Turkish leather and leather products exports decreased by 530 million dollars in the last 3 years from 2 billion 56 million dollars to 1 billion 526 million dollars. Imports of leather and leather products increased from 1 billion 810 million dollars to 2 billion 420 million dollars. In 2022, Türkiye was in the position of a country with a foreign trade surplus of 245 million dollars in the leather and leather products sector, and by the end of 2024, it had a foreign trade deficit of 895 million dollars....

BB Engineering founded in 1998 as a joint venture of two leading brands in the machine building sector, Oerlikon and Brückner, has been in the market as a reliable partner in the field of machinery and plant engineering for the synthetic fiber and film industry since then. The company considers product development as adding value, continue to support its...

Hascevher Tekstil entered the textile market in 2006 and now employs more than 500 people across its sites in Türkiye, has been producing with the trust of Trützschler’s technologies since the beginning of its journey. Achieving annual sales of more than US$100 million and focusing on embracing trends and technologies that will shape the future, the company has also...

Itema, one of the leading global providers of advanced weaving solutions, has completed the acquisition of Schoch & Co. Srl, historic company active in the production and supply of accessories for textile machines, such as reeds, drop wires and other components. It is completed the integration process already started in 2019 with the acquisition of 80% of the company’s...

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 to be held in Shanghai from 14-18 October 2024, will become an important platform for Picanol to once again demonstrate its technological competence in both airjet and rapier weaving machines. Visitors to the event will experience Picanol’s world premiere of its brand-new Supermax rapier weaving machine. In total, Picanol will have four different high-tech...

KARL MAYER launched the innovative JACQUARDTRONIC® lace for the underwear and clothing sector combines a clear fabric appearance with a highly filigree pattern in the centre section. The new, rigid article was created on an MJ 92/1 F from a very thin, super-combed, Ne 200/2 ring-spun cotton yarn in the jacquard. The idea for this was conceived back in...

Circular knitting machine specialist Mayer & Cie. will present its innovations for the Turkish market at the ITM in Istanbul on June 4-8. Among the company’s solutions at booth 303 B in Hall 3. are two machine types – the SF4 3.2 III and the Relanit 3.2 HS II – and various smart solutions that make circular knitting more...

Prof. Dr. Cem Güneşoğlu, who carries out studies at Gaziantep University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Textile Engineering, produced mattress fabric with antibacterial and antiviral properties by using borophene material obtained from boron. Prof. Dr. Güneşoğlu decided to use borophene material on the mattress during the studies in the faculty laboratory. The borophene material synthesised during the studies was...

Durak Tekstil, a leading manufacturer of industrial sewing and embroidery threads, welcomed the leading textile manufacturers of the region at a customer meeting organized in Denizli. In the event attended by more than 120 industry professionals, presentations were made on Durak Tekstil’s corporate development, rich product portfolio, R&D studies, and Renk İplik, which started its operations as a new...

One of the market-leading developers of machines in the textile industry, Brückner has serviced its customers worldwide for decades with its great customer support and the advantages its solutions offer in the long term. Verena Ruckh, Head of Marketing Department at Brückner talking to Textilegence, said that they look back with pride on Brückner’s 75th anniversary year, which they...

Oerlikon Riri and Oerlikon Fineparts with a comprehensive product portfolio of metal components and fashion jewellery for the luxury industry are further expanding the use of their advanced Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) processes, leveraging Oerlikon Balzers’ technological expertise. Oerlikon aims to raise its profile as the leading provider of high-quality, environmentally-friendly finishes for the luxury sector, balancing style, performance,...

Research by Nottingham Trent University (NTU), the University of the West of England (UWE) and the University of Exeter shows how high-performance micro-supercapacitors can be used to power e-textiles to support a range of health applications in a sustainable way. The development allows for the electrodes to be printed onto the fabric of garments to provide power to wearable technologies...

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have developed a flexible wearable fabric called RoboFabric that can stiffen on demand. Developed through a combination of geometric design, 3D printing, and robotic control, the new technology can quickly be made into medical devices or soft robotics, such as limbs for drones. The NTU research team has developed an elbow...

The dates of the 26th SIGN Istanbul to be held by Informa Markets at Tüyap Istanbul have been announced. SIGN Istanbul, the leading meeting point of the signage and digital printing industries on a regional and international scale, will be held on October 2-5, 2025. The event, preparations for which have begun this year, will showcase technologies that can...

This year, the fifth ‘Sustainability Talks Istanbul’, with the theme ‘Act Now’, brought together the important stakeholders of the textile industry at Hilton Istanbul Bomonti, providing an important platform where innovative ideas and solutions in sustainability and innovation in the industry were discussed. The event, organized in strategic partnership with the Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters’ Association (ITHIB)...

BB Engineering founded in 1998 as a joint venture of two leading brands in the machine building sector, Oerlikon and Brückner, has been in the market as a reliable partner in the field of machinery and plant engineering for the synthetic fiber and film industry since then. The company considers product development as adding value, continue to support its customers holistically. Dr. Klaus Schäfer, Managing Director of BB Engineering talked about the advantages of their solutions and answered our questions about 2024 reviews and forecasts for 2025. Schäfer evaluated 2024 as a successful year, saying they worked on their customer projects and R&D activities as planned and concluded the year...