Tag: sustainability
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A first in DTF: Turkish company develops recyclable alternative to PET films
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)…
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A solution from Trützschler to recover blow room waste in spinning
The Online Fiber Recovery Line enables the in-line reprocessing of blow room and card waste, allowing fibers to be recovered and returned to the production process. The system extracts waste from the process flow, subjects it to a precise cleaning process and enables recovered fibers to be fed back into production. In this way, waste…
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Materials Matter Standard to strengthen systemic change in textiles
Textile Exchange has published the final criteria for its Materials Matter Standard—a major milestone in the organization’s multi-year transition toward a unified, impact-driven standards system for raw material production and primary processing. The goal of the Materials Matter Standard is to provide brands, suppliers, and producers with a credible mark that links production practices to…
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Itema push forward green transition in textile by joining Ivy Decarb
Itema established a strategic partnership with Ivy Decarb, the digital platform helping textile companies measure and reduce their carbon footprint. As one of the first textile machinery manufacturers to join Ivy Decarb, Itema is at the forefront of shaping the industry’s future toward environmental impact reduction. The textile industry, in fact, is under growing pressure…
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Textilegence November December 2025 issue is out!
In its November–December 2025 issue, Textilegence once again keeps the pulse of the textile, fashion, and printing agenda. As we leave another year behind, we share with our readers the latest economic and technological developments from Türkiye and around the world, along with investment and event news, as well as the most recent steps taken…