Textiles & Apparel / Garment
ISPO Munich 2020: Start of ISPO anniversary year
2020 is set to be a very special year for the sports industry as the global sports network ISPO will celebrate its 50th anniversary. ISPO Munich has been the highlight ever since 1970. The world’s leading sports trade fair has been providing an overview of the innovative products to emerge from the sports world, generating fresh and important impetus and driving the development of the industry for five whole decades.
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Sustainability
Textile Exchange reports global production of organic cotton increases 56 percent
Textile Exchange’s 2019 Organic Cotton Market Report reveals that 2017/2018 saw an impressive 56 percent growth in global organic cotton production, with India, China, and Kyrgyzstan as the biggest contributors to this increase.
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Recycling
wear2wear™ is an innovative industrial partnership dedicated to high-quality and sustainable clothing. Expert partners in Europe have come together to cover the entire recycling loop. On cutting-edge production systems, textile fibres from used clothing will be turned into functional fabrics. Schoeller Textil AG is supplying a holistic textile portfolio, Inspire, for the workwear area.
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DyStar, a leading specialty chemical company with a heritage of more than a century in product development and innovation is pleased to invite you to meet us at DyStar’s Booth H11 of Hall C1, Performance Days at Munich from 13 to 14 November.
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Teijin Aramid strengthens its market leader position with capacity increase
Teijin Aramid B.V., producer of Twaron® fiber, announced the second round of activities to increase its production capacity. As announced end 2017, targeting more than 25% capacity increase in five years, the company has been proceeding with its disciplined process in order to keep up with growing market demand.
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IVL delivered recycling knowledge for reducing global environmental problems
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), led by Mr. Yashovardhan Lohia (center), Chief Recycling Officer, lectured on "Recycling for Sustainability" at the 10th World Environmental Education Congress which was organized by the Chaipattana Foundation and the Thai Environmental Network.
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Sustainability
INVISTA continues strong tradition of environmental excellence with multi-million-dollar Victoria wetland renovation
INVISTA’s Victoria, Texas, site has completed a 15-month, multi-million-dollar investment project to renovate its 53-acre wetland.
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Truetzschler TD 10 – The quality filter in the spinning mill
In the spinning mill, the draw frame has an important task: Preventing errors in the sliver which inevitably lead to yarn defects. Yarn quality is determined by the sliver quality that the draw frame delivers. For this reason, Truetzschler has further optimized levelling in the new draw frame model TD 10 and thus once again set a benchmark in draw frame technology.
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Tommy Hilfiger commits to 3D Design to realize ambitious digitalization journey
Tommy Hilfiger is implementing new learning and technology capabilities for all global design teams at its Amsterdam headquarters to achieve 100% 3D apparel design by its Spring 2022 collections.
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The JEC Innovation Awards is a long-established and worldwide program with three simple goals: identify, promote, and reward the most innovative composite solutions in the world. Over the past 15 years, the JEC Innovation Program has involved 1,800 companies worldwide; 177 companies and 433 partners have been rewarded for the excellence of their composite innovations. The JEC Innovation Awards reward composites champions, based on criteria such as partner involvement in the value chain, technicality, or commercial applications of innovations.
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85 years ago today - on 13 November 1934 - the first textile tech-nology lecture was held by Professor Dr Max Matthes, head of the newly founded Textile Institute in the Faculty of Mechanical Engi-neering of the then Technical University of Aachen. The initiator for this new foundation was in particular the textile industry based in Aachen. Since the 19th century, the region has been known across borders for its cloth industry.
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Associations
Italian textile machinery: Mission to Kenya and Tanzania
An institutional and commercial mission of Italian textile machinery manufacturers took place from 4 to 8 November in Kenya and Tanzania. The initiative’s organizers, Italian Trade Agency and ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, wanted to strengthen contacts between the Italian textile machinery industry and the textile sector in these two African Countries.
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ISKO is back at Performance Days to showcase Arquas 6.0
Resulting from the company’s Responsible Innovation, it is the ultimate platform for woven technologies , breaking new ground in performance wear.
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Nonwoven Solutions from Autefa Solutions at Techtextil INDIA
During Techtextil INDIA, visitors will experience future-proof solutions for improving quality and productivity while visiting Autefa Solutions in Hall 4 Booth D44. The company presents its portfolio as a preferred full- line supplier for carded- crosslapped needlepunch lines, aerodynamic web forming technology, spunlace, and thermobonding lines for producing nonwoven to cater to wide range of applications such as Filtration, Geotextile, Automotive, Carpets, Technical felts, waddings, insultations, wipes, Hygiene etc.
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Hybrid-Acoustics PET sets new standards for sustainable noise protection
Lighter, quieter and more environmentally-friendly vehicles ? this is what Hybrid-Acoustics PET from Autoneum stands for. The product innovation for the engine bay is not only characterized by its lightweight construction and noise protection optimized for electric vehicles, it also convinces through sustainability: Components made of Hybrid-Acoustics PET consist entirely of PET, which is largely obtained from recycled fibers, and thus meet customer demand for environmentally-friendly mobility solutions.
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Chomarat provides Arcona Yachts with C-PLYTM carbon reinforcement
Chomarat Group, expert in composite reinforcements for the marine market developed a high performing C-PLYTM reinforcement for the hull and deck of Arcona 435 and 465. Both cruiser-racer are a unique combination of comfort onboard and performances, for fast family cruising and high-level races thanks to their specific design, and the use of C-PLYTM. The carbon NCF reinforcement allows structural design benefits, premium surface quality and overall parts cost saving.
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ISKO takes part in CEO Roundtable to explore the value of authenticity in the digital era.
A selection of 26 fashion industry top players to discuss how digitalization is impacting companies’ value, one of the most important parameter to be considered when talking about business. This was the fifth edition of the CEO Roundtable, promoted by Fashion and eBusiness, which took place on November 7th at Palazzo Parigi, Milan.
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