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The Materials: How Vitale Barberis Canonico and The Royals are cheering for young tailors

Campaign For Wool and Vitale Barberis Canonico promoted young tailors, sustainability, and craftsmanship in London. Campaign for Wool is an international nonp…

Processing

What Retailers Are Worried About for Holiday 2024

Retailers have a lot of worries as they approach the holiday season. GoTRG is a reverse logistics firm that helps retailers and manufacturers manage retail re…

US’ e-commerce giant eBay announces global expansion of CFF

Apparel/Garments US’ e-commerce giant eBay announces global expansion of CFF Oct 17, 2024 eBay has expanded its Circular Fashion Fund (CFF), providing $1.2 …

Adeel Khalid | Textile Industry - Fibre2Fashion

Adeel Khalid works as Marketing Merchandiser at Masood Textile Mills. He has studied at the National Textile University.

Women's Floral Print Co-ord Set Supplier

Women's Floral Print Co-ord Set Supplier We introduce our self as a pioneer in the field of Women's Floral Print Co-ord Set. Elevate your look with our stunni…

Processing, Technical Textiles

US' e-commerce giant eBay announces global expansion of CFF

eBay has expanded its Circular Fashion Fund (CFF), providing $1.2 million by 2025 to help fashion start-ups scale circular solutions, including rental and repa…

Blue Yonder's Sónia Peres On AI/ML's Role in Fashion, Retail

Peres is global vice president retail product management and was previously Blue Yonder’s senior director industry strategies for softline global. Formerly JDA…

Processing

North India sees slow demand in cotton yarn, prices ease in Delhi - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion

Cotton yarn markets in north India face weak demand and payment constraints, with prices easing in Delhi but remaining stable in Ludhiana. Traders attribute th…

Fashion, Fabrics

Australian brands fail to pay workers a living wage – report

SYDNEY – Nearly all Australian fashion companies are not paying a living wage to workers at any stage of the supply chain, according to a new report. The 2024…

Dyed Blended Knitted Fabric Supplier

Dyed Blended Knitted Fabric Supplier We get huge pleasure and pride in introducing our company as one of the leading manufacturers & exporters of Dyed Blended…

Fabrics

Warm Weather Influence Denim Mills’ Spring/Summer 2026 Fabrics

Softness, ease of moment and warm weather are guiding the directions many denim mills are taking for their Spring/Summer 2026 fabric collections. Naveena Deni…

Fabrics, Processing, Technical Textiles

Germany's Hugo & Disney partner for Tim Burton Halloween collection

Hugo launches a bold capsule collection inspired by Disney and Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Featuring Jack Skellington on sweatshirts, T-shirts…

Meeting place for sustainable textile production in Sweden

The Swedish Textile Machine Expo (STM) returns for the second time from 13–14 November at the Swedish School of Textiles. The meeting place for sustainable tex…

Fashion, Fabrics, Processing

Reduced environmental impact from fair trade cotton, report

PARIS - Cotton grown in India that is both 'fair trade' and organic, or converting to organic, outperforms conventional cotton across a number of environmental…

Fabrics

Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris to host global suppliers in Feb 2025

Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris 2025 will be held from February 10-12 at Paris-Le-Bourget, featuring top global suppliers. This edition will introduce new sect…

Fashion, Fabrics

Investing in innovation for a better tomorrow

Looming European Green Deal regulations to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 have fibre suppliers, mills, brands, and retailers alike…

Technical Textiles

India's textile exports rise after lull, industry leaders applaud

India's textile and apparel exports grew by 5.13 per cent to $17.66 billion between April and September 2024, with a strong 12.38 per cent rise in September al…

Fashion, Fabrics, Interior

Investing in innovation for a better tomorrow

Looming European Green Deal regulations to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 have fibre suppliers, mills, brands, and retailers alike…

Technical Textiles

The Materials: Cone Denim allies with Kingpins' One Denim, Piero Turk and Tonello

