The Textiles Recycling Expo 2025 Press Conference, held at the Press Club Brussels Europe on May 6. Engaging the media, key stakeholders, and policymakers in shaping the conversation ahead of the expo & conference in June, the event outlined what’s at stake and what’s possible.  Key industry leaders included in the event as speakers: Robert van de Kerkhof (ReHubs), Karla Basselier (Fedustria), Julia Ettinger (EuRIC), Dirk Vantyghem (EURATEX). They made a clear call for uniting the value chain - from collectors to manufacturers to brands, companies investing in circularity must...

Academics at Gaziantep University (GAUN) have developed a nanotechnology-integrated machine that accelerates yarn production and reduces production costs. GAUN Textile Engineering Department faculty members Prof. Dr. Mehmet Topalbekiroğlu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Kılıç, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halil İbrahim İçoğlu and Dr. Behzat Yıldırım started a study to combine the stages such as opening, cleaning, carding, drawing, roving and spinning...

Georg Philipp Heberlein and his descendants ran family company Heberlein with roots in yarn dyeing. It developed into a corporate group and ultimately became a highly specialised company that is regarded as the world’s leading provider of air interlacing and air texturing jets for synthetic continuous filament yarns. Today Heberlein's core competence is the development and production of highly-specialised...

International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Turkish yarn manufacturer Göliplik Şeremet Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. to deliver a complete WetlaceTM line to produce nonwovens for sustainable, flushable wipes.   The new production line will enable Göliplik to enter the nonwovens market with high-quality roll goods for flushable wipes. Made from natural, biodegradable fibers, these wipes have excellent...

Marzoli, part of Camozzi Group and one of the leading companies in textile machinery sector, will present its latest innovations in nonwoven technologies at TechTextil North America 2025 to be held on May 6–8 in Atlanta, Georgia. During the exhibition, a professional team from the company will be available for meetings and discussions at Booth 3632, to offer a...

Mayer & Cie. continues to take place among the leaders in textile machinery manufacturing, combining over a century of experience with a commitment to precision, quality, and global reach. The fourth-generation family-owned business headquartered in Albstadt, Germany, serves its customers with over 450 employees worldwide and additional sites in China and the Czech Republic. Mayer & Cie. Managing Director...

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...

Durak Tekstil, one of the leading manufacturers of industrial sewing and embroidery threads, will present innovative solutions for the global furniture and interior decoration industry at Interzum 2025 in Hall 10.1, Booth No A024 B025 to be held in Cologne, Germany, on May 20-23. The company focuses on strengthening presence in target markets, reaching potential new markets and establishing...

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...

Cotton terry fabric has long been the most significant segment in the home textile sector. Over the years, it has evolved from a simple functional necessity to a design element and a source of domestic comfort. Biancalani offers the solutions guaranteeing minimal production costs and reduced environmental impact.Traditionally, the processing of cotton terry fabric begins with preparation (for example, to remove sizing agents), continues...

Despite a challenging year, the efficient solutions for textile finishing continuously developed by the leading German textile finishing technology manufacturer Monforts led to a successful 2024 for the company. Supporting the textile sector’s sustainable future with its new investments, partnerships and projects, the company is also well-equipped for a new year. Nicole Croonenbroek, Marketing Manager at Monforts talked to...

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...

Personalisation Experience 2025 to be held in Messe Berlin, Germany on May 6 – 9 is set to launch its inaugural SmartHub Conference. The conference, which will run from 6 – 8 May 2025, will highlight the importance of using the latest technologies and software across a range of disciplines, to reduce waste and increase operational efficiency, while leveraging...

The city of Hannover is eagerly waiting to welcome participants of the world’s largest textile and garment technology exhibition, ITMA 2027 on September 16 to 22, 2027. It is expected to gross 200,000 square metres, occupying 13 exhibition halls at the Messegelaende Hannover.  Held once every four years since 1951, ITMA was last staged in the German city in 1991....

SASA announced in a statement to the Public Enlightenment Platform (KAP) that they completed the Textile Chips, Bottle Chips, Pet Chips Production Facility with MTR technology in the Adana campus with an investment cost of approximately 230 million USD and started commercial production as of April 30. The annual capacity of the facility of 330,000 tons is expected to contribute approximately 350 million USD to the turnover annually. On March 3, 2025, SASA announced that its PTA production facility had started commercial production in order to meet the PTA needs arising from the capacity increase that will arise from both its existing facilities and its ongoing and planned investments. The company...