#Associations

2024-07-25

S&P Global Inc. (UK) joins ITMF as Corporate Member

S&P Global provides essential intelligence – analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. One of the 5 business divisions - S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes chemicals & fibers, oil and gas, power, metals, agriculture and shipping. S&P Global Commodity Insights comprises well-known and market leading brands following the merger of IHS Markit with S&P Global in March 2022.

S&P Global Market Intelligence delivers leading data sources and technologies about macroeconomy, regions and sectors and partners with customers to broaden their perspective and operate with confidence.

Mr. Christian Schindler, Director General of ITMF, stated that “ITMF is very pleased to welcome S&P Global as the latest corporate member. S&P Global is a renowned company that is providing valuable data across regions and industries that is now also covering the upstream fiber and textile industry. It is mutually advantageous if companies from the entire textile industry and from affiliated sectors are coming together at ITMF to meet and discuss issues related to the entire value chain. S&P Global has a lot of expertise to offer but can also benefit from being closer to the industry and thus from a better understanding of the dynamics shaping it.”

Ms. Tatiana Bondar, Associate Director of S&P Global Inc., pointed out that “by having joined ITMF the S&P Global will now have access to a lot of valuable reports, statistics, and surveys that help to further improve the understanding of fibre and textile industry. Taking part in excusive ITMF activities like the ITMF Annual Conferences, special workshops and webinars provides access to in-depth knowledge and to being closer to market. In today’s interwoven and ever more complex world it is important to be embedded in the industry you serve and to have easy access to both information and industry experts from around the world. I believe that by staying tuned our fibers team, represented in EMEA, Asia and America, will be able to bring value to the ITMF and its members.”

For more information about the S&P Global, please go to https://www.spglobal.com

ITMF and IAF conclude successful Joint Convention 2025 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) and the International Apparel Federation (IAF) have successfully concluded their second joint convention, held this year in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In close collaboration with the host Indonesian Textile Association (API), the event gathered over 400 delegates from around the world from across the entire textile and apparel value chain.

Joint Statement: Urgent clarification needed on scope of Textiles EPR for PPE and Medical Devices

EDANA, the voice of nonwovens, alongside fellow industry associations CIRFS (European Man-Made Fibres Association), EURATEX (The European Apparel and Textile Confederation), ESF (European Safety Federation), and EuroCommerce (Retail & Wholesale), has issued a joint statement raising critical concerns regarding the transposition of Directive (EU) 2025/1892, the targeted revision of the Waste Framework Directive.

Young researchers recognised for cutting-edge work in recycling, fibre technology and textile mechanics

At the Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference held in Aachen at the end of November, Peter D. Dornier, Chairman of the Walter Reiners Foundation of the VDMA, honoured five successful young engineers. Promotion and sustainability prizes were awarded in the categories bachelor/project theses and diploma/master theses. Academic theses that develop solutions for resource-saving products and technologies, for example, are eligible for the sustainability awards.

Level playing field at stake: Europe’s textile industry demands decisive action

Yesterday, the European Parliament took a welcomed and necessary step by voting a resolution calling for stronger market surveillance, reinforced customs controls and faster enforcement of the Digital Services Act in case of infringements. For Europe’s textile and clothing manufacturers, this is the first political acknowledgement that the system is broken — and that enforcement must finally match the scale of the problem.

SHIMA SEIKI returns to ShanghaiTex

Leading flat knitting solutions provider SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan, together with its Hong Kong and Chinese market subsidiary SHIMA SEIKI (HONG KONG) LTD., will exhibit at the ShanghaiTex 2025 exhibition (Booth No.: Hall N3, Booth A20) held in Shanghai, China this month. This marks the return of SHIMA SEIKI to ShanghaiTex after a 14-year hiatus, its last exhibit at the show having been in 2011.

Fraunhofer CCPE presents the “Monomaterial Design Set” – Innovative solutions for circular product design

Composite materials made from different types of plastic often extend the lifetime of products but make recycling more difficult in the circular economy. That is why Fraunhofer CCPE has developed the “Monomaterial Design Set”. This new approach helps to reduce the variety of plastics used in durable products and offers circular solutions for designers and product developers.

arena introduces renewable LYCRA® EcoMade fiber in its latest swimwear collection

Italian swimwear specialist arena has unveiled a new collection that brings sustainability and performance even closer together. Launched on December 4, the line features swimsuits made from recycled nylon and renewable LYCRA® EcoMade fiber — the first time the bio-based spandex has been used commercially in swimwear.