Within the next Kingpins show editions of the season, Cone Denim, a US historical authentic denim manufacturer, will disclose a special collection part of a co…

Fabrics, Technical Textiles

Lenzing Streamlines Lyocell Denim Laundering

One area of the denim world that is attracting innovation investments is the laundry. Over time, the conventional techniques to give denim its signature look h…

Metallic Zari Thread Supplier

Metallic Zari Thread Supplier Reference No : 24222616 Business Lead : Selling Offer We introduce ourselves as one of the acclaimed manufacturer and exporte…

Interior

Brazil cotton prices fluctuate slightly in early October

Brazilian cotton prices noticed minor fluctuations in early October due to low market liquidity as most of the 2023-24 crop has been processed. Despite this, i…

Challenges, recovery & future prospects - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion

The sleepwear sector in India, accounting for * per cent of its total apparel exports, has faced fluctuating exports since ****, impacted by global disruptions…

Fashion, Fabrics

Low reliance on Canada cushions India's textile sector amid tensions - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion

India's textile trade with Canada is not expected to be heavily impacted by the recent diplomatic tensions between the two countries. From January to July ****…

Fashion, Fabrics

International Apparel & Textile Fair- 2024

12th Nov, 2024 to 14th Nov, 2024 at Dubai Festival Arena, United Arab Emirates The 18th Edition of the International Apparel and Textile Fair is scheduled to t…

Fashion, Fabrics

Ds Printech China | 2024 (november 2024), Guangzhou | China

11th Nov, 2024 to 13th Nov, 2024 at China Import and Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou DS Printech China is co-organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, China Screen…

Fabrics

Independent Fashion and Luxury Retailers Unpack Winning Formulas

Italy’s peculiar role in the fashion industry is not limited to its marquee brands or high-end manufacturing supply chain. The country has traditionally had o…

Havenly Acquires Home Goods Brand Burrow

Online home goods source Havenly has expanded its stable of brands with the acquisition of furnishings and soft goods company, Burrow. The move marks Havenly’s…

Material World: Burberry's ‘Brewed’ Scarf, Pangaia’s NFW Collab Drops

Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering news from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to …

Fabrics

Decathlon Pulse Backs Unspun's 3D Weaving European Takeover

Decathlon just brought Unspun one step closer to serving the European market with 3D-woven goods. While the exact terms of the deal were not disclosed, the pa…

Berlin: Architect@Work on 6 and 7 November 2024

One of the highlights is the project exhibition selected by world-architects.com, which shows a total of 40 works by international members of the platform from…

Fabrics, Technical Textiles

Sustainea to invest $400 mn in Indiana for first US Bio-MEG plant

Sustainea will invest $400 million in Lafayette, Indiana, to build its first US Bio-MEG plant, using renewable corn-based dextrose from Primient. The joint ven…

Good start in Shanghai for Karl Mayer Group

The Karl Mayer Group is delighted with the successful start to the ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 exhibition. Stand C27 in Hall 4 of the Shanghai National Exhibition a…

Fabrics, Processing

Problems with pre-retail logistics proving costly for clothing suppliers

New research from retail logistics company Advanced Supply Chain (ASC) found that 50% of clothing manufacturers and brands supplying products to retailers have…

Lenzing, Kaihara Denim & ROICA by Asahi Kasei launch SAISEI collection

Lenzing, Kaihara Denim & ROICA by Asahi Kasei launch SAISEI collection Oct 16, 2024 Lenzing Group, ROICA by Asahi Kasei, and Kaihara Denim have teamed up to …

Ace Rivington Debuts Flagship Concept for Future Stores

The Santa Monica, Calif.-based premium denim brand recently relocated to a 1,200-square-foot street-facing corner store in La Arcata Plaza. It is Ace Rivington…

Thai Acrylic Fibre adopts FibreTrace

FibreTrace has announced a new partnership with Thai Acrylic Fibre (TAF), one of the world’s top five acrylic fibre producers and part of the Aditya Birla Grou…

