#Yarn & Fiber

2020-12-10

Perfomance Days, the digital edition is on the way

A digital version for Perfomance Days: the trade show devoted to trends and innovations in yarns, fabrics and accessories which was to take place these days in Munich is now planned through the www.performancedays.com platform. RadiciGroup presents its offer of yarns with reduced environmental impact for the sportswear, athleisure. healthcare and safety markets, increasingly striving for solutions able to guarantee sustainability.

RadiciGroup presents its sustainable yarns

"In a period like the one we’re experiencing - says Marco De Silvestri, Marketing & Sales Manager - Apparel and Technical of the RadiciGroup Advanced Textile Solutions Business Area - we want to focus even more on promoting our sustainable offer, aware that the market’s attention goes this direction. Today we are able to offer solutions that combine performance (which is essential) and attention to the environment, with sustainability figures certifying the reliability of our made-in-Europe products. Traceability of the supply chain, transparency, recyclability are the key words on which our offer is based, which aims to make the Group's sustainability strategy concrete».

Renycle® is recycled nylon 6, a highly valued material because of its excellent resistance, dyeability, softness and versatility. Through recovery and recycling, production scrap is converted into polymers and then into yarn endowed with excellent performance characteristics suitable for apparel and other textile applications.

With a reduced environmental impact: actually, according to the first internal measurements, Renycle® polymer saves more than 87% of energy and 90% of water, while achieving comparable performance in terms of quality as its virgin counterpart. In addition, CO2 emissions are reduced by almost 90%.

Repetable® is a yarn obtained from post-consumer recycled PET bottles, with optimal performance and multiple possibilities as for additives, dyeings and treatments. This is the ideal solution for the apparel, sport and fashion industries because Repetable® allows an energy saving of 60%, brings about 45% lower CO2 emissions and its production process involves a water saving of 90%.??"Performance Days - concludes De Silvestri - is an opportunity to confirm that producers of raw materials, upstream in the supply chain, are ready with a certified offer as for sustainability. Recyclability, eco-design, compatibility of materials are the essential drivers for a truly sustainable European textile industry».

RadiciGroup: 21st Sustainability Report published

RadiciGroup has published its 21st Sustainability Report, covering the year 2024, confirming more than two decades of transparency and measurement in the economic, environmental, and social dimensions. From its first Social Report in 2004 to the current reporting aligned with the GRI Universal Standards, the Group is now preparing for its next challenge: the adoption of the criteria that will be set out by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Twenty years of Sustainability Report for RadiciGroup

The RadiciGroup Sustainability Report reaches an important milestone this year: twenty years have in fact passed since the Group published its first Social Report in 2004, qualifying it as one of the pioneering companies in the realisation of voluntary non-financial reporting. The document measures the Group’s achievements and the actions it has taken to reduce its environmental impact, respect social values, and implement good business management practices.

Expansive innovations converge in Shanghai as Yarn Expo Autumn 2026 opens doors next week

With just days to go, industry enthusiasm is building for the opening of Yarn Expo Autumn, Asia’s premier yarn and fibre trade fair, running from 25 – 27 August at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). Across 27,000 sqm in Hall 8.2, buyers will find nearly 600 exhibitors from 14 countries and regions, spread across seven specialised zones that range from cutting-edge man-made and regenerated fibres to time-honoured cashmere and silk. Beyond the extensive sourcing options, a fringe programme of trend showcases, presentations and product launches rounds out the three¬day event with design, innovation and market intelligence.

Dornbirn GFC 2026 expands conference program with new thematic sessions

For 65 years, Dornbirn GFC has stood for innovation and is one of the world’s leading conferences in the fiber industry. From September 16 to 18, 2026, the international fiber community will meet in Dornbirn, Austria, to discuss current trends, technological developments, and forward-looking solutions. More than 600 experts from industry and academia from over 30 countries are expected to attend. With around 100 presentations by renowned speakers, a 2,5-day conference program, and three parallel presentation rooms with moderated sessions, Dornbirn GFC provides a first-class platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and international collaboration. Together, participants will generate ideas and impulses that will sustainably shape the future of the global fiber industry.

Heberlein reinforces its commitment to the Chinese market

Heberlein, globally recognised as a leading provider of air interlacing and air texturing jets for synthetic filament yarns, is consolidating its success in the Chinese market with its APh- and APe-series for DTY applications. Particularly in the field of Air Covering, Heberlein technologies combine excellent quality with significant savings in compressed-air consumption. A new service hub in Shengze City underlines the company’s long-term commitment in the Chinese market.

RE&UP’s Next-Gen Cotton fibers power Zalando private label t-shirt collection crafted from innovative recycled textiles

RE&UP Recycling Technologies’ Next-Gen Cotton powers a new collection from Zalando’s private labels, marking a step forward in bringing textile-to-textile recycled fibers into commercial fashion production. Launching on Zalando in August, the collection comprises five t-shirts across YOURTURN by Zalando and Even&Odd by Zalando, made from a circular-knit fabric blending 80% organic cotton with 20% RE&UP Next-Gen Cotton — textile-to-textile recycled fiber produced from textile waste. This is the first time RE&UP's recycled fibers feature in Zalando's private label assortment.

Heimtextil Trends 27/28: ‘Home-Maxxing’ between performance and respite

Sleep better, recover faster, live more efficiently: the desire for optimisation has long since reached our homes. Under the title ‘Home-Maxxing – The Performance of Everyday Living’, Heimtextil Trends 27/28 show how our relationship with efficiency-driven thinking and technology is influencing the design of spaces and textiles. The more sleep, wellness, routines, materials and spaces are optimised, the stronger the desire for a home that does not demand even more of us.