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Polypropylene geotextile market

Engineering solutions for construction and landscaping

The polypropylene geotextile market plays a pivotal role in the construction and civil engineering sectors, providing essential materials for soil stabilization, erosion control, drainage management, and environmental protection. With the increasing focus on sustainable ... By Christine Heywood

Review of the industry - week 17/2024

At this point, we present the five most read articles of the past week. The ranking is based on your click behavior on the website. By Sven Ramer

Techtextil 2024

Our impressions from Frankfurt

Techtextil and Texprocess will take place in Frankfurt from 23 to 26 April 2024. The textile network team was on site for two days and had a look around the exhibiting companies. By Susanne Böhm

Ocean Safe/CHT

Next-gen biodegradable polyester

The partnership between Ocean Safe and CHT highlights a shared dedication to promote sustainable practices in the textile industry. This collaboration assists companies in meeting their sustainability objectives and drives positive change by providing innovative solutions ... By Christine Heywood

15/04/2020 – “Cotton cluster” is generating interest in cotton production

“Cotton cluster” is generating interest in cotton production

Production of cotton in South Africa

The total cotton hectares in South Africa have grown close to 400 percent over the past five years. By Sibylle Michel

As the Corona virus continues to increasingly impact all the world, the ITM and Hightex exhibitions had been postponed to 14–18 July 2020, but it has been announced that the events have been rescheduled to 22–26 June 2021. © ITM

15/04/2020 – Turkey

Turkey

Corona-crisis: New Exhibition dates only in 2021

ITM and Hightex Exhibitions postponed to 22–26 June 2021! By Editorial staff

The family entrepreneur Dr. Sandler is pleased that the German Federal Government intends to address the shortage of materials in Germany and Europe by promoting such investments, with Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn even performing valuable mediation work with the relevant manufacturers of production equipment. © Sandler

14/04/2020 – Nonwoven for up to 800 mn more masks

Nonwoven for up to 800 mn more masks

Corona-crisis: Sandler is producing around the clock

Sandler Group invests in an additional production line for nonwovens for respirator masks. By Editorial staff

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics and Yarn Expo will now merge with Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics and the debut Yarn Expo Shenzhen, which will be held from 15 to 17 July 2020, with exhibitors of the Shanghai fairs given the option to participate in the Shenzhen editions instead. © Oertel

09/04/2020 – New date is fixed

New date is fixed

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics in July in Shenzen

Messe Frankfurt announces changes to its postponed Intertextile Shanghai and Yarn Expo fairs. By Editorial staff

„Together with garment brands and other industry players we work on better labour conditions for the people who make our clothes.“ Fair Wear Foundation © Fair Wear Foundation

09/04/2020 – Fair Wear Foundation

Fair Wear Foundation

Corona-crisis: A Covid-19 dossier

For workers in textile factories, the impact of the Corona pandemic on their wages is life-threatening. By Editorial staff

According to Byzantine tradition, the Easter bunny is a symbol of resurrection whilst egg tapping signifies the breaking of the tomb by Jesus Christ. On that note: Happy Easter! © drubig-photo/stock.adobe.com

09/04/2020 – Easter 2020

Easter 2020

Easter is here at last!

We would like to wish all our readers a very Happy Easter and plenty of colourful Easter eggs... Most of all, we wish you good health and please remember ... By Editorial staff

08/04/2020 – Stocks expected to lower in 2019/20

Stocks expected to lower in 2019/20

Global cotton ending stocks

The Covid-19 outbreak in China has provided uncertainty to markets as manufacturing and supply chains in Asia have slowed. By Sibylle Michel