#Dyeing, Drying, Finishing

2025-05-14

Eight out of ten denim mills prefer Monforts

Monforts denim customers were very much to the forefront at the latest Kingpins Amsterdam exhibition held from April 16-17 at the city’s Sugar Factory. It’s no accident, for example, that the advanced denims which have dominated the show’s Most Sustainable Product (MSP) displays over the past four years are from mills employing resource-efficient Monforts technologies including MONTEX stenters, MONFORTEX Shrinking ranges, ECO LINE denim finishing systems and THERMEX dyeing ranges.

Denim in production on an integrated Monforts range © 2025 Monforts

“Monforts MONTEX stenters are the industry standard in denim finishing and many of the over 900 Monforts THERMEX dyeing systems operational in the main textile producing countries are also devoted to this sector,” says Monforts Head of Denim Hans Wroblowski. “New performance and lifestyle denims are achieving success on the market by exploiting multifunctional spray coating and thermo-stretch and skew technologies on our ranges for more efficient production and significant increases in energy savings.”

While the Kingpins MSP is not a competition, these fabrics are singled out both for their thoughtful and eco-conscious construction and ease of converting into fully-fashioned denim jeans.

Eight of the ten fabrics in the 2025 MSP showcase were manufactured by the Monforts companies Arvind (India), Diamond Corduroy (Pakistan), Isko (Turkey), Naveena Denim (NDL), Orta (Turkey), Saitex (Vietnam), Soorty (Pakistan) and Textil Santanderina (Spain).

Stretch Yourself

Seven of the world’s most progressive denim mills – all of them Monforts customers – also provided the advanced denim fabrics for a design exploration project by 30 fashion students at the House of Denim Foundation’s Jean School in Amsterdam – the first and only denim educational institution in the world – in cooperation with The Lycra Company.

This project resulted in the ‘Stretch Yourself’ exhibition at Kingpins 2025, with fabrics supplied by Turkish companies Bossa, Calik and Orta, Naveena and Soorty from Pakistan, DNM Denim in Egypt and China’s Advance Denim.

“What excited me about this project was that we started with an educational segment on sustainability and innovation involving all the mills and kept it open for the students to design whatever they felt like,” said Mariette Hoitink, co-founder of the House of Denim. “The mills provided the students with super special fabrics and the students worked day and night to come up with the final results and took a totally unexpected take on stretch denim.”

Bowie Klassens design in the House of Denim’s ‘Stretch Yourself’ exhibition © 2025 Monforts

Cellulosics

Cotton remains king in denim production, but Lenzing’s Tencel and Ecovero cellulosic fibres are increasingly finding favour in denims for providing soft hand feel fabrics.

In Amsterdam, Lenzing Hong Kong showcased its Application Innovation Collection 25 developed with mill partners including a variety of sustainable new styles from Monforts customers including Advance Denim, Naveena, Soorty, TCE Jeans (Vietnam) and US Denim Mills (Pakistan).

“Our team continues to communicate with the industry – from supply chain partners to brands and designers – to exchange marketing information and participate in trend developments,” said Dennis Hui, business development manager at Lenzing Hong Kong. “This latest collection is based on meeting demand from global brands with a variety of outfits with different wash effects.”

Lenzing’s Application Innovation 25 Collection © 2025 Monforts

Sensitive fibres

Monforts ECO LINE range concepts for denim enable the processing of high-quality and reproducible fabrics which are stretched and skewed far more gently than with conventional range combinations, which is advantageous in processing more sensitive fibres.

The ‘double rubber’ version of a Monforts Denim ranges comprises two compressive shrinkage units and two felt calenders in line, for super elastic and bi-elastic materials. Additionally, the combined drying, stretching and skewing functions for denim fabric are possible with the ThermoStretch unit, which can also include a Monforts EcoApplicator unit for the minimum application of necessary finishing chemicals.

Naveena Denim 100% recycled cotton garment in the Kingpins Most Sustainable Product (MSP) display © 2025 Monforts

Econtrol®

Monforts denim customers are also reaping the benefits of the Econtrol®* and Econtrol®* TC-A continuous process for the dyeing of woven cotton, cotton/synthetics and cellulosic like Tencel fabrics in which reactive and other dyestuffs are fixed into the fabric in a one-step dyeing and drying operation with a controlled combination of steam and air.

The entire pad-dry process takes just two-to-three minutes at a temperature of between 120-130°C and a relative humidity volume of 25-30%.

