The Aegean Leather and Leather Products Exporters’ Association (EDMİB) evaluated the performance of the industry across sub-sectors for the 2018–2025 period ahead of its general assembly to be held in April. The assessment, including statements from EDMİB President Erkan Zandar and Vice President Halil Gündoğdu, outlined both current challenges and the roadmap for 2026 and beyond.
In EDMİB’s 2018–2025 analysis, changes in export unit prices, inflation-exchange rate pressures, rising production costs, and the effects of global competition on the industry were examined. Zandar emphasized that leather goods remains one of...
KARL MAYER has introduced its new RE 6 EL Raschel machine, developed to meet the evolving requirements of today’s textile market. As textile manufacturers increasingly face the need to handle smaller production runs and respond rapidly to changing fashion trends, flexibility, reliability and cost...
With participants from 148 nations, Heimtextil 2026 underscored its growing global relevance and resilience in an increasingly volatile market environment. Once again, around 3,000 exhibitors from across the world...
Energy costs represent a significant expense for the textile sector, a key driver of Türkiye’s exports. Currently ranked as the world’s fifth-largest producer in textile and apparel exports and...
One of the leading providers of manmade fibers filament spinning systems, texturing machines, BCF systems, staple fibers systems and solutions for the production of nonwovens, Barmag achieved significant market success with the eFK EvoSmart texturing machine since its premiere at ITMA Asia + CITME 2025. The innovative technology is winning over yarn manufacturers worldwide who are committed to energy-efficient...
As a leading manufacturer of high-quality and durable aprons and cots, as well as advanced grinding, UV surface treatment, and automation solutions, Asteks preserved its production strength during the challenging market conditions of 2025 and entered 2026 with a strong perspective. Despite the difficulties experienced in the Turkish economy, as well as fluctuations and conflicts in local and global...
Achieving an average export value of USD 12 per kilogram in home textiles, Denizli demonstrates its strength in value-added production within the industry. In a statement to Anadolu Agency (AA), Denizli Exporters’ Association (DENİB) Chairman Hüseyin Memişoğlu noted that in a year marked by widespread global demand contraction, Denizli’s export performance presented a more optimistic outlook compared to Türkiye...
The KARL MAYER Warp Preparation Business Unit has prepared a diverse media presentation of its extensive product portfolio for ITMA ASIA + CITME. The focus is on solutions that support its customers in successfully navigating the current tense global economic and geopolitical situation.
“We want to discuss ways of improving cost-effectiveness with our customers. Specifically, we want to talk about...
KARL MAYER has introduced its new RE 6 EL Raschel machine, developed to meet the evolving requirements of today’s textile market. As textile manufacturers increasingly face the need to handle smaller production runs and respond rapidly to changing fashion trends, flexibility, reliability and cost efficiency have become key performance criteria. Designed as a cost-optimised alternative, the RE 6 EL...
The new machine control system Control 5.0 from Mayer & Cie. makes the company’s circular knitting machines Internet- and knitlink-ready, preparing them for the digital future of textile production. Control 5.0 is the prerequisite for accessing knitlink, Mayer & Cie.’s digital platform. The new machine control system is available as an upgrade kit for all machines built from 2001...
The LYCRA Company, offering innovative and sustainable fiber solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, announced the official opening of its largest spandex production facility—the LYCRA® fiber (Yinchuan) Plant in Ningxia Province, China. This milestone underscores the company’s continued investment in the Chinese market and highlights its strong commitment to developing localized supply and distribution networks while advancing...
Akkök Holding, one of the industrial enterprises operating in chemicals, energy, real estate and textiles and many more industries, has positioned 2025 as a transformative year with its strategies of indigenization in technology, increasing its export power and expanding its market share. The Holding is preparing to realize its new project in the real estate sector as well as...
Brückner Textile Technologies is presenting German engineering expertise and energy-efficient line concepts at this year's ITMA ASIA in Singapore on October 28-31. The family-run company, which has been a leader in customized technologies and solutions for textile equipment for over 75 years, focuses on energy efficiency, automation, and maximum productivity. The Brückner team will be ready to meet with...
The German company iNTERSPARE Textilmaschinen will continue the tradition of its ARTOS, BABCOCK (BTM) and Krantz product lines at ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 Singapore at the joint VDMA stand (Hall 7 / Stand A104) and present the latest developments. The presentation will focus on the latest versions of the Tumble Relax dryer Krantz Syncro and the stenter frame...
Outlast Technologies will present a breakthrough in thermal insulation at Heimtextil 2026 in Frankfurt on January 13-16: Aersulate® Wadding, the next generation of fiber-based insulation inspired by NASA technology. Vistors will be able to discover this solution that offers innovation and sustainability at the same time in Hall 4.0 at Booth E59.
At the heart of this innovation lies aerogel...
The smart textile vest records a vast array of cardiovascular parameters, which an AI-based system uses to support medical diagnostics and spot potentially dangerous developments. Fraunhofer IZM has created a smart sensor system in cooperation with the Charité and the Technical University of Berlin. Fraunhofer IZM will be showcasing the system at Compamed 2025, the leading medical technology expo,...
