#Research & Development

2023-07-19

62. Dornbirn GFC Global Fibre Congress - 3rd Dornbirn GFC Innovation Days 13 – 15 September 2023, Dornbirn Austria

The worldwide unique innovation congress, where the entire industry is represented to generate new innovations, offers 125 lectures and will take place from September 13 - 15, 2023 at the Kulturhaus, Dornbirn, Austria. The international speakers will explain how innovations from research and development can be put into practice. Connecting the textile value chain, from fiber to end user, succeeds with the participation of visitors from 34 countries, from fiber, textile industry to brands and retail.

Plenary lectures on the opening day

How do we succeed in generating a new business model with circular economy? The presentation by Stephan Sielaff, CEO of Lenzing AG, will provide insight into this cutting-edge issue in the fiber industry and will highlight this topic from the perspective of the cellulose fiber industry. "The EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy - its impact on the global textile ecosystem". With this topic Dirk Vantyghem, EURATEX will give an overview into the EU textile strategy and the preparations of the planned legislation. The upcoming changes for European textile companies and the partner companies in the internal market will be enormous. EURATEX asks the European institutions to create a consistent and intelligent regulatory framework, to provide financial resources for investments in innovation and to stimulate the demand for sustainable textiles.

Dornbirn GFC was possible to win the Verbund AG for the congress. Rudolf Zauner will give a presentation on how energy innovations can be used as the key to climate neutrality. The long- standing sponsor of the Dornbirn GFC, the company Gherzi Textil Organisation AG, will be represented by Giuseppe Gherzi with the title "2030 - a new Textile World Order" on the opening morning.

Industry meets RWTH AACHEN University

The aim of the Dornbirn GFC is to present sustainable innovations in the fiber industry. Central topics include sustainability and circular economy. Cooperations are a necessity in this context and the Dornbirn GFC acts as a network generator. RWTH Aachen has entered into such a cooperation with the industry and offers a whole block of lectures on Friday morning.

Title selection:

- Automation and digitalization of textile sorting for reuse and recycling?- Sustainable recycling: How length-preserving tearing contributes to the production of high-quality

yarn?- From mixed waste to recycling feedstock – automated sorting and pre-processing of post-consumer

textiles?- Condition monitoring with intelligent sensor fibers to enable sustainable technologies - Potentials and opportunities for the use of shape memory fibres in 4D textiles

3rd Innovation Days

The innovators were organized in cooperation with FashionForGood and PWC. The series of lectures of the 25 participants ranged from the topics of light-curing processes for stretch textiles, upcycled flexible foam from natural fibers to quantification methods for recycled fibers in fabrics and yarns.?A summary of the lectures and contents can be found on the homepage of the Dornbirn GFC under the program point 3 Innovations Days:

https://www.dornbirn-gfc.com/de/programm/3-innovations-tage.

Award ceremonies at the 62nd Dornbirn GFC 2023:

The "Young Scientist Award" of Lenzing AG will be awarded again this year at the Dornbirn GFC. As one of the leading innovators in sustainably produced fibers and fabrics, Lenzing AG has been in an excellent position for decades. Through contact with young scientists, research and development can be advanced and innovative and technological progress is guaranteed.

Man-made fibers research innovations at universities and research institutes are supported with the annual awarding of the Paul Schlack Prize as well as cooperation with the industry with the Honorary Prize. In 2023, European Man-Made Fibres Association (CIRFS), Brussels/Belgium, will continue the tradition at the 62nd Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (GFC) from September 13-15, 2023, in Dornbirn/Austria highlighting R&D excellence at the plenary session.

The Main Paul Schlack Prize will be awarded with € 3.000 for an author of a theme from a university or research institute. The Honorary Prize will be presented for a project leader of a joint research project between a university/research institute and industry.

Dornbirn GFC 2023 Key topics:

# Fiber innovation?# Sustainability & Circular Economy # Nonwovens & Technical Textiles # Apparel & Sports

Program, speakers line up and ticket:

http://www.dornbirn-gfc.com

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