Processing

Honeywell spins off Spectra and may sell PPE business

Having announced its intention to spin off its Advanced Materials business, including its Spectra advanced fibre operations, Charlotte, North Carolina-headquar…

The Shows: Meet India’s R|Elan Circular Design Challenge winners

The 6th edition of the R|Elan Circular Design Challenge, held in partnership with the UN in India, unveiled seven finalists an two winners during the Sustainab…

French clothing-footwear prices rise 4% MoM, drop 0.2% YoY in Sep 2024

France's CPI fell by 1.2 per cent month on month (MoM) in September after a 0.5-per cent rise in August. Consumer prices went up by 1.1 per cent YoY in Septemb…

Thai Acrylic Fibre partners with FibreTrace

SINGAPORE - Traceability solutions provider FibreTrace has partnered with Thai Acrylic Fibre on a programme designed to accelerate transparency in acrylic fibr…

French luxury group LVMH reports steady revenue in Jan-Sept FY24

LVMH reported $66.3 billion revenue for the first nine months of FY24, showing resilience amid economic challenges. The Fashion & Leather Goods sector, led by …

The Materials: Kaihara Denim, Lenzing and Roica launch new responsible denim

The global cellulosic fiber and nonwoven supplier Lenzing Group, the premium stretch fiber Roica by Asahi Kasei, and the Japanese authentic denim manufacturer …

Fabrics, Technical Textiles

Lenzing, Kaihara Denim & ROICA by Asahi Kasei launch SAISEI collection

Lenzing Group, ROICA by Asahi Kasei, and Kaihara Denim have teamed up to launch the 'SAISEI Collection', a premium stretch denim line featuring recycled materi…

Fashion, Fabrics, Technical Textiles

The Trends: Polimoda’s Manifattura Campus aims to become a fashion research pole

For the opening of the 2024/2025 Academic Year, Polimoda has unveiled its new Manifattura Campus, based at Florence's Manifattura Tabacchi. This section of th…

Decathon to establish unspun’s 3D weaving in Europe

Decathlon Pulse, the investment arm and start-up studio of French-headquartered sports brand Decathlon, is investing in and guaranteeing a European off-take ag…

H&M technology backing for major supplier

Through its Green Fashion Initiative, retail giant H&M is installing three pioneering new dyeing and finishing technologies at the plant of Chorka Textile, one…

Fashion, Fabrics

The Materials: How Adriano Goldschmied, Knitdigo and Soko launch new collaboration

Adriano Goldschmied, renown fashion designer and denim veteran known as the "Godfather of Denim," continues to develop new projects, including the revamp of hi…

Processing

Archroma: Innovative biobased textile pigment printing system

Biobased textile printing system NTR (Source: Archroma) The innovative NTR printing system by Archroma allows a significant advance in biobased pigment printi…

Fabrics

US apparel prices rise, but consumer spending shows signs of slowdown

In September, US CPI for garments rose by 0.6 per cent, nearing pandemic-high levels, though consumer spending on apparel fell by 0.8 per cent. US consumer con…

AI meets Textiles

Anja Bisgaard Gaede from the Danish trend agency SPOTT trends + business on the transformative power of AI in the textile industry.

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Interior, Processing

European Ecodesign Regulation: regulation for textile and shoe products

The new Ecodesign Regulation (EU 2024/1781) came into force on 18 July 2024 and is a central component of the European Green Deal. The directive, also known as…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Fabrics

Textile Standards and Legislation Guide

The current edition provides an overview of the most important environmental and social standards, instruments and labels in the textile industry.