With participants from 148 nations, Heimtextil 2026 underscored its growing global relevance and resilience in an increasingly volatile market environment. Once again, around 3,000 exhibitors from across the world gathered in Frankfurt, presenting current collections, materials and textile solutions for holistic interior design to more than 48,000 buyers. Stable exhibitor and visitor numbers at a consistently high year-on-year level,...
One of the leading exhibitions of the industrial advertising and digital printing industry, SIGN Istanbul is preparing to further expand the industry’s trade volume in 2026 at its new venue, the Istanbul Expo Center. With its schedule also updated, the fair will take place from 23 to 26 September 2026, from Wednesday to Saturday. While exhibiting brands will showcase...
Turkish company Canapa, specialised in paper and printing technologies, has developed the first innovative and recyclable paper-based transfer paper for textile printing to replace PET films used in Direct-to-Film (DTF) processes. While conventional PET films widely used in textile printing generate around 100,000 tonnes of non-recyclable plastic waste globally each year, the new Direct-to-Paper (DTP) transfer paper eliminates this environmental burden.
Canapa’s innovation, developed after four years of R&D and more than 1,000 trials, was crowned with the WTIN Innovate Textile Awards 2025 Sustainability Award, one of the world’s most prestigious honours in textile innovation.
Up to 60% lower CO₂ emissions compared to PET films
Independent testing conducted by Yıldız Technical University...
YKK Corporation announced that the launch of a product that sets a new standard for snap buttons: the Low-profiled Lightweight Snap, is available to the market.
Snap buttons consist of a visible top part (cap) and underparts (socket, stud, post). The newly developed Low-profiled Lightweight...
One of the leading providers of manmade fibers filament spinning systems, texturing machines, BCF systems, staple fibers systems and solutions for the production of nonwovens, Barmag achieved significant market success with the eFK EvoSmart texturing machine since its premiere at ITMA Asia + CITME...
The Turkish fashion industry has turned its focus to the US market in a bid to reverse the negative trend in exports that has persisted over the past three...
As a leading manufacturer of high-quality and durable aprons and cots, as well as advanced grinding, UV surface treatment, and automation solutions, Asteks preserved its production strength during the...
In parallel with the recent trend of many Turkish textile companies shifting their production to Egypt, the country has stood out in Türkiye’s export figures over the past two...
Employment in Turkish textile and apparel industry, which has remained below 1 million since August 2024, continued to decline throughout 2025. According to Social Security Institution (SGK) data, employment...
At the Edition Spéciale by LUXE PACK, the premier international event dedicated to sustainable premium packaging, ReKrill, a patented next-generation biopolymer, was at the heart of Krill Design’s showcase. The brand presented a complete packaging solution: a jar and lid crafted entirely from orange peel-based ReKrill®️. Selected to compete for the LUXE PACK Green Award, this prototype embodies the...
Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering (OBHE), has signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Köksan Group, one of the leading PET producers in Türkiye, for a Continuous Polycondensation (CP) production capacity of 400,000 tons per year. It is stated that this will accelerate the global expansion of the Köksan Group’s production capacity.
It is announced that as part of this comprehensive cooperation...
Represented in Türkiye for many years by Pigment Reklam, swissQprint – a leading manufacturer of UV printing systems – has expanded the Generation 5 line-up, launched to acclaim in early 2025, with two new models. The Topi 5 and Oryx 5 UV-LED flatbed printers are designed for users with small to medium production volumes and high-quality requirements. Both models...
Pigment Reklam, a specialist in UV printing, eco-solvent printing, 3D scanning, and cutting solutions, will be participating in SIGN Istanbul 2025, the 26th International Advertising and Digital Printing Technologies Exhibition, to be held at TÜYAP on October 2-5, to meet with industry professionals. Pigment Reklam will be exhibiting UV printing solutions from swissQprint, Osnuo, and Mserin, as well as...
At the Edition Spéciale by LUXE PACK, the premier international event dedicated to sustainable premium packaging, ReKrill, a patented next-generation biopolymer, was at the heart of Krill Design’s showcase. The brand presented a complete packaging solution: a jar and lid crafted entirely from orange peel-based ReKrill®️. Selected to compete for the LUXE PACK Green Award, this prototype embodies the...
Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering (OBHE), has signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Köksan Group, one of the leading PET producers in Türkiye, for a Continuous Polycondensation (CP) production capacity of 400,000 tons per year. It is stated that this will accelerate the global expansion of the Köksan Group’s production capacity.
It is announced that as part of this comprehensive cooperation...
The 1 Hour Shirt project, realised by the collaboration of Fashion Revolution Germany and a circular fashion brand DETTO FATTO, started out to highlight...
The Nivogo brand, a combination of the words Nivo (new) and go (to take action) is starting the circular transformation movement, representing the ‘new...
