According to the ifo Institute, the German textile and fashion industry is in the middle of a recession. How do the key players in the industry assess the situation? What are their expectations for 2024? And which innovations and technologies do they think will be formative? textile network asked. You can find important statements from the industry in the new issue 1-2024 of textile network and online in our 2024 survey.

With the Frankfurt duo Techtextil and Texprocess, two important events are also on the calendar at the end of April, which, according to the organizer Messe Frankfurt, promise “outstanding innovative strength, high internationality, and unique product breadth”. In an interview with Sabine Scharrer, Director Brand Management Technical Textiles & Textile Processing, we discuss the importance of the trade fair and present a preview.

As usual, you will also find news from the fields of technical textiles, research & development and technology in this issue.

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