Texpertise Econogy

The future of textile manufacturing

Michael McDonald discusses the key concerns keeping industry members awake at night. While 2022 was a peak for many, 2023 has been a challenging year, and 2024…

Texpertise Econogy, Processing

Up-to-date insights into sustainable manufacturing

1. Measure your current sustainability performance without comparison to others. 2. Analyze your materiality and aim for reduction in key areas. 3. Set your ow…

Texpertise Econogy, Processing

“This is when sustainability quickly becomes a serious economic factor”

You can forget it if you haven’t got a certificate! In the contract sector, the demands placed on tenders are increasing continuously and worldwide. At the Hei…

Texpertise Econogy, Interior

A look behind "Made in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan..."

“A dumping ground for textiles” or the textile market of the future? A textile expert who is frequently in Africa offers insights into the situation of the Afr…

Texpertise Econogy

Textiles and football

Millions of fans throughout the world are currently enjoying the European Football Championship. But without textiles, football just wouldn‘t be possible. They…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

European textile-waste strategy: separate, recycle, reuse

The European Waste Framework Directive requires all EU member states to set up separate collection systems for used textiles from 2025. According to the Europ…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Fabrics

Heimtextil Trends 24/25: New Sensitivity

Heimtextil Trends 24/25 is about approaching the future of textiles with a New Sensitivity. In this context, sensitivity means considering impact when making a…

Texpertise Econogy, Interior

The circular economy is not just a passing fad

From fashion to aerospace: classic polyester is virtually irreplaceable in numerous areas of application. The problem: polyester is based on fossil raw materia…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Interior, Fabrics, Processing

Textiles have a long tradition in Africa. And a great future

“A dumping ground for textiles” or the textile market of the future? A textile expert who is frequently in Africa offers insights into the situation of the Afr…

Fashion for Biodiversity

An experiment by his award-winning company Cocccon Crafts & Loom gave Chandra Prakash the idea of his pioneering business model Fashion For Biodiversity. A con…

Textile glacier protection

Glaciers are melting at an alarming pace with the climate emergency making things particularly difficult for the white giants. Can textiles slow down the rate …

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy

‘Something’s happening on the wall’

An interview with wallpaper designer Felix Diener about where he gets the best ideas for new wallpaper designs, the importance of wallpaper in a digital world …

Texpertise Econogy, Interior

International fashion festival honours up-and-coming designers – Texpertise Network hands out sustainability award

In late October, the Breton town of Dinan, situated in north-western France, hosted the 27th edition of the Festival International des Créateurs de Mode. The e…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion

Why small fibres play such a big role in the energy transformation

Alongside photovoltaics, wind energy is considered to be the most important energy source for the future.

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Processing

Focus on sustainability and digitalisation

The Texpertise Network trade fair stand at Heimtextil 2023 in Frankfurt offered visitors the opportunity to take a trip into the metaverse using a virtual real…

Texpertise Econogy

Young sustainable fashion from South Africa

Women and their empowerment play an important role in the future-oriented and sustainable development of the South African fashion industry and in making South…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion

New Texpertise SDG Report is online

The first SDG Report of the Messe Frankfurt Texpertise Network is now public. The report summarizes Messe Frankfurt's global commitment to achieving the Sustai…

Texpertise Econogy

Commitment and transparency for a better future

All over the world encouraging examples can be found of how the principle of individual responsibility and voluntary action can function in implementing the Su…

And yet it moves!

A mood of optimism! In September 2015, the international community adopted the UN’s 2030 agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Within this framew…

Dynamic thinking - sustainable change

In January, it was that time again - on the occasion of Heimtextil 2023, industry and association representatives came together for the traditional Texpertise …

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Interior

New + Next

The "New & Next University Competition" selects representative design concepts from students at international universities specializing in textile design as pa…

Interior

The woven heart valve

An innovation that could extend cardiovascular patients’ lives has been honored at Techtextil in June 2022.

Technical textiles

Clean shoes

Textile and leather cleaners have discovered a new business field. They offer professional cleaning of shoes.

Texpertise Econogy

Where business and fashion meet

Although the fashion scene in Africa has been thriving for many years, the rest of the fashion world seems to only just be waking up to the vast and varied tal…

Fashion, Fabrics

Tu Du’s for your own sustainable wardrobe

How effective collective brainstorming is and what it can achieve was made clear by Germany's first "TU DU" wall.

