Textilegence continues to keep its finger on the pulse of the global textile sector. One of the industry’s most important events this June is the ITM Istanbul exhibition. With environmentally friendly dyeing and finishing solutions taking center stage, the show will bring together leading textile machinery and technology manufacturers from around the world to showcase their latest innovations. In this issue, you will find exclusive interviews as well as detailed coverage of the technologies presented by companies such as ZIMMER AUSTRIA, Mayer & Cie., Itema, Trützschler, and many others.
Cornelia Buchwalder, Secretary General of Swiss Textile Machinery, a sector association of Swissmem, shared her views on ITM 2026, the textile industry relationship between Switzerland and Türkiye, the growing impact of artificial intelligence on Asian and European markets, and the transformation of the machinery sector driven by sustainability-focused industrial change.
In an interview with Textilegence, Cem Yalçın, CSO of Saurer Group, discussed the company’s strategy for increasing the efficiency of spinning mills, reducing dependence on labor, and meeting rising sustainability requirements.
Monateks and Kızılırmak Tekstil also explained the advantages of Itema technologies in their fabric production operations.
In addition, the latest developments from Türkiye and around the world, export figures, and key economic and technological updates are all waiting for you in our new issue.
Cover Story: Future of textile machinery technologies
As in every issue this year, we open our Green Times section with an editorial analysis. In this edition, we focus on textile production technologies and examine how textile technologies are evolving beyond tools that simply increase production speed into systems capable of measuring, optimizing, and reporting resource consumption.
Our Green Times pages also feature the latest sustainability developments affecting the textile industry. The European Union’s ban on the destruction of unsold apparel will come into effect in July 2026. As the Turkish apparel industry prepares for the EU’s Digital Product Passport requirements, the new framework is expected to strengthen Türkiye’s competitive position against rival sourcing countries. The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has announced its Carbon Credits Initiative and called for greater global collaboration. The Clean Clothes Campaign has unveiled its Fair Transition Manifesto for Fashion, outlining the structural challenges and solutions needed to create a fair fashion system that respects workers’ rights and restores nature. Meanwhile, key stakeholders from the Turkish textile industry have come together to address the critical issue of water management.
All this and much more awaits you in our latest issue.
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