#Nonwoven machines

2026-07-07

A Penteadora starts up ANDRITZ textile recycling and needlepunch nonwoven lines in Portugal

A Penteadora SA has successfully started up a complete mechanical textile recycling line and a needlepunch nonwoven line supplied by ANDRITZ at its production site in Unhais da Serra, Portugal. This investment enables A Penteadora to expand its industrial capabilities and develop a new generation of solutions based on pre- and post-consumer recycled textiles. The input materials originate from its own production waste and other textile waste streams. Both lines are fully operational, and the first products are expected to reach the market in July.

Recycling / Circular Economy

ReHubs elects new Board of Directors to lead the next phase of ReHubs’ strategy to recycle 2.7 million tonnes of textile waste annually by 2035

#Dyeing, Drying, Finishing

2026-07-03

Ferraro S.p.A. acquires the “Finishing” business unit of Cibitex S.r.l.

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#Recycling / Circular Economy

2026-07-02

Reju opens its first R&D Center in the U.S. in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

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Weaving

Itema reaffirms its commitment to the Syrian textile industry at NasTex 2026

Knitting & Hosiery

KARL MAYER's HKS 2-SE Expands Possibilities for Premium Stretch WARP KNITS

Textiles & Apparel / Garment

Catalyst Club launches in Florence: Where conversations become catalysts for change

Recycling / Circular Economy

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

Composites

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

#Sustainability

2026-07-02

Renewables lower energy prices and play key role to reduce vulnerability to fossil fuel supply shocks

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#Natural Fibers

2026-07-02

Woolmark: Merino wool innovation takes centre stage at Pitti Filati with The Wool Lab themes and Journal debut

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Older News

Man-Made Fibers

2026-07-02

IMG Group, parent of Evertis and Selenis, launches Everbio Innovation Hub backed by €15 million in financing from C2 Capital Partners

IMG Group launched the Everbio Innovation Hub, backed by €15 million in financing from C2 Capital Partners. Located at the Group’s industrial site in Portalegre, Portugal, the Everbio Innovation Hub brings together the capabilities of Evertis (PET-based packaging films), Selenis (specialty copolyester resins), Renascis (advanced multilayer recycling) and Renewis (renewable energy) to develop, test and mature the next generation of recycled and bio-based polymer materials and technologies.

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Associations

2026-07-02

Sustainability: European industry calls on EU to keep Single-Use Plastics Directive unchanged

A broad coalition of European industry associations, including EDANA, Euratex and Plastics Europe, has urged EU institutions to maintain the current legal framework of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD). In a joint statement, the organisations argue that reopening the Directive at this stage would create legal uncertainty, increase regulatory complexity and undermine investment, while its implementation across the European Union is still incomplete.

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Natural Fibers

2026-07-02

Global cotton trade poised for recovery as India and China drive import demand

The July 2026 issue of Cotton This Month highlights a changing global cotton market, with consumption and trade expected to strengthen despite a modest decline in production during the 2026/27 season. The next issue of Cotton This Month will be released on August 1, 2026.

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Associations

2026-07-02

Textile machinery: Italian technology charts the course for revival

Operating in a scenario characterized by geopolitical instability, slowing industrial investments, and new protectionist pressures. This is the main challenge for the Italian textile machinery industry that emerged during the General Assembly of ACIMIT (Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers), held today in Milan at the Shareholders’ Hall of Palazzo Edison.

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Recycling / Circular Economy

2026-07-02

New skills for a circular textile economy

Based on the results of a comprehensive analysis, the Erasmus+ project Skills4Circularity is developing three practical training modules covering recycling technologies, eco-design for the circular economy and sustainable manufacturing. The content of the first module, Recycling Technologies, has now been developed and validated together with industry representatives. The module provides participants with knowledge of regulatory requirements, material sorting and the preparation of textile waste for recycling.

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Nonwovens

2026-07-01

EDANA announces five new board members following 2026 Annual General Meeting

The EDANA Board of Governors is elected or re-elected at the Annual General Meeting by the member companies. The Governors are senior executives (business leaders) from member companies, based in different countries and representing different sectors of the nonwovens industry. The Board has central responsibility for guiding EDANA's overall strategy and approving its policies and priorities. It meets three times a year.

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