed production with the Kornit Apollo
In today’s fast-paced print-on-demand (POD) market, speed, scale, and sustainability are non-negotiable. For UK-based garment printing leader T-Shirt & Sons, meeting these demands meant revolutionizing their approach to fulfillment. Their journey with Kornit’s Apollo platform is a clear example of how innovation can unlock new levels of performance and reliability.
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The ICAC releases its 2025/26 world cotton market projections
The ICAC's 2025/26 season projections are holding steady as we begin June, with cotton production and consumption projected to be around 26 million tonnes and 25.7 million tonnes, respectively, while trade is forecasted to rebound to reach 9.7 million tonnes.
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Dr Charudatta Mayee is the 2025 ICAC Researcher of the Year
The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) is pleased to announce that Dr Charudatta Mayee, President of both the Cotton Association of India and the South Asia Biotech Center, has been named the 2025 ICAC Researcher of the Year, according to Dr Keshav Kranthi, Chief Scientist of the ICAC and himself a winner of the award in 2009.
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Growing with a vision: BRÜCKNER opens branch office in India
The worldwide leading textile machinery manufacturer BRÜCKNER is opening its own subsidiary in India on June 1st, 2025. With this strategic step, the German family-owned company further strengthens its global presence and expands into the Indian market, which is so important for the textile industry.
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