“Many of our denim customers are now using their existing Monforts technologies within integrated finishing mills to develop new in-house processes and further improve their ecological performance,” observes Hans Wroblowski. “We continue to work closely with them on a variety of interesting new projects that eventually result in many of the forward looking denim jean styles that are to be found at successive Kingpins shows around the world.”

* Econtrol® is a registered mark of DyStar Colours Distribution GmbH, Germany.

Typical Monforts denim line configuration © 2025 Monforts

Monforts sees growing potential for technical textiles in Türkiye

For many years now, Türkiye has been one of the most important markets for textile finishing, coating and continuous dyeing equipment, making ITM 2026 from June 9-13 a key event for Germany’s Monforts. At the Istanbul exhibition at stand 1117D in Hall 11, the company will put the emphasis on its machines which continue to lead the field in conventional dyeing and finishing, and also highlight the strong opportunities for Turkish textile manufacturers in the growing field of technical textiles.

Dyeing, finishing and singeing expertise now closer than ever to Brazilian customers

Benninger AG from Switzerland and Grupo NS from Brazil announce joined forces to support textile customers across Brazil with a strong portfolio of textile wet processing technologies, practical application know-how, and reliable local service. The cooperation combines Benninger's long-standing engineering expertise in textile finishing and dyeing with Grupo NS's deep understanding of the Brazilian textile market, customer needs, and service requirements.

SETEX turns dyeing and finishing data into daily production control

At ITM 2026, SETEX will show how textile mills can use machine, recipe, quality and energy data for more reliable daily production decisions — not as another reporting layer, but as part of the running dyeing and finishing process. With OrgaTEX X3 MES, E390x/C390x controllers, CamCOUNT and FabricInspector Portable, SETEX connects planning, machine execution and fabric-related quality insight within existing mill structures.

Tradition and Innovation – Phoenox Textiles Ltd. relies on state-of-the-art carpet back-coating line from Brückner

For more than 70 years, Phoenox Textiles Ltd. has been synonymous with quality, reliability, and inno-vation in the textile industry. Founded in 1954 in Huddersfield (Yorkshire, UK), a region with a long tradition in textiles, this family-owned business has continued to evolve without losing sight of its roots. Today, in its fourth generation under the leadership of the Mosley family, Phoenox successfully combines decades of experience with a clear, forward-looking corporate strategy.

The Woolmark Company showcases Australia's commitment to India's textile industry at Bharat Tex 2026

Reinforcing more than five decades of commitment to India's wool textile and apparel industry, The Woolmark Company, alongside Austrade and the Australian High Commission, marked a strong presence at Bharat Tex 2026, one of the world's largest textile and apparel trade platforms. Through industry engagement, strategic collaborations, technical innovation and knowledge exchange, the participation underscored Australia's continued commitment to supporting the growth and transformation of India's textile ecosystem while highlighting the versatility and value of Australian Merino wool.

Rieter and partners launch Recycling Powerhouse for industrial-scale textile recycling

Recycling Powerhouse Ltd. was established in July 2026 to industrialize, standardize and scale textile recycling. Based in Switzerland, the venture will operate a franchise-driven business model that enables the production of high-quality, certified recycled yarns. The project is supported by the following partners: Rieter Group, the world’s leading system supplier for natural and man-made fibers, Säntis Textiles, a Swiss textile engineering company, and Valvan, a Belgian sorting technology company. The first blueprint franchise operation is scheduled to launch early 2027 in partnership with Suhail Industrial Holding Group in Qatar.

Global carpet industry smartly connected: Heimtextil 2027 sharpens Carpets & Rugs with new structure and premium segment

Even more efficient, more targeted and closer to the market: Heimtextil 2027 strengthens its position as the leading meeting place for the global carpet industry and further expands Carpets & Rugs in line with market needs. With a stronger focus on distribution channels, the segment integrates into Heimtextil’s product worlds.

Rieter sees Barmag integration on track as orders and sales rise

The first half of 2026 was shaped by the successful completion of the largest acquisition in Rieter’s history. The Man-Made Fiber Division enables entry into the growth segment of man-made fibers and sustainably strengthens Rieter’s market position in the Asia region. The expanded Group is now the world’s leading system supplier for the processing of natural and man-made fibers. In the first half of the year, initial cost savings in material costs and operating expenses have already been realized. The targeted synergies are expected to amount to at least CHF 20 million by the end of the 2028 financial year. Due to the completion of the acquisition on February 2, 2026, the first half of the year for the Man-Made Fiber Division only amounts to five months.