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

Sustainability in textile printing

Peter Buttiens from the European Specialty Printing Manufacturers Association (ESMA) and Thomas Poetz from 3T Industry InkJet Consulting are experts in digital…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Interior, Processing

We make a difference!

“Sustainable fashion makes a difference. We make a difference!” – these were two of the most important messages of the Neonyt Lab.

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

A new plan for an old problem

The EU has adopted an action plan to drive the textile industry's shift toward greater sustainability

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics, Interior, Processing

Podcast: What can home textile retailers learn from nature’s ecosystem?

Based on the Heimtextil Trend "Deep Nature", this year’s curator and trend expert Anja Bisgard Gaede sheds light on the trends in the latest podcast.

Interior

“We shouldn’t forget individual needs”

Dr Christian Benedict has been researching the subject of sleep for more than 20 years. At the Sleep & More conference during the Heimtextil Summer Special fro…

Interior

Covid-19 accelerates systemic change

The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating impact worldwide. Even the textile and clothing industries have not been spared. Karl-Hendrik Magnus, Senior P…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics, Processing

“It pays off to know each production step in detail”

Interview with Marion Röttges, Co-CEO Apparel & Communication der Remei AG.

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Processing

The climate deal

The focus was on actively shaping climate action when the representatives of almost 200 countries met at the COP26 Global Summit in Glasgow last winter. The go…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion

Scaling circularity

The fashion industry could become 80% circular by 2030, according to the "Scaling Circularity" report published by Global Fashion Agenda with the support of Mc…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

“Buying in general is getting more deliberate”

Interview with Claudia Franz, Director Brand Management Interior & Contract Textiles and Apparel Fabrics & Fashion at Messe Frankfurt

Texpertise Econogy, Fabrics, Interior

New ways of sourcing

Globalisation, digitalisation and a shift in values are changing the clothing industry and also the way clothing is sourced.

Fashion

Online shopping is more sustainable

Shopping experiences in brick-and-mortar stores are not possible at the moment because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Online shopping is a popular alternative. W…

“An important first step of a long journey”

Austrian fibre producer and Texprocess exhibitor Lenzing AG is a pioneer in sustainable production processes. Robert Van de Kerkhof, Chief Commercial Officer a…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

The New Cool

Plant-based leather, natural dyes, recycled materials and the likes. More and more brands are launching environmentally friendly collections and are advertisin…

Vegan, organic, sustainable

Leather is a much-loved material for shoes, bags and accessories. But using leather to make such items has long ceased to be necessary. Plant-based alternative…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

„It takes two“ Attitude-Behavior Gap Report

In Covid-19 times, more and more people want more sustainability when shopping for clothing. That is why Zalando is expanding the second-hand clothing business.

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion

From Jeans to Couch

Interior meets fashion: International furniture retailer Ikea teams up with sustainable fashion pioneer MUD Jeans to create two sustainable sofa covers using r…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Interior

Leather made from mushrooms

US biotech company Bolt Threads has developed a plant-based alternative to leather made from mushrooms. The first fashion company to have designed clothes with…

Fashion, Fabrics

A milestone for the textile industry

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) and H&M Foundation have developed the Green Machine, a hydrothermal separating system for fib…

Technical textiles, Texpertise Econogy, Processing

Fossil Fashion

The 2021 report Fossil Fashion by the Changing Markets Foundation, Clean Clothes Campaign, Plastic Soup Foundation, WeMove Europe, Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine …

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

Fifth Trend Report on Ethical Consumption

Sustainability has become mainstream and is losing none of its relevance during the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, the opposite is true – as is shown by the fi…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics

Circular Cellulose

The goal is a circular economy: cellulosic fibres derived from textile waste are a step in the right direction. Startups like Renewcell and industry experts in…

Texpertise Econogy, Fashion, Fabrics