The global technical textiles market size grew from 201.71 billion dollars in 2022 to 213 billion dollars in 2023 at an annual growth rate of 5.6% according to The Business Research Company’s ‘Technical Textiles Global Market Report 2023’. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term and has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across...

Durak Tekstil, one of the leading manufacturers of industrial sewing and embroidery threads, brings the comfort and naturalness of lyocell to the market. The new Lyosense embroidery thread and Lyostitch sewing thread made from 100% lyocell fibre respond to the increasing demands for sustainability and comfort in the apparel and fashion industry. The threads, of which Durak Tekstil successfully completed the R&D process and...

Oerlikon Barmag, which has been offering the concept for high-end home textile applications using the POY and DTY process since 2018, modified WINGS HD for increased needs and to make production simpler. The spinning concept with the WINGS HD winding unit in conjunction with an automatic eAFK Big V Multispindle texturing machine allows the manufacturing of high quality high-titer yarns with maximum machine efficiency. Oerlikon...

BRÜCKNER Textile Technologies, one of the leading suppliers in the field of textile dry finishing, announced that it has been selected as a partner in the project of the Dutch floor covering producer INTERCARPET. INTERCARPET has made a very large investment driven by the ambitious goal of bringing both a carbon-neutral (CO2-neutral) produced and recyclable floor covering to the market. But this major goal...

Sperotto Rimar, a member of Santex Rimar Group and one of the leading manufacturers of textile finishing machines, will present its product portfolio which offers both ingenuity and sustainability at ITME India 2022 to be held at IEML in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on December 8-13. Visitors to the company’s Stand H5F5 in Hall 5 will have the opportunity to get first-hand information about...

IFCO Istanbul Fashion Connection, organised by İstanbul Apperal Exporters’ Association (İHKİB) subsidiary İTKİB Fuarcılık A.Ş., took place in a total of 9 halls at the Istanbul Expo Center on February 8-11. At the successful third edition, 588 exhibitors met more than 10,000 trade visitors from 134 countries such as Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea,...

Texworld Evolution Paris, organized by Messe Frankfurt, hosted nearly 8,000 professional buyers from 115 countries and 750 exhibitors on February 6-8. The exhibition pointed out the resumption of business between the European fashion industries and the major sourcing countries while the number of visitors was a nearly three-fold increase compared to February 2022. This edition, held with great international participation, was highlighted by the...

Groz-Beckert, the provider of industrial machine needles, precision parts and fine tools, as well as systems and services for the production and joining of textile fabrics, will be presenting the latest innovations from its product area Carding to visitors at INDEX™ in Geneva, Switzerland, on April, 18–21. INDEX™, one of the leading international trade fairs for the nonwoven sector is expected to host over 660 exhibitors and around 13,000...

Stäubli, a global mechatronics solution provider with four dedicated divisions including textile, left the year behind successfully. Stäubli Textile Marketing Officer Fritz Legler, sharing his 2022 evaluations, said: “The Stäubli Group offers solutions in four dedicated divisions: Fluid Connectors, Electrical Connectors, Robotics, and Textile. All four contribute to the Group’s global success and helped make 2022 a positive business year. Our latest public figures show a turnover of 1.4...

An Indian-based integrated polyester manufacturer and a Fortune 500 company, Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) R|Elan™ Kooltex fabric keeps the wearer cool and dry through the day ensuring enhanced performance and encouraging heightening physical activities. It helps control the temperature with its advanced moisture management property whether it is a formal or sports outfit. The fabric technology includes within the R|Elan™ product portfolio which provides advanced textile technologies that not...

The spray-on fabric, which has recently come to the fore with the performance of the famous model Bella Hadid at the Coperni SS23 fashion show at Paris Fashion Week, creates fascinating scenes as the substances sprayed from a spray can instantly turn into a dress. The details of this technology, which makes the dreams of fashion come true, and the new possibilities it brings are as interesting as the...

EDANA, the international association serving the nonwovens and related industries today released its statistics on Nonwovens Production and Deliveries for 2021. Nonwoven production in Greater Europe, which includes Western and Eastern European countries, Türkiye, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, increased by 2.0% in volume and reached 3 million 120 thousand 967 tons and 87.6 billion square meters in 2021. The European output increased by nearly...

Technical Textiles Research and Application Center (TEKSMER), which has been working in technical textiles since 2014, has developed functional, sustainable and recyclable fibres in this process and introduced them at the launch themed  “Discover the Power of Technical Textiles. Add Value to Textile”. The outputs of numerous R&D projects supported by TÜBİTAK, based on circular economy covering plenty of areas from protective textiles to...

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Following the earthquakes in the region where approximately one third of textile production is realised, the February figures of Turkish textile exports were announced. According to the report published by Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters' Association (ITHIB), exports of the Turkish textile and raw materials sector decreased by 9.9% in February 2023 compared to January 2023, and decreased by 21.2% compared to February 2022 and amounted to approximately 891 million dollars. In this period, exports of the sector had a share of 6.6% in Türkiye’s overall exports, while...