#Recycling / Circular Economy

2026-07-02

Textiles Recycling Expo 2026 builds on successful debut with record attendance, global participation and expanded industry collaboration

The second edition of Textiles Recycling Expo concluded on 24–25 June at Brussels Expo, reinforcing its position as Europe's leading exhibition and conference dedicated exclusively to textile recycling and circularity.

Composites

JEC Forum Southeast Asia 2026 highlights Taiwan as a strategic hub for the global composites industry

#Associations

2026-07-02

Textile machinery: Italian technology charts the course for revival

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#Recycling / Circular Economy

2026-07-02

New skills for a circular textile economy

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Nonwovens

EDANA announces five new board members following 2026 Annual General Meeting

Nonwoven machines

DiloGroup - Complete nonwoven needling line for hygiene materials in the United States

Natural Fibers

Cotton made in Africa partners receive top marks in independent verifications

Associations

Bangladesh: Italian textile machinery mission stops in Dhaka and Chittagong

Recycling / Circular Economy

RE&UP establishes Fiber Club consortium to scale Next-Gen material sourcing

#Yarns

2026-06-29

Yarn Expo Shenzhen 2026 closes doors, advancing sustainable and innovative sourcing in South China

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#Research & Development

2026-06-25

2026 general meeting of the Friends and Supporters of RWTH Aachen at ITA

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Older News

Natural Fibers

2026-06-25

Cotton ConneXions Insight to Impact brings supply chain leaders together around cotton innovation

Cotton Incorporated’s Cotton ConneXions Insight to Impact brought together more than 300 industry leaders from 140 companies across 10 countries, including more than 45 top global brands and sourcing organizations, underscoring strong global interest in cotton-rich product development, sourcing and supply chain collaboration.

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Knitting & Hosiery

2026-06-25

Footwear innovation enabled by warp knitting technology– insights from New Balance

The future of the athletic shoe is increasingly being shaped on warp knitting machines. For KARL MAYER, the footwear industry is one of the most important growth markets – and one of the sectors where innovative textiles can realize their full potential. In his keynote address at the opening of KARL MAYER’s TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER in Obertshausen in April, Vishnu Prakash Muthusamy, Senior Textile and Materials Engineer at New Balance, explained the opportunities that warp knitting technology opens up for performance, sustainability, and faster development processes, and why textile manufacturers are transitioning from suppliers to development partners.

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Natural Fibers

2026-06-25

Cashmere specialist joins AbTF Board of Trustees

The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) is pleased to welcome Brian Yu, the chief executive officer of the Artwell Group, to its board of trustees. As CEO, Brian Yu developed Artwell into the world’s largest supplier of responsibly produced cashmere knitwear.

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Recycling / Circular Economy

2026-06-25

HKRITA signs MoU with Jeanologia and Looptworks to establish the Green Machine Circular Textile Ecosystem

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) yesterday officially signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two key global partners, Jeanologia and Looptworks, to establish the Green Machine Circular Textile Ecosystem – a first-of-its-kind collaboration to accelerate the large-scale recycling of blended textiles.

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ITM 2026

2026-06-25

ITM 2028 opens exhibitor registration following successful 2026 edition

Following the successful conclusion of ITM 2026, preparations for the next edition of the International Textile Machinery Exhibition are already underway. The organisers have officially opened exhibitor registration for ITM 2028, which will take place from June 13–17, 2028, at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul.

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Spinning

2026-06-25

Object Carpet tests production of rPET BCF yarn on Neumag BCF line

In a joint project with Object Carpet GmbH, Denkendorf; the Institute for Textile Technology (ITA), Augsburg; and Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH (NGR), Feldkirchen, Austria, Barmag investigated the processing of recycled polyester for BCF yarn. The goal was to evaluate the fundamental suitability of 100% recycled carpet material for reuse in carpet yarn production to create a closed-loop system in carpet manufacturing. To date, commercial rPET BCF processes have been based solely on rPET from bottle pellets.

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