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Textilegence September–October 2025 issue is out! 

The September–October 2025 issue once again brings...

Türkiye’s textile and apparel exports continue to fall in August

In the January–August 2025 period, Türkiye’s textile...

1 Hour Shirt; from fast fashion to fair fashion

The 1 Hour Shirt project, realised by...

Bego Jeans; the story of clean denim

Bego Jeans implements a sustainable and clean...

HEADLINES

The flat knitting machine business under the STOLL is discontinuing

Leading textile machinery manufacturer KARL MAYER is discontinuing the flat knitting machine business under the STOLL brand. Accordingly, the Reutlingen plant will close down on October 31, 2025. Production in China will end in December 2025. These decisions are in the scope of the strategic realignment which KARL MAYER announced, at the beginning of this year, that it would be shifting its focus back to its core areas of warp knitting, warp preparation and technical textiles.   “STOLL stands for a long tradition. That is precisely why we deeply regret that...

Heimtextil 2026 to bring industry together under motto “Lead the Change”

As the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles, interior design, and trends, Heimtextil 2026 will once again bring the global industry together in Frankfurt. Organized by Messe Frankfurt from 13 to 16 January 2026, the fair aims to further strengthen its...

18th Istanbul Apparel Conference serves as a ‘compass’ for the industry 

Organized by the Turkish Clothing Manufacturers’ Association (TGSD) and regarded as the largest gathering of the sector, the Istanbul Apparel Conference was successfully completed, offering renewed hope to the...

New name of cotton cleaning: Pre-Cleaner CL-X

Since its market launch in 2022, the Pre-Cleaner CL-X by Trützschler has become a new standard in cotton cleaning, providing efficiency, productivity and energy savings. Now, new results from...

SPINNING

New name of cotton cleaning: Pre-Cleaner CL-X

Since its market launch in 2022, the Pre-Cleaner CL-X by Trützschler has become a new standard in cotton cleaning, providing efficiency, productivity and energy savings. Now, new results from Türkiye demonstrate again the strong market position of Pre-Cleaner CL-X.  Successful results lead to more orders  Compared to a Swiss competitor, the CL-X reduced waste from raw material by up to 2.5%...

Asteks to meet the global market at ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025

Asteks, a leading manufacturer of high-quality and durable aprons and cots, as well as advanced cot grinding machines, UV surface treatment and automation solutions, will participate in ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025, the largest textile machinery fair of the Asian market, between October 28–31. Showcasing its advanced technologies and a selection from its rich product portfolio, Asteks will...

WEAVING

Turkuvaz increases its advantages in diaper production with the new ANDRITZ upgrade

International technology group ANDRITZ has completed a service retrofit for the Turkish company Turkuvaz at its Sakarya plant, integrating diversion channel technology into its baby diaper lines. With this upgrade Turkuvaz will produce game-changing diapers with enhanced core absorption and maximum comfort for babies.  Superior performance, lower material costs  In addition to improved wearability and a better fit for babies, the...

Göliplik enters the nonwovens market strongly with ANDRITZ investment

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...

KNITTING

Control 5.0 makes circular knitting machines IoT-ready

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...

Mayer & Cie.: Challenges are inevitable, the thing is accurate steps on time

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...

FIBER and FABRICS

Akkök Holding targets over 500 million dollars in investments this year

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...

Durak Tekstil has become a well-known brand in the global market

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...

FINISHING

iNTERSPARE at ITMA Asia; tradition continues with latest improvements

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...

Biancalani solutions for terry towel of the future

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...

TECHNICAL TEXTILES

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Aersulate fabrics provides superior insulation with less than 2 mm thickness

Outlast Technologies, a specialist in proactive heat management for textile materials, has succeeded in integrating aerogel into flexible fabric systems through a series of engineered composite structures now offered under the name Aersulate®. These materials provide reliable thermal insulation even in extremely thin formats and under compression or moisture exposure. Aersulate fabrics stands out with its ultra thickness and...

Demand for innovative military products by female entrepreneur is growing abroad

Nunatak Teknik Tekstil ve Dış Ticaret AŞ, a company founded by Turkish female entrepreneur Fatma Şahin İşler that produces high-value-added technical textile goods and military equipment, receiving increasing demand from abroad for the equipment it produces as a result of its R&D studies. The company, which shifted its production range to technical textiles and military equipment approximately 10 years...

TRADE FAIRS

Heimtextil 2026 to bring industry together under motto “Lead the Change”

As the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles, interior design, and trends, Heimtextil 2026 will once again bring the global industry together in Frankfurt. Organized by Messe Frankfurt from 13 to 16 January 2026, the fair aims to further strengthen its ties with the Turkish textile industry, as in previous years. Heimtextil Directors Margit Herberth and...

Türkiye takes the global stage at BRICS+ Fashion Summit

Bringing representatives from more than 65 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas onto a single platform, the BRICS+ Fashion Summit marked an important milestone for Türkiye in strengthening the international standing of its national fashion industry. Parallel to the summit, held in Moscow at the end of August, Türkiye was represented at Moscow Fashion Week by renowned...

HEADLINES

The heart of advertising, printing, and promotions beat at SIGN Istanbul 2025

The 26th Industrial Advertising and Printing Technologies Fair, SIGN Istanbul 2025, and the Corporate Promotion and Advertising Products Fair, PROMOGIFT Istanbul 2025, welcomed industry professionals from 80 countries at the Tüyap Beylikdüzü Fair and Congress Center. Commenting on the visitor growth compared to last year, Fair Director Seda Bozkurt said: “Nearly 300 exhibiting companies and brands participated from Türkiye as well as the United States, Japan, China, Italy, Germany, Belgium, South Africa, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, France, and Spain. Hosting SIGN Istanbul and PROMOGIFT Istanbul together created significant trade and collaboration synergy.”  Advertising, promotions, and printing showcase innovations side by side  The 26th...

Türkiye and five EU countries join forces for AI-powered circular fashion 

Under the TechStyle Erasmus+ Project, France, Sweden, Spain, Greece, Italy, and Türkiye will collaborate to develop AI-driven solutions for “circular and regenerative fashion” within the apparel and garment sector. Funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme, the project titled “TechStyle: AI-Driven Circular and Regenerative...

Asteks to meet the global market at ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025

Asteks, a leading manufacturer of high-quality and durable aprons and cots, as well as advanced cot grinding machines, UV surface treatment and automation solutions, will participate in ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025, the largest textile machinery fair of the Asian market, between October...

Textilegence September–October 2025 issue is out! 

The September–October 2025 issue once again brings a rich agenda to readers. From Türkiye to international textile and printing industries, the latest developments await you in the new issue.  The...

BB Engineering to present its extrusion innovations at K 2025

BB Engineering (BBE) will once again be appearing at K 2025 together with its parent company Barmag (a member of the Swiss Oerlikon Group) and its associated brands, showcasing...

A joint declaration by European federations against ultra-fast fashion

On the occasion of the Première Vision trade fair held on September 16-18, in Villepinte, the leading European textile and apparel federations issued a solemn call for urgent action...

Garanti BBVA and Ivy Decarb join forces for sustainable transformation in textile

Garanti BBVA hosted a major event in collaboration with the Ivy Decarb Marketplace to support the acceleration of sustainable transformation in Türkiye’s textile and apparel sector, one of the...

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Issue: 75 - September/Ocober 2025

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PACKAGING

ReKrill: Plastic-like but fully fruit-based packages

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...

Köksan prefers Oerlikon Barmag for its polyester investment in China

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...

PRINTING

swissQprint expands Generation 5 line-up with new Topi 5 and Oryx 5

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 will be at SIGN Istanbul 2025 with advantageous UV and eco-solvent printing solutions

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...

GREEN TIMES

FASHION and RETAIL

ReKrill: Plastic-like but fully fruit-based packages

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...

Köksan prefers Oerlikon Barmag for its polyester investment in China

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...

ADVERTORIAL

1 Hour Shirt; from fast fashion to fair fashion

The 1 Hour Shirt project, realised by the collaboration of Fashion Revolution Germany and a circular fashion brand DETTO FATTO, started out to highlight...

Nivogo: ‘Fashion that changes the future’ is circular transformation in Türkiye

The Nivogo brand, a combination of the words Nivo (new) and go (to take action) is starting the circular transformation movement, representing the ‘new...

Loepfe announces new season leadership team

Since the beginning of May, Loepfe Brothers...

A great investment from Yürek Tekstil in digital textile printing

Yürek Tekstil Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş., one...

Oerlikon Textile Inc. to maintain its services at its new headquarters in USA

The American subsidiary of the Switzerland-based Oerlikon...

No44 transforms waste into new jeans with ISKO denim

Romania-based women’s jean brand No44 has announced...

Hosiery machinery manufacturer Lonati chose its new partner in Turkey

In the statement on the company’s website regarding the...

Coloreel won the Quality Innovation Award

Coloreel and their groundbreaking instant yarn dyeing...

New cooperation from Trützschler Nonwovens

Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers GmbH started...

Young designers will compete for ‘Denimtopia’ 

Organised by Colin’s, the fashion brand of...
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