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Green Label becomes CLIMA!
During a press conference occurred at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024, the world textile machinery exhibition, last October 15 in Shanghai, ACIMIT, the Association of Textile Machinery Manufacturers, unveiled CLIMA (Committed to Low Impact Machinery), the new green certification applied to Italian textile machinery. CLIMA will replace Green Label previous certification designed by ACIMIT back in 2011.
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With 42 exhibiting member companies, ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 is once again marked by a strong presence of VDMA companies. They cover nearly all different machinery chapters with a focus on spinning and man-made fibers, nonwovens, weaving, braiding, knitting & warp knitting, finishing & dyeing as well as technologies for textile recycling and processing of recycled material. In total, the German participation at the fair is the largest from outside China.
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ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 features a bigger cutting-edge textile technology showcase to advance the textile industry
Asia’s leading business platform for textile machinery, ITMA ASIA + CITME opens in Shanghai with a display of cutting-edge textile and garment technologies. The five-day combined exhibition highlights an interesting array of solutions that will help propel the textile industry in Asia toward advanced and sustainable manufacturing.
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About 50 Italian companies are exhibiting at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024, taking place from October 14 to 18 in Shanghai. With an area of around 1,400 square meters, Italy ranks among the top exhibiting Countries, as in previous editions. 29 Italian exhibitors will show their innovations within the National Sector Groups, organized by ACIMIT (Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers) and Italian Trade Agency.
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At this year’s ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 textile machinery exhibition in Shanghai from October 14-18, members of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, will introduce technologies to assist regional manufacturers in the production of more sustainable fabrics for today’s increasingly demanding markets.
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Heberlein Technology (Switzerland) joins ITMF as Corporate Member
Founded in 1835, Heberlein Technology is a world leading provider of air interlacing and air texturing jets for synthetic continuous filament yarns. Heberlein’s core competence is the development and production of highly specialised key components for process-optimised treatment and finishing of synthetic yarns – especially filaments.
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The business situation has slightly improved in September but remains dire
The ITMF Global Textile Industry Survey (GTIS) for September indicates an improved business situation, marking the best conditions since September 2022, with progress largely driven by recoveries in South America and Africa. Despite this, other regions showed no significant advancements.
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VDMA members at ITMA ASIA in Shanghai
With 49 exhibiting member companies, ITMA ASIA + CITME, taking place October 14 – 19 in Shanghai, will see again a strong VDMA participation. German exhibitors make up the largest foreign presence at the trade fair.
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Business, collaboration, and investor networking for global textiles sector
Global textile industry is under stress with weak demand. The textile sector needs a demand uptick and is looking towards product and market diversification. There is a timely need for a global platform to discuss the current market situation and help with the identification of products and markets. To cater to the needs of the textile industry, Diagonal Consulting (India) is organizing a two-day high-powered event in Ahmedabad, “intexcon,” October 22-23, 2024, which will have big players from India and other countries participating.
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IAF and ITMF unite global fashion and textile leaders
The joint ITMF Annual Conference and IAF World Fashion Convention was held on September 8-10 in the historic city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. This year’s convention, co-organized by the International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), and hosted by Uztextileprom, the Uzbekistan Textile and Garment Industry Association, and the Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Uzbekistan highlighted the crucial interdependence of our sectors.
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Winners of the ITMF Awards 2024
ITMF has just announced the winners of the ITMF Awards 2024. They will present their projects at the upcoming ITMF & IAF Conference 2024 which will be held from 8-10 September 2024 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan and will be co-hosted by the Uzbek Textile & Apparel Industry Association (UZTS).
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Winners of the ITMF Start-up Award 2024
The winners of the ITMF Start-up Award 2024 will present their business models at the upcoming ITMF & IAF Conference 2024 which will be held from 8-10 September 2024 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan and will be co-hosted by the Uzbek Textile & Apparel Industry Association (UZTS).
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The business situation remains dire, but expectations stay positive
ITMF’s Global Textile Industry Survey (GTIS) in July 2024 reveals that the global textile value chain remains in a very challenging business environment. Even though on average the business situation is dire which reflects a low order intake, business expectations in six months’ time stay positive. This very mixed picture shows that companies are expecting that this unprecedented long duration of a weak business cycle must come to an end eventually.
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