#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.

An eco-friendly alternative to fluorocarbon treatments

Protective and outdoor clothing derives its durable water-, dirt- and oil- repellent properties from the application of fluorinated polymers or per- and polyfluorinated low-molecular- weight chemicals (PFCs). The beneficial properties thus achieved on textiles are offset by environmental and human health risks. For manufacturers of sports, medical, protective and automotive textiles, researchers at the Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. and the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research have developed liquid-applied dispersions and solutions to functionalise textiles without the use of fluorine.

VDMA Textile Machinery with new Executive Board

At the general meeting of VDMA Textile Machinery held in Hanover at the end of September, Dr Janpeter Horn, Managing Director of A. Herzog Maschinenfabrik, was re-elected as Chairman of the trade association. Regina Brückner, managing partner of Brückner Trockentechnik, and Verena Thies, managing partner of Thies Textilmaschinen, will once again serve as vice-chairs for the next four years.

Rieter appoints Daniel Lippuner as new CEO as Thomas Oetterli steps down

Thomas Oetterli has decided to step down from his function as CEO, effective October 31, 2026, and hand over the Chairmanship of the Board of Directors. “After the successful implementation of the Next Level performance program, the structural measures initiated to consolidate the sites and the acquisition of Barmag, the time has come to hand over responsibility to new hands,” explains Thomas Oetterli.