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CHT: Sustainability Report 2025

In the 2025 financial year, the CHT Group further embedded sustainability as an integral part of corporate management. The 2025 Sustainability Report sets out measurable progress in climate protection, transparency and social responsibility. By Daniel Keienburg

Most‑Read Insights

Top 5 of the Week – 32/2026

These five articles drew the most attention in your industry last week. By Kathrin Elling

Textile and Clothing Technology

Excellence in Graduate Theses

As part of the graduation ceremony of the Department of Textile and Clothing Technology at Hochschule Niederrhein (HSNR), two graduates were honored for their outstanding theses. By Antje Schmidtpeter

Sensors and control systems

Online coating control with AF 310

Continuous, contactless online measurement helps keep coated technical textiles within specified parameters, cutting start-up waste and manual checks with the Pleva AF310. By Editorial staff

The combination of an elastic and a non-elastic woven tape serves as a flap fastener for a card pocket in the seatback. © Jumbo-Textil

28/07/2026 – Automotive interiors

Automotive interiors

Functional tape from Jumbo-Textil in use at Alea

Jumbo-Textil supplies a functional tape for Alea that meets tightly defined requirements on force-elongation behaviour, flame retardancy and surface properties. ... By Daniel Keienburg

Meist-gelesen-textile-network-EN-KW-30 Copyright Messe Frankfurt-Pietro Sutera — Supply resilience in protective textiles: Techtextil 2026 brought together the industrial supply chain. © Messe Frankfurt / Pietro Sutera

27/07/2026 – Most‑Read Insights

Most‑Read Insights

Top 5 of the Week – 30/2026

These five articles drew the most attention in your industry last week. By Kathrin Elling

27/07/2026 – IVGT

IVGT

German Pavilion at Techtextil North America

At Techtextil North America, German machinery, chemical and testing specialists in the German Pavilion present practical solutions that help technical ... By Daniel Keienburg

27/07/2026 – New collection

New collection

Wacoal with Lycra: “Lace All Day”

Lace makes the leap from decorative detail to functional foundation in the new Spring/Summer 2027 collection presented by Wacoal in collaboration with ... By Larissa Terwart

28/07/2026 – Cell Solution Protection

Cell Solution Protection

TITK developed Lyocell fiber containing permethrin

The threat posed by biting or stinging insects is on the rise but what if pants, socks, or even T-shirts could offer their own built-in protection? by Steffen Beikirch

The “Adidas PRO WORK“ collection makes its debut. © adidas

24/07/2026 – Range of safety footwear

Range of safety footwear

adidas moves into the personal protective equipment segment

With the new “Adidas PRO WORK” collection, adidas is entering the personal protective equipment (PPE) segment, bringing the safety footwear to market ... By Larissa Terwart

22/07/2026 – Elastic Premium, Performance and Pro Shield

Elastic Premium, Performance and Pro Shield

Fritsche fabrics for protective clothing

Greater freedom of movement without elastane, weight savings of up to 10 % and up to 500,000 Martindale rubs. Fritsche combines three fabric concepts ... By Daniel